ANC in Cape Town takes 'dim view' of soon-to-be mayor Dan Plato
19 September 2018
The ANC in the City of Cape Town has taken "a dim view" of the DA's decision to have Dan Plato replace Patricia de Lille as mayor when her recent resignation takes effect on October 31.
The DA made this announcement on Tuesday.
"Once again, the DA overlooked other women leaders like speaker in the provincial legislature Ms Sharna Fernandez [and] Mayco member Suzette Little who raised their hands and opted for an untrustworthy Dan Plato," ANC Cape Town chief whip Thandi Makasi said in a statement.
"For far too long Dan Plato has been swimming in the mud through his clandestine dealings with gangsters in the Cape Flats.