http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/12/19/guess-the-speaker en-us 40 Third world country. First world politics. <p>Read the following quotes from <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=6&#38;art_id=vn20061218113412853C393678">this article</a> (no peeking) and try and guess who is the subject.</p> <blockquote> <p>Western Cape municipalities should be cautious when changing the political leadership of their councils.<br /> ...<br/> &#8220;Service delivery is very important. A previous mayor may have had a particular leadership style or set a specific tone, but, if that person leaves, the council could immediately lose momentum when someone else comes with a new approach.&#8221;</p> </blockquote> <p>If you guessed Richard Diyanti, who had previously tried to &#8220;stabilise&#8221; the Cape Town DA led coalition by changing the form of municipal government and removing Mayor Helen Zille from any practical power, then give yourself a round of applause.</p> <p>And to add insult to injury read this final quote:</p> <blockquote> <p>If we did not have provincial government supporting municipalities, intervening and monitoring them, you would have a mess.</p> </blockquote> <p>Why those municipalities are like little kids totally unable to control themselves. If it wasn&#8217;t for us responsible parents here at provincial government it would be chaos! <span class="caps">CHAOS</span>!</p> Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:25:00 -0500 urn:uuid:5a9ef512f3a19c9e6236705948f9c5c1 Farrel http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/12/19/guess-the-speaker Western Cape Local Government Provincial Government