Danville Smith

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Danville Smith
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office
22 May 2019 28 May 2024
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NationalitySouth African
Political party African National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Danville Smith is a South African politician who served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for the African National Congress. Smith was the ANC's spokesperson on local government. [1] [2]

On 12 May 2021, Smith voluntarily stepped aside as a member of the provincial parliament, in line with the party's national executive committee resolution, as he has been charged with fraud and corruption. He had allegedly stolen R25,000 by submitting a fraudulent food parcel invoice for a Mandela Day event, when he was a ward councillor in Lamberts Bay. Smith is the first ANC politician in the Western Cape to have stepped aside from their position. [3]

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References

  1. "Hon Danville Smith". Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. Van Diemen, Ethan (30 May 2019). "ANC accepts DA's offer of Scopa chair in Western Cape legislature". News24. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. Charles, Marvin (13 May 2021). "Danville Smith the first ANC member in the Western Cape to step aside". News24. Retrieved 25 May 2021.