The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Knysna Municipality will no longer be in charge as they have been voted out by the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
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This comes after the political party successfully brought several motions of no confidence against the DA mayor, deputy mayor, speaker and the chief whip during a special council meeting and after a public fallout between the two parties.
Where PA leader Gayton McKenzie instructed his councillors to resign from their posts and effectively withdraw from the coalition between the DA and PA according to News24.
The motion passed with 11 to 9 votes in the 21-seat council, with one abstention, from Knysna Independent Movement (KIM).
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