KNYSNA NEWS - The DA's provincial executive committee in the Western Cape has accepted sanctions proposed against Knysna mayor Mark Willemse and councillor Peter Myers following a disciplinary hearing earlier this month where they were found guilty of misconduct in that they voted against a caucus decision.

“These sanctions include that councillor Willemse must accept, as per the outcomes of the federal executive, that a process to select a new mayoral candidate for Knysna will be instituted. Willemse will need to resign as mayor at least two days before the interviews for the mayoral candidate. He must also remove councillor Peter Myers as a member of the mayoral committee within the next 10 days,” reads a statement released by the DA this week, which includes that failure to adhere to these sanctions can result in a termination of their membership.

The actions against the two DA councillors follow a council meeting of 6 June 2018, in which councillor Eleanor Bouw-Spies was ousted as mayor and Willemse was voted into in her position. Willemse and Myers voted with the ANC to remove Bouw-Spies as mayor – which led to the disciplinary action being taken against them.

Mark Willemse.

When asked to comment on the latest development, Myers only said that they are looking at their options. 

“We have until next Friday (7 Sept) to consider our position,” he said.

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