DA councillor retracts gun allegations against NCC deputy president but still faces court fight
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A DA councillor retracted gun allegations made against an NCC deputy president. The dispute reached the Western Cape High Court after Facebook posts were made on November 3 and 4, 2026. These posts claimed the deputy president would follow the NCC leader to prison. The councillor also alleged that NCC candidates supplied guns on the Cape Flats. Despite the retraction, the legal battle continues.
The dispute, which landed in the Western Cape High Court, follows a series of Facebook posts and comments Petersen made on 3 and 4 November 2026, in which he allegedly made several claims about Varrie, including that he would follow NCC leader Fadiel Adams to prison, and that he and NCC candidates supplied guns on the Cape Flats.