{"id":51261,"date":"2021-02-26T16:43:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/motion-of-no-confidence-against-kouga-mayor-fails-20210226\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:25:32","slug":"motion-of-no-confidence-against-kouga-mayor-fails-20210226","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/motion-of-no-confidence-against-kouga-mayor-fails-20210226\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion of no confidence against Kouga Mayor fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Body\">\n<p style=\"line-height:15.0pt;background:white;\"><span style=\"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Helvetica',sans-serif;color:#333333;\">A motion of no confidence against Kouga Executive<br \/>\nMayor, Horatio Hendricks, was withdrawn today.<\/span><\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_8307b81e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mayor \" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10991\/93d67541fb8248c0b70ff99625b3d798.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10991\/fcf39f1d49ae43d685d00597b4ecbe17.jpg\" title=\"Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks. Photo: SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:15.0pt;background:white;\"><span style=\"color:#333333;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;\">The motion, brought against Hendricks by the ANC,<br \/>\nhas backfired claiming that trust in the confidential vote system is not<br \/>\nsufficient and they therefore withdraw the motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:15.0pt;background:white;\"><span style=\"color:#333333;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;\">DA Constituency Chairperson, Hattingh Bornman said that the withdrawal of the motion shows that the ANC is disorganised and<br \/>\nindecisive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:15.0pt;background:white;\"><span style=\"color:#333333;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;\">&#8220;The mayor still has the full support of the 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