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The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape says it has full confidence in the new Kouga mayor, Hatting Bornman, who takes over from Horatio Hendricks who moves to Bhisho.
Bornman was elected on Friday at a Council meeting following Hendricks’ earlier resignation as a PR councillor.
Hendricks’ move to Bhisho followed the resignation of long-standing MPL, Edmund van Vuuren, and the former mayor’s position was filled by Gregory Stuurman from Loerie in the local council.
In a statement, the DA said it congratulated Bornman, “who will build on the good work started by the DA when we took over the Kouga government in 2016.”
“Mayor Bornman was first elected as a councillor in 2016 and served as the Speaker of council from 2018 to 2022. In January of this year, he was elected as deputy mayor. He has come through the ranks and has proven to be an excellent public representative with a great deal of institutional knowledge.”
The DA says it is in full support of the mayor’s vision to continue to build Kouga as a municipality of opportunity, where all residents can realise their potential and enjoy a high-quality standard of living.
“We have full confidence in Mayor Bornman’s ability to lead the municipality and continue to implement the DA’s mandate of clean governance and service delivery,” the opposition party said.
The ANC reportedly swore in a new councillor, Wayne Petersen, who was nominated to contest the mayoral post but lost the vote.
