Patricia de Lille

ANC wants Hawks to swoop down on De Lille

The ANC in Cape Town wants South Africa’s elite crime-busting unit to probe allegations of wrongdoing and corruption which implicate mayor Patricia de Lille. Last month the city was rocked by an allegation by Craig Kesson, executive director at De Lille’s office, that she had asked him to bury a[…]

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Cape Town gets Gigaba’s go-ahead to deal with drought

Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba has approved the City of Cape Town’s request to deviate from Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) regulations to urgently deal with the drought, the City said on Monday. The City in a statement said Gigaba informed it that he had been advised that potential regulatory[…]

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Water saving should be a collective effort: De Lille

Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says saving water in the province should be a collective effort among residents, business and government. She was addressing the business sector on the water situation in the Western Cape on Tuesday night as dam levels stand at only 20 percent with about ten[…]

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De Lille proposes R44.3bn budget for Cape Town

The City of Cape Town’s draft budget of R44.3bn is rooted in creating a greater parity of services, Mayor Patricia De Lille says. Presenting the 2017/18 proposal to a full sitting of council at the Civic Centre on Wednesday, De Lille said this plan was about enhancing accountability and bringing[…]

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Cape Town honours Kathrada

The City of Cape Town paid tribute to ANC struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada during a full council meeting on Wednesday. Kathrada died in the early hours of Tuesday after being in hospital for the past month. He had undergone brain surgery to remove a blood clot before he died. Kathrada had[…]

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Lennit Max up for DA leader post

Two years ago, former Western Cape police commissioner Lennit Max lost the battle to run the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape when almost 70% of the delegates charged with choosing a new leader voted against him. Max was the last man standing against Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille[…]

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