Patricia De Lille who joined with the Democratic Alliance in 2010 and served the city of Cape Town has officially resigned as a member of the DA and Mayor of Cape Town.
She addressed media outside the Cape Town High Court on Wednesday
De Lille told journalists she would take leave for the next two weeks to mull her next move, but that this was a "bend" in her journey and not the end of her career.
She said she would vacate her office by 5 pm.
Two councillors also resigned on Wednesday, and De Lille said more were expected to follow. Earlier, she filed an application to have two Bowmans law firm reports reviewed and set aside.
In one report into corruption and maladministration in the City of Cape Town, it recommended De Lille be criminally charged, while in the second report, she was cleared of wrongdoing.
She said the DA charged her for the Bowmans report in July 2018, yet it only surfaced this week: "This shows you the disrespect for the separation between party and state".
"With three high court judgments in my favour already, I put my faith in the independence of the judiciary behind us."
She said she was challenging why the same law firm was conducting the same investigation into the same charge, but came to two different conclusions.
De Lille thanked Capetonians for their support and said she would make an announcement in the next two weeks about what she would do in the next phase of her life.
- African News Agency (ANA)
