Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the appointment of new transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga in the hopes of fast-tracked devolution of passenger rail to the City:
has promised ‘solid progress within a year’, and we back this 100% when it comes to devolving passenger rail for the City of Cape Town to run. The appointment of a new Transport Minister is pretty much the only potential light of change in this disappointing Cabinet reshuffle. Passenger rail has collapsed in Cape Town, and is now servicing just 2% of commuters daily when it should be the backbone of an affordable, reliable, and safe transport system.
“Devolving more policing powers to well-trained municipal law enforcement officers is an immediate way to help SAPS fight crime, given that 71% of Cape police stations are under-resourced. Our officers are already out there taking guns and drugs off the streets daily, but with more policing powers they can build prosecution-ready case dockets and gain convictions and bring lasting change for residents living in daily fear of violent crime.
“Cape Town’s 3-phase procurement for load-shedding protection is already far advanced. What remains are the technical and financial viability preparations to connect independent power to Cape Town’s grid. It is unclear how the state of disaster will enhance this technical process for independent energy projects nationally.
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