Opposition parties in the City of Cape Town have boycotted a council sitting, demanding the dismissal of JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg.
Documents are loaded into a vehicle during a raid at the offices of JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg on 24 January 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Jaco Marais
GOOD Party, Economic Freedom Fighters , African National Congress , and National Coloured Congress have accused Purchase of shielding Smith and Limberg, both DA councillors, from accountability.The demonstrations follow last week’s law enforcement raids at Smith and Limberg’s offices. Before the first council meeting of 2025, Cape Town's councillors protest against JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg, accused of tender fraud, and the Speaker’s decision to move the meeting online. The GOOD Party condemns this move, seeing it as the DA protecting their own—Smith and…
“We have just received word that the provincial police commissioner has agreed to meet with us as a delegation directly on Monday, the 3rd of February, which is a welcome move by the police commissioner because we do need to understand the Democratic Alliance narrative and how Saps intends to deal with it,” Herron stated during the Civic Centre protest.
“Saps was unable to share any information that substantiates any allegation, even suggestion of wrongdoing. “So until that changes and until I see something substantive before me, that is my decision for now.”
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