DA ousts ANC from Oudtshoorn council



The Democratic Alliance says it has “freed the Oudtshoorn council from ANC clutches” after the mayor and deputy mayor were unseated. The council will now ask the Western Cape provincial government to place Oudtshoorn under administration‚ according to a DA statement.A motion of no confidence in ANC mayor Gordon April and deputy mayor Vlancio Donson (Independent Civic Organisation of SA) was passed by a majority in a council meeting on Friday.The DA said it won a by-election in August 2013‚ giving it the majority in the council‚ but the ANC had refused to give up control.The council accepted the rescue plan for Oudtshoorn established by Co-operative Governance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Anton Bredell‚ Western Cape MEC for local government‚ environmental affairs and development planning.The council also approved the Oudtshoorn budget.“We firmly believe that we will now be able to bring stability to Oudtshoorn’s finances and to restore good governance and service delivery‚” said DA Western Cape leader Patricia de Lille.