Patricia De Lille has been fired from the Democratic Alliance. She is also no longer mayor of Cape Town.
Members of the party's federal executive announced on Tuesday that she will have her membership terminated.
These are the reasons the DA has lost confidence in Patricia #deLille. pic.twitter.com/utLWt200jJ
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) May 8, 2018
The DA's Natasha Mazzone said the party hoped to conclude the matter within a time period of two months.
"We believe this was in the interests of the mayor and the party. However, instead of cooperating with the investigation, the mayor challenged the party's processes by introducing a number of interim matters...this is simply not the way our party works...there is not one set of rules for Patricia de Lille and another for the party," she said.
"In much the same way as Jacob Zuma, she wanted her day in court, but has set up barriers to getting there. Her actions were not consistent with someone who desperately wanted to clear her name."
The DA's constitution provides that a member ceases his or her membership when they publicly declare their intention to resign. She was fired on this basis.