Danville Smith
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Personal details
NationalitySouth African
Political partyAfrican National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Danville Smith is a South African politician who serves as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for the African National Congress. Smith is 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]

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.

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Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
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