Tensions rise over motion of no confidence against Winde

POLITICAL tensions flared in the Western Cape Legislature yesterday when the DA used its majority to block a substantive motion brought by the ANC against Premier Alan Winde.

- MURRAY SWART

The motion related to the Premier's earlier claim that the Western Cape was "the murder capital" when the Safety Plan began.

Opposition leader Khalid Sayed said the move "exposes the DA's double standards and its ongoing effort to shield the premier from accountability".

He argued that "misleading the House on such a critical issue - especially in a province facing severe gang and gun violence cannot be ignored".

Responding to the criticism, the premier's spokesperson, Regan Thaw said: "The Western Cape Government was justified in launching a safety plan due to the region having the most violent police precincts in 2019."