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Grocott’s <strong>Mail</strong> Friday, 31 July 2009<br />
News<br />
5<br />
DA builds up its strength<br />
Laura Watermeyer<br />
The Makana Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Democratic<br />
Alliance (DA) was held on Saturday. According to<br />
Jock McConnachie, chairperson of the Makana Branch,<br />
the AGM serves to “set the DA on course for the year ahead”.<br />
In his report, McConnachie discussed the performance of<br />
the branch in the provincial elections. He says the “most gratifying”<br />
of all was the fact that the DA had managed to reduce the<br />
ANC’s majority in Makana from 80% to 60%, which he described<br />
as being “much healthier for democracy and efficiency”. “This<br />
augurs very well for 2011,” he added. The successful mobilisation<br />
of the student vote was also described as a “major contributing<br />
factor” towards the local branch’s excellent performance<br />
in the recent elections.<br />
Michael Whisson, who currently serves on the Makana<br />
Council, also spoke at the AGM. In his report, he called for “deliverance<br />
from the destructive factionalism of the ANC leadership”,<br />
further commenting that the “business of running the<br />
municipality has suffered” as a result of the factionalism.<br />
Whisson concluded saying that the promised delivery can<br />
only be achieved by ensuring that the upward momentum, generated<br />
largely through the efforts of branch members, be sustained<br />
in 2011. In addressing his narrow defeat for the position<br />
of Mayor Whisson lost by one vote to the current mayor, Vumile<br />
Lwana – Whisson said that the DA was not disappointed, “we<br />
had done much better than we could have imagined”. McConnachie<br />
remarked that “Grahamstown and Makana would definitely<br />
have benefited from a mayor like him.”<br />
In addition to the four councillors and the chairperson who<br />
currently serve on the branch committee, seven more individuals<br />
were elected; creating a committee of twelve. McConnachie<br />
was re-elected to serve as chairperson for the branch committee<br />
and aims to continue fulfilling this mandate until the 2011<br />
elections.<br />
Whisson intends to retire from local government following<br />
the 2011 elections but will continue to hold the position of vicechairperson<br />
on the branch committee, ex-officio his position as<br />
LEADERS... The Democratic Alliance held its AGM on Saturday, serving to set the DA on course for the year ahead. Seen<br />
in the picture are from left, Jock McConnachie, Chairperson for the Makana Branch and right, Michael Whisson, the DA’s<br />
“almost-Mayor”. Photo: Laura Watermeyer<br />
head of the Council caucus. A further two deputy vice-chairpersons,<br />
Marcel Boysen and Andrew Hutchinson, were elected.<br />
One of the two could eventually take over as chairperson after<br />
2011. McConnachie said, “These two individuals are major contributors<br />
in their respective spheres and each have excellent<br />
capabilities that we will need in the party.”<br />
In conclusion, McConnachie acknowledged the importance<br />
of creating a Youth and Women’s League within Makana. It was<br />
also noted by those present at the meeting that it was a priority<br />
to establish a township branch before the next elections.<br />
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