Update
KNYSNA NEWS - The Western Cape High Court has interdicted the Knysna Council from paying eight political appointees hired by the municipality - and the DA, which brought the urgent application, has described it as a "victory against corruption and cadre deployment".
The judgement was handed down today, Friday 25 November, by Judge Robert Henney who, in granting the DA’s application, said the political office bearers and municipal officials had “fallen short” of their constitutional obligations relating to litigation.
“On the facts before me, given the shameless and flagrant conduct of the respondents, and particularly the respondents who aligned themselves to the seventh respondent, the Deputy Executive Mayor [Alberto Marbi] , who was prepared to commit the fraud on this court … irreparable harm would be likely if the remedy was not granted,” said Henney.
Dr Dion George, the DA’s constituency head in Knysna , said, “The coalition of corruption governing Knysna, the ANC/Patriotic Alliance /PBI/EFF coalition, illegally changed the municipal organogram and then without due process employed eight of their political cronies in positions at the municipality with money meant for temporary employment for unemployed Knysna youth during the high season.
“The DA took the matter to court and has won Part A of the court application, which is to interdict the salary payment to the illegally deployed cadres.
“Part B will hear the substantive merits of the case that we believe will certainly be won by the DA.
“This is a victory for democracy and is a victory against corruption and cadre deployment”.
* Read the judgement in the next edition of KPH. An article on the application appears in the latest edition of KPH which is now on the streets.
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