Court interdicts ANC’s “friends and family” hiring scheme in Knysna

The Western Cape High Court has interdicted an ANC-led coalition in Knysna from continuing to pay salaries to eight unlawfully employed cadres. The court ruled that the municipality - currently in the hands of the ANC/EFF/Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners coalition - illegally altered the organigram of the entity in order to make the political appointments, without following due process. The DA calls the leadership of Knysna the “coalition of corruption” and has won their first victory in a two-part court process. BizNews correspondent Michael Appel spoke with DA constituency head in Knysna, Dr Dion George, to get background on the case and the precarious state of coalition politics in the 21-seat council he believes is a “microcosm of South Africa”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices