New Cape Town Mayor Daniel Plato

[semiautomatix]

SABC radio news reported that Plato was set to take up the post as Zille prepared to take up the position of premier of the Western Cape.

http://www.news24.com/News24/Elections/News/0,,2-2478-2479_2507946,00.html

For all those naysayers who claim the DA has too much of a "White face". It looks like Cape Town will be getting its first Black DA mayor.

Does anyone know Plato's background, anybody here one of his constituents (Belhar, Elsiesrivier, Parow Industrial and Uitsig)?

 

[Devill]

Nice work DA!

Hope they keep making changes to appeal more to the masses.

 

[sox63]

http://www.news24.com/News24/Elections/News/0,,2-2478-2479_2507946,00.html

For all those naysayers who claim the DA has too much of a "White face". It looks like Cape Town will be getting its first Black DA mayor.

Does anyone know Plato's background, anybody here one of his constituents (Belhar, Elsiesrivier, Parow Industrial and Uitsig)?

It was predictable that it would be a coloured person. The true test will be the make of the cabinet.

 

[Koos Custodiet]

Liewers hy as ek.

Daai antie is going to give him a rough time

 

[Frankie]

He's got big shoes to fill, or is that high heels or pumps!

 

[Sackboy]

Thank God it wasn't Ian Iversen. Now that would have been a heavily retrograde step!

 

[Fuma]

Thank God it wasn't Ian Iversen. Now that would have been a heavily retrograde step!

LOL. I guess you approve this new guy. Surely you are happy that madam Zille is no longer your mayor. Your STOP sign coming soon.......

 

[semiautomatix]

LOL. I guess you approve this new guy. Surely you are happy that madam Zille is no longer your mayor. Your STOP sign coming soon.......

Actually it was "SLOW" painted on his road.

 

[grayston]

Actually it was "SLOW" painted on his road.

Sure it wasn't written on his forehead?

 

[semiautomatix]

Sure it wasn't written on his forehead?

Shush! He gets a bit touchy about these things

 

[capetownguy]

Ian Neilson is the favourite at the moment.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

Ian Neilson is the favourite at the moment.

You got a link where we can get more info on the candidates ?

 

[semiautomatix]

Who will succeed Zille?

You got a link where we can get more info on the candidates ?

Three contenders on Tuesday emerged to claim premier-elect Helen Zille's mayoral chain and become the new first citizen of Cape Town.

The apparent favourite to take over is Ian Neilson, the councillor from Table View. As mayoral committee (Mayco) member in charge of finance, sources said Neilson had the expertise required to run the city.

Neilson's main rival is Dan Plato, Mayco member in the mayor's office. The 48-year-old would say only that it was "for the caucus to decide".

A third possible candidate who has emerged with an outside chance is Grant Pascoe, from Westridge, Mitchells Plain. Pascoe, 38, is a former youth commissioner and played a key role in mobilising support in Mitchells Plain for the DA.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3086&art_id=vn20090428122244125C960238

Zille said deputy mayor Grant Haskin, of the ACDP, would take over for "few weeks", until a new mayor was elected.

 

[smokey]

http://www.news24.com/News24/Elections/News/0,,2-2478-2479_2507946,00.html

For all those naysayers who claim the DA has too much of a "White face". It looks like Cape Town will be getting its first Black DA mayor.

Does anyone know Plato's background, anybody here one of his constituents (Belhar, Elsiesrivier, Parow Industrial and Uitsig)?

Goto www.politicalbetting.za.org.net for the latest bets on when Zuma will invite the mayor for hemlok tea!

 

[Phenom]

...google

 

[semiautomatix]

Goto www.politicalbetting.za.org.net for the latest bets on when Zuma will invite the mayor for hemlok tea!

I've have since decided the actual powerhouse in the ANC is Gwede Mantashe, who actually has an intellectual and political relationship with Helen Zillle. There is hope after Zuma, or hope for puppet Zuma.

 

[capetownguy]

Gwede was hilarious during the election debate...uh I uh I uh I uh ANC uh housing for the poor uh give me another minute

 

[Albereth]

Gwede was hilarious during the election debate...uh I uh I uh I uh ANC uh housing for the poor uh give me another minute

I agree with you.

Last time I heard him speak was when he became Redi Direko's biatch. A dangerous person - yes, intellectual - no.

 

[noxibox]

For all those naysayers who claim the DA has too much of a "White face". It looks like Cape Town will be getting its first Black DA mayor.

Of course they have too much of a white face. This is something they should have done long ago. Making Zille the mayor and face of the DA was a mistake.

 

[JustAsk]

The "colourful" mayor will just be a Zille puppet (or gardenboy),ask Saremane,he knows.