Richard Dyantyi
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Qubudile Richard Dyantyi (b. October 25, 1968, Burgersdorp
, Eastern Cape
) is a previous MEC for Local Government and Housing in the Western Cape
province of South Africa
. He is a member of the African National Congress
.
He became known in South African municipal politics after he had led an unsuccessful effort in 2006 to replace the Unicity government of the City of Cape Town
with a centralized executive mayor system, which would have stripped the current mayor of the municipality, Helen Zille
, of her powers as mayor.
He was fired as MEC for Local Government and Housing on July 31, 2008 by Lynne Brown
, but continues to be a Member of Provincial Parliament
.
Burgersdorp
Burgersdorp is a small town in the Ukhahlamba District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.The Afrikaner Bond political party was founded in Burgersdorp in 1881.-Rail:The first rail connection to Burgersdorp was opened on 19 March 1885...
, Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
) is a previous MEC for Local Government and Housing in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He is a member of the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
.
He became known in South African municipal politics after he had led an unsuccessful effort in 2006 to replace the Unicity government of the City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2007, it had a population of 3,497,097....
with a centralized executive mayor system, which would have stripped the current mayor of the municipality, Helen Zille
Helen Zille
Helen Zille is the Premier of the Western Cape, a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance political party, and a former Mayor of Cape Town.Zille is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, and famously exposed the truth...
, of her powers as mayor.
He was fired as MEC for Local Government and Housing on July 31, 2008 by Lynne Brown
Lynne Brown
Lynne Brown is the former Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. She was born in Cape Town on 26 September 1961 and grew up in Mitchell's Plain. She was appointed to the post following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool in July 2008. Previously, she was Minister for Economic...
, but continues to be a Member of Provincial Parliament
Member of Provincial Parliament (Western Cape)
In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Member of Provincial Parliament is the designation given to members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament....
.