337:. Their success also prompted the DA to ditch its coalition partners including the ACDP, who had helped them become the City government in the first place. During his term as Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, he was political head of the City's policies and programmes on, inter alia, substance abuse, street people, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and international relations, opening South Africa's first municipal-run Outpatient Treatment Centres for substance abuse, and another South African first being a municipal-run toll-free referral helpline for substance abuse. He also chaired the City's 2010 Steering Committee tasked with preparing Cape Town to be a Host City for the 2010
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But while this was their stated reason, they then attempted to blame the ACDP, citing 'breaches of trust', which was thoroughly refuted by the ACDP and withdrawing from coalition with the DA in all municipalities. Ultimately, the DA confirmed their axing of the ACDP was a political decision taken to ensure further DA growth.
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January 2007 when the DA Mayor expelled the African Muslim Party for colluding with the ANC behind the MPG's back. In so doing, the MPG lost its slim majority of one seat. That same day however, Grant convened an ACDP meeting resulting in the ACDP offering its post of Executive
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Executive Deputy Mayor ended abruptly on 27 May 2009 when the Democratic Alliance ended its 5-year contractual agreement with the ACDP prematurely, because they wished to have one of their own members holding his post so that they (quote) 'could be as effective as possible, politically'.
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in the Cape Town City Council. He previously served as Executive Deputy Mayor of Cape Town, Acting Mayor of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Sports and Amenities. He served in the
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Grant played another key role in the formation and success of South Africa's first multi-party government - in the City of Cape Town, after no party won a majority. The election results were that the
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for two periods. While a Member of the Provincial Parliament, he served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and Special Delegate to the National Council of the Provinces.
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where the party won just five days before Election Day, forcing the IEC to print new ballot papers and allowing the party just a few days to campaign.
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Elections and 2021 Local Government Elections), National Communications Director (2016), Provincial Media and Communications Manager (2016 to-date).
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