NATIONAL NEWS - Even if some DA members succeed in getting rid of Cape Town mayor and struggle stalwart Patricia de Lille, they would never succeed in destroying her integrity as a leader because she is determined to fight for it to the bitter end, a political analyst has said.

Unisa’s Dumisani Hlophe says De Lille herself may want to leave the DA but she will fight to ensure that her integrity remains intact.

The analyst believes the politician, who has a pan-Africanist and struggle background, does not fit into the DA mould as a leader.

The tension between De Lille and the party appeared to worsen after the DA congress at the weekend passed a resolution that would enable it to recall any of its public representatives.

But De Lille said the clause was actually aimed at getting rid of her.

Although the re-elected party federal executive chairperson, James Selfe, gave the assurance that the recall clause would not apply to cases already under way, he said nothing could stop a new no-confidence motion from being brought against De Lille.

This was interpreted as a party plan to remove her through another no-confidence motion in future if the current disciplinary action against her failed.

Already, the party indicated it could add a charge of bringing the party into disrepute against her for her latest tweets.

This followed a series of tweets on Sunday in which De Lille blamed certain people in the party for clamouring for her head.

Read more on the Caxton publication, The Citizen.