De Lille saga: DA members who protested 'with opposition' also face the axe
14 May 2018
A number of Democratic Alliance (DA) members who joined opposition parties to support axed DA member Patricia de Lille outside the Western High Court, now also face being removed from the party.
Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela told News24 on Monday that he received a number of complaints from party members and councillors in the City of Cape Town that they were being "mobilised" to protest with opposition parties.
Madikizela said that a few members, including one or two councillors, were spotted in media coverage and in person while they protest with opposition party members in support of De Lille.
As a result, they will be subjected to the party's rules on the matter, as the DA's constitution was "clear" about that type of behaviour, he said.