A convicted rapist has been re-elected as mayor and a fraudster as his deputy of Kannaland in the Western Cape.
HOW WAS A CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST AND FRAUDSTER ELECTED?
Just when you thought you had seen it all!
On Tuesday, the Kannaland municipality announced that the council elected ICOSA leader Jeffrey Donson as executive mayor, and Werner Meshoa was elected as his deputy.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT DONSON?
Donson was convicted of statutory rape and indecent assault while Kannaland mayor in 2008.
He was found GUILTY of raping a 15-year-old in 2004 and was initially sentenced to five years in prison.
He appealed to the Western Cape High Court, and while his conviction wasn’t overturned, his sentence was reduced to a suspended term of imprisonment, correctional supervision, a R20 000 fine, and a rehabilitation programme for sex offenders.
In 2008, Dobson was re-elected to the council.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MESHOA?
Werner Meshoa, also of ICOSA, was elected as deputy mayor.
According to a report by Ground Up, Meshoa, a speaker of the Kannaland council, was reportedly convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.
For the fraud conviction, he was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment or an R6 000 fine – and, for the obstruction of justice conviction, suspended for four years, with 36 months house arrest for obstruction of justice.
As he would not do a one-year prison term, he was still eligible to serve on the council.
The inauguration of the newly elected Council took place on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, at the Townhall in Ladismith.
SECOND WORST-PERFORMING MUNICIPALITY IN WESTERN CAPE
To add insult to the injury…
Kannaland is the second worst-performing municipality in the Western Cape.
According to a report by News24 it owes nearly R14 million to Eskom. Its 2018/19 audit received an unqualified finding opinion, and its 2019/20 audit was not completed in time.
The SouthAfrican