Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance : GCTCA

Cape Times: Letter – City’s CCTV cameras may invade our privacy October 7th, 2019 While the need for security surveillance is accepted, concerns were expressed about the possible abuse of the cameras. Many of the local cameras are not connected to the City’s central control room where properly vetted officials monitor them.	Letter to the City of Cape Town regarding due diligence over surveillance cameras May 13th, 2019 In order to be properly informed and to respond to the concerns, we would appreciate it if you could advise us about your policy and ethics in respect of the surveillance cameras and usage thereof.
City of Cape Town: Councillor Remuneration and allowances 2018/19 January 25th, 2019 COUNCILLOR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS CITY OF CAPE TOWN 2018/2019	Media release – AGM Invite Saturday 17th November November 7th, 2018 IS THE CITY WORKING FOR US? IS THERE PROGRESS? All Ratepayer and Civic associations as well as those who are not yet members but have an interest in defending the environment, democratic space and meaningful public participation are welcome to attend.
Have residents lost faith in City of Cape Town bosses? November 7th, 2018 Radio interview Cape Talk Breakfast Show It is up to the councillors to make the difference.	City of Cape Town lashed over spatial planning November 5th, 2018 If we don’t solve the housing problem we are going to see more protests and more disruptions
Salt River social housing land deal put on ice October 26th, 2018 The statement that civic associations (plural) are demanding the land be used for housing is also misleading.	Mixed reaction to water tariff drop September 13th, 2018 We have learnt to adapt to the restrictions but to be penalised for saving water is unacceptable. It is unfortunate that the taxpayer has no recourse and the city government knows this and therefore abuses its authority
July sees R485 million increase in debt owed to City September 5th, 2018 It is the very same situation with the water and electricity tariffs. The City mismanages, we pay. People are struggling out there, and they simply can’t pay these extreme prices. We simply can’t.	Visions for City’s future August 21st, 2018 Public participation has become a mere tick-box process to legitimise the excesses of local government.
City coins it from punitive water tariffs August 20th, 2018 City of Cape Town is laughing all the way to the bank, as its punitive water tariffs continue to swell City coffers It raked in close to R1 billion in the last financial year and now a further R210 million for water and R42m for sanitation has been over-recovered in July alone.	Callous City squeezing life out of overburdened residents August 17th, 2018 The above-inflation increases add to residents’ economic woes. The insensitive increases indicate that the City has not taken into account the affordability of its rates and levies.
City is playing valuation games April 5th, 2018 Speculative property market used to garner rates and taxes. This has prompted economists and civic organisations to warn that overburdened ratepayers are being taxed out of their homes.	City of Cape Town: Councillor Remuneration and allowances 2017/18 February 5th, 2018 COUNCILLOR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS CITY OF CAPE TOWN 2017/2018
Shocking increase to Water and Sanitation charges February 1st, 2018 Bearing in mind that this level of consumer, using between 1kl and 6kl per month are at the very heart of the water saving efforts, it is absolutely shocking that these water saving champions have been targeted for punitive tariff increases in the region of 500%, far more than any other consumptive level.	City bracing for Day Zero January 23rd, 2018 “People are realising that this is a real crisis and that the prospect of having to queue for water is real,”