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Dear Cape Town As Chairperson of the Human Settlements Standing Committee at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, I have written to the provincial Minister for Human Settlements, Tertius Simmers, and national Public Works Minister, Patricia de Lille, for both to account on vacant state-owned properties such as Denel, Culemborg and Wingfield. These land parcels hold …
Dear Cape Town I have previously raised concerns regarding the increasing risk of fires as illegal land invasions continue and may eradicate urban edges which act as natural barriers to fires. In response, the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning indicates that a Special Operating Procedure (SOP) has been developed by provincial government …
Dear Cape Town Today, on behalf of the Democratic Alliance, I moved a motion without notice in the provincial parliament regarding the increase of Covid-19 infections in the Western Cape and South Africa as a whole. There are three key facts concerning the situation: The Western Cape recorded an increase of 13.6% over the last …
Dear Cape Town In response to my parliamentary question, provincial Transport & Public Works Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela indicates that only 40 of the 88 trainsets in the Western Cape are operational. It is further noted that whilst vandalism and theft of railway infrastructure is a serious criminal offence (Criminal Matters Amendment Act, 2015) the number …
