Patricia de Lille is GOOD enough for Parliament

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PRETORIA — She may have only one seat, but the leader of the GOOD party, Patricia de Lille, who broke away from the Democratic Alliance after a controversial stint as the mayor of Cape Town, is likely to be a vocal voice in Parliament. Her party also has at least two seats in the provincial legislature of the Western Cape  We could not pin down De Lille, but her spokesperson Nthabiseng Lephoko promised that they will make good on their promises to hold the DA to account in the province and the ANC in Parliament - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 May 2019 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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