The campaign against De Lille and August’s leadership gained momentum when it emerged the mayor was planning to sack Smith from the mayoral committee. At the time‚ insiders accused her of favouring fellow former members of the Independent Democrats.
Speaking after his election‚ Twigg promised to unify the Cape metro region. “We need to give back to the structures‚ the branches‚ their power‚” he said.
Housing MEC Madikizela‚ who is expected to go head-to-head for the Western Cape leadership next month with provincial legislature member Lennit Max‚ previously beat August to become the interim leader after De Lille stepped down.
If he retains his position next month‚ he stands a good chance of succeeding Helen Zille as premier in 2019.