ANC still recognises De Lille as Cape Town mayor
9 May 2018
The ANC in the Western Cape says it still recognises Patricia de Lille as the mayor of Cape Town, and wants her future to be decided through the council via a secret ballot vote.
Senior leaders in the provincial ANC addressed the media on Wednesday following De Lille's ousting from the DA, and subsequently from her position in the council, on Tuesday.
De Lille, following her ousting on Tuesday, told the media she would be approaching the courts on an urgent basis to have her removal challenged. The matter is expected to be heard on Friday.
The ANC said on Wednesday it believed her removal as mayor was not constitutional and that the City of Cape Town should remove her from office, as it was the body that elected her as mayor.