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STOP COCT said it was perplexed that a MayCo member stepped down over the allegations. ‘Members of the public usually get a fine without much investigation and are usually not criminally charged.’

The government has also struggled to settle its accounts. The total amount outstanding for government entities, as at 30 April, was R97 million.

With only 380 submissions received from the public during the public participation process, City council last week passed a R61,3 billion budget for 2022-’23 with the proposed tariff increases staying unchanged, a position challenged by various oppos

As the public participation process for the 2022-’23 draft budget was wrapped up on 3 May, the final budget for the City of Cape Town is expected to go to council later this month for adoption.

Capetonians will have to count their pennies as new tariff increases were announced last week.

The City of Cape Town last week rejected Eskom’s application to hike the electricity price by 20,5%.

Out of the blocks new Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced an increase of R600 million to the allocation of free basic services in the City over the next financial year.

With the counting of local elections results almost complete, it is clear that voters have chosen to remain loyal to their political parties than voting for change in their communities.

A tough task awaits the political party that takes control of the City of Cape Town after today’s municipal elections.

Gareth Morgan, the director of Resilience in the City of Cape Town, is said to replace outgoing executive director for Corporate Services, Craig Kesson.