Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa
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The Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (ICOSA) is a South African minor political party. It was founded by former ANC Karoo District Municipality
manager Truman Prince
, who was expelled from the party in January 2006,. He was reinstated as municipal manager by the municipal council in June 2007 after a protracted legal battle, but was fired from his post in August by provincial vote. Jeffrey Donson, formerly of the National People's Party (NPP), is the current president.
The DA/ICOSA coalition took power in the Kannaland Local Municipality
in August 2006 when the short-lived ANC-led coalition pact with the DA collapsed. The coalition of the DA and ICOSA collapsed when 2 ICOSA and 3 ANC
councillors crossed the floor
giving the NPP 5 seats out of 9 in the council or an outright majority (the only such council in SA that was governed by this fledgling new party at the time). The DA refused to recognize the new NPP-led council administration as it alleged that the 2 ICOSA defectors were sacked prior to the floor-crossing window being open and were then challenged in the Cape High Court. As such its former mayor refused to "step down" pending the outcome of the case, creating uncertainty and instability in this beleaguered council.
In the 2011 municipal election, ICOSA regained a plurality in the Kannaland municipality with three seats while the ANC and the DA won two each.
Karoo District Municipality
Pixley ka Seme is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Pixley ka Seme is De Aar. The majority of its 164,608 people speak Afrikaans . The district code is DC7...
manager Truman Prince
Truman Prince
Hendrick Truman Prince is a South African politician, Central Karoo District Municipality manager, and former mayor of Beaufort West Local Municipality.-History:...
, who was expelled from the party in January 2006,. He was reinstated as municipal manager by the municipal council in June 2007 after a protracted legal battle, but was fired from his post in August by provincial vote. Jeffrey Donson, formerly of the National People's Party (NPP), is the current president.
The DA/ICOSA coalition took power in the Kannaland Local Municipality
Kannaland Local Municipality
Kannaland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2001, the population is 23,971. Its municipality code is WC041.- Government :...
in August 2006 when the short-lived ANC-led coalition pact with the DA collapsed. The coalition of the DA and ICOSA collapsed when 2 ICOSA and 3 ANC
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
councillors crossed the floor
Floor crossing (South Africa)
Floor crossing in South Africa was a controversial system under which Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Legislatures and Local Government councillors could change political party and take their seats with them when they did so...
giving the NPP 5 seats out of 9 in the council or an outright majority (the only such council in SA that was governed by this fledgling new party at the time). The DA refused to recognize the new NPP-led council administration as it alleged that the 2 ICOSA defectors were sacked prior to the floor-crossing window being open and were then challenged in the Cape High Court. As such its former mayor refused to "step down" pending the outcome of the case, creating uncertainty and instability in this beleaguered council.
In the 2011 municipal election, ICOSA regained a plurality in the Kannaland municipality with three seats while the ANC and the DA won two each.