De Lille resigns as Cape Town mayor, quits DA
31 October 2018
Patricia de Lille has announced her resignation as both mayor of Cape Town and as a member of the Democratic Alliance.
De Lille addressed journalists outside the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday, where she had filed an application to review the independent Bowmans report into maladministration in the City.
In dramatic fashion, De Lille signed her resignation letter outside the court in the presence of the media.
In doing so, she took aim at City of Cape Town Speaker Dirk Smit, who she slammed for incorrectly stating that he had already received her letter the day before.