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DA hopes to retain Cape Town through clean audits, anti-corrupt governance

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Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis has reiterated the party’s commitment to retain the Cape Town Metro Municipality.

Hill was speaking during an election debate broadcast by the SABC on Monday in Cape Town.

South Africans go to the polls in the Local Government Elections on November 1.

Hill says saying among their priorities are clean audits and anti-corrupt governance.

“The DA is the only political party in the country that has established a track record of progress in the right direction over time wherever we govern. That is something that is to be proud of. That is really what is facing voters in this election – if you want your town to go forward and secure your future, then the DA is the only party that has proven over time that it is able to do that. No corruption, clean audits and getting the basics right,” says Hill.

Meanwhile, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) elections manager, Grant Haskin, has outlined a number of issues that need to be addressed in the City of Cape Town during the debate.

Haskin says Cape Town has many problems.

“The city that the tourists and investors don’t see is one that is dramatically negatively affected by an uncaring government that doesn’t want to hear or listen. The sewerage is flowing in the streets, the crime is through the roof, gangsterism runs rife. What is the City doing about it? It is interesting in terms of cleanliness and street cleaning.”

Poverty

African National Congress (ANC) City Caucus Spokesperson, Fiona Abrahams, says several Cape Town residents are still facing poverty.

“We have a city that is two-tailed, we have the affluent areas that have amenities and excellent services, but what about the other tail of the city, the pro-poor? The real issue here is not the clean audits, it’s the fact that it is not reflective underground, it is not reflected within our communities. We don’t see the clean audits giving service delivery. We have high water bills. It is not affordable living in the city and to be poor in Cape Town is a crime.”

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Provincial Chairperson Melikhaya Xego says the City of Cape Town’s clean audit outcomes do not reflect the state of the poor.

“We are talking about bringing a budget for the poor because the budget that has always been implemented in Cape Town is only concentrated in the suburbs to ensure all services are delivered there, that is why they have clean audits because if they were implementing budgets for the poor it would be a totally different story.”

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