March 15th, 2021  From the chair: This is based on a collection of letters and emails that I have exchanged in recent years with officials of the City of Cape Town and others. It was prompted by the lock down during the months of March, April and May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 15th, 2021  The developers of the River Club are planning to build a huge mixed use development on the land at the confluence of the Black and Liesbeek Rivers.
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December 28th, 2019  Developers don’t have an inalienable right to develop anywhere they wish while ignoring the concerns of citizens.
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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.
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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.
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January 25th, 2019  COUNCILLOR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS CITY OF CAPE TOWN 2018/2019
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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.
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November 7th, 2018  Radio interview Cape Talk Breakfast Show It is up to the councillors to make the difference.
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November 5th, 2018  If we don’t solve the housing problem we are going to see more protests and more disruptions
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October 26th, 2018 The statement that civic associations (plural) are demanding the land be used for housing is also misleading.
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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
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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.
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August 21st, 2018  Public participation has become a mere tick-box process to legitimise the excesses of local government.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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