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Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, ov...

Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, ov...

The Department of Transport plans to gazette a devolution strategy this year to enable metros to run passenger railway systems.

CT mayor now awaits president’s response to his invitation for a joint working committee to get devolution done in shortest time

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to announce wide-ranging incentives for households to invest in energy security, and a national subsidy for local governments to ramp up solar PV installations. The City is also hoping to see a medium-term budget commitment to fast-tracking the devolution of Cape Town’s collapsed passenger rail system for the City to run. Read more below: ‘We believe it is particularly urgent to incentivise energy...

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis' message to President Cyril Ramaphosa on SONA - speaking on energy, policing and local authorities.

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is calling on the President to confirm whether the ANC plans to devolve the running of passenger rail.

Geordin Hill-Lewis writes that the city of Cape Town is pursuing the devolution of rail because it believes that it can do it, and that by doing so, it will both grow the economy and improve the lives of Capetonians.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has cautioned that the City of Cape Town's plans to take over the management of rail services in the metro is by no means a done deal yet because his approval is needed first.