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City of Cape Town honours fallen neighbourhood heroes at remembrance day service
The City of Cape Town, that honoured fallen heroes at an annual remembrance day service on Saturday, said it's noted concerns from some groups.
It was a carnival-like atmosphere at the Athlone Stadium as hundreds of football fans wanted to catch a glimpse of some of the stars of the class of 2022.
Groups that have been living along train lines in Langa and Philippi have been in negotiations with the City of Cape Town and national government.
Officials have in the past been criticised for allowing gentrification to take place in areas where the working class traditionally lived. But the city is making plans to bring people closer to economic hubs that won’t require them to travel long distances.
Two affordable housing projects in Salt River are in various stages of approval, says Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the multi-million rand investment would see state-of-art facilities, designed to use scarce and limited resources to maximum benefit.
In Khayelitsha, anti-crime activists are concerned that when the lights go out, residents fall prey to criminals.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said they want the Rail Enforcement Unit to be reinstated.
Residents from ward 114 claim that the City of Cape Town was dumping displaced people from other areas in their communities.
Eskom's load shedding schedule ends at stage eight, but energy economist Lungile Mashele said that the potential of higher stages remained.
Officials are urging drivers to keep windows and doors locked, to avoid boxing their cars in, to remain vigilant and aware of people loitering at intersections.
Kirstenbosch gave Cape Town's Metro Police K9 unit special authorisation to spend time on its beautiful mountain trails.
This comes on the back of Health Minister Joe Phaahla repealing all South Africa's remaining coronavirus pandemic safety measures, including the compulsory wearing of face masks.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that he had written to the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Eugené Johnson, offering Cape Town’s technical advice, assistance and disaster management support.
June the 20th is designated by the United Nations (UN) to honour refugees around the globe but for those living in the Mother City, they claim that government doesn’t care about them.
Torrential rains wreaked havoc in many parts of the Western Cape on Monday and Tuesday.
The City of Cape Town said no other major incidents were reported apart from a large portion of Spine Road collapsing between Khayelitsha and Macassar.
The first of a series of cold fronts made landfall on Sunday and is expected to last until Wednesday.
The City's solid waste by-law enforcement unit has already issued a total of 1 405 fines this year, amounting to R1,3 million.