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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – The battle over the speaker\u2019s chair on the Beaufort West council continues, after the ANC and its coalition partner, the Karoo Development Front (KDF), on Wednesday passed a motion of no confidence in speaker Derrick Welgemoed (DA), replacing him with Latitia Deyce (ANC).<\/p>\n

Welgemoed was elected speaker in mid-February after disagreements between the ANC and KDF caused the previous ANC speaker to resign.<\/p>\n

Following Wednesday\u2019s change in speaker, ANC Central Karoo regional secretary Winde Plaatjie said the vote was a direct result of the recent by-election in the municipality in which the ANC retained its seat on the council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe voters showed their confidence in us at the polls, and we had to respond. As the ANC\/KDF we will always put the decorum of the municipality council first by lobbying for a united council in order to deliver bulk services to our community,\u201d said Plaatjie.<\/p>\n

Other changes made at the meeting included the appointment of the ANC Youth League\u2019s provincial organiser, Zukile Lambert, as a Mayco member and the filling the two vacant senior posts of director for infrastructure and engineering, and a CFO. The two new appointees will start on Monday.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the DA\u2019s East region chairperson Tertuis Simmers called the council meeting at which Welgemoed was replaced \u201cillegal\u201d.<\/p>\n

Simmers said the notice for the council meeting, which ended up being chaired by the municipal manager, did not comply with the requirements specified in the council\u2019s rules of order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conduct of the ANC\/KDF coalition is a clear display of their absolute contempt for the council\u2019s rules of conduct, and shows complete disregard for the basic principles of democracy as enshrined in our Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DA in Beaufort West will obtain a cost order against every illegal decision made by the municipal manager and hold him personally responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spotlight now shifts to Local Government MEC Anton Bredell, whom Simmers has urged to address the matter immediately.<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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