Squabbles in the Cape Town Metro continue

The squabbles in the Cape Town Metro continue. The Independent Democrats’ Simon Grindrod on Wednesday called on city mayor Helen Zille to withdraw her accusation that the ID was plotting to destabilise her eight-party coalition. Grindrod says they have nothing to do with other parties’ internal difficulties. He says it appears that several members of the coalition have taken seats on the council without consulting their party structures. Grindrod adds that Zille has to control what he calls the coalition monster she created. He says the ID will support Zille on issues on which they agree. The ID and the ANC are not part of Cape Town’s new governing coalition.