CAPE TOWN BUDGET: Cape Town’s ‘pro-poor’ budget is pro-rich, say opposition parties

Allegations of racism and the neglect of Cape Town’s poor were thrown across the room during the City of Cape Town’s Special Council Meeting on 29 May 2019. After nearly three hours, the new budget was passed with 139 voting in favour, 50 voting against and four abstentions.

The ANC’s Fiona Abrahams spoke about “an equal budget for unequal communities”. She was commenting on the new budget’s allocation of R1-million to every ward, up from last year’s R850,000. Along with funding for the wards, opposition parties argued for an increase in security. Plato said the City had budgeted for the deployment of one dedicated law enforcement officer for every ward.

Providing residents with inner-city land and affordable housing has been a thorn in the side of the DA-led City, with activist groups such as Reclaim the City campaigning against the sale of state-owned land to private developers. The group has repeatedly claimed that the City of Cape Town perpetuatesby not providing low-cost inner-city housing to people who were forced to the outskirts of town during apartheid.

During the budget meeting, the ANC’s Banele Majingo said the DA was continuing to perpetuate a system of spatial planning that put the poor at a disadvantage. He challenged JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security, to walk around poor communities and check if the CCTV cameras worked. Smith responded that “they all work, stop peddling the same lame lies”.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

WATCH: Three burning carriages enter Cape Town train station | Cape TimesA train pulling into platfrom 6 at Cape Town station at 7.40pm on Tuesday did so with several carriages already on fire. Why can't this CP police catch this people.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

VIDEO: Shining a light on electrification divide between Cape suburbs, townships | Cape ArgusThe SJC held a march late Tuesday night in Rondebosch to highlight the difference between lighting in well-to-do areas and that in townships.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Almost R2.7bn allocated to alleviate Cape housing crisis | Cape ArgusThe City of Cape Town's Human Settlements Directorate is expected to deliver projects to the value of almost R2,7 billion over the next three years.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

#EveryDropCounts: Western Cape dam levels at 33.5% | Cape ArgusThe latest dam levels for the Western Cape were released with the average dam level currently standing at 33.5% (2018: 18.9%)
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

Cape school under fire for scheduling exams on Eid | Cape ArgusCapetonians vented on social media after learning that a Western Cape school was giving Christian learners the day off for Ascension Day, but still required Muslim learners to write exams on Eid. TheCapeArgus TheCapeArgus When in Rome do as the Romans. Fit in on go away with short jerky movements. TheCapeArgus 🙄 TheCapeArgus We beautiful in our diversity.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

PICS: Cape family's emotional plea for return of their beloved dog Billy | Cape ArgusOne Cape Town family from Marina Da Gama has launched a desperate plea to their beloved dog Billy returned to them after he went missing from Muizenberg Beach at the end of October 2018. TheCapeArgus
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

ANC Western Cape names replacement for Rasool's vacant legislature seat | Cape ArgusAyanda Precious Bans, 35, is to take up the seat in the Western Cape Legislature that former Premier Ebrahim Rasool has declined to fill.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

VIDEO: Premier Alan Winde announces his Western Cape cabinet | Cape ArgusWestern Cape Premier Alan Winde has announced his new cabinet on Thursday morning a day after he was elected into his new official role. TheCapeArgus
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

I screamed and ran - ultimate fighting champ spooked by Cape Town beggarsMichaelBisping 'I'm stumbling around a little bit and all of a sudden, lo and behold, the freaks came out, the thieves came out, the muggers, the nasty f***ing criminal b****rds.' Come to Jozi 🙏🏽 ArnoldSchwarzenegger gets attacked last weekend and now MichaelBisping almost gets robbed and killed. It seems the international community is not aware of how dangerous and crime ridden our country is. And our government cannot provide protection. He’s clearly full of sh1t. I mean come on who is buying this story.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Cape Town surfer 'murderers' were out on bail for hijackingA second suspect appeared in the Simon's Town Magistrate's Court on Thursday for the murder of surfer David Wolfromm. Why the fcuk are people that have been arrested for violent crime released on bail?! ffs Is this a way of reducing population or what ? It seems like the law makes it more easy for murders and criminals to continue wiping out the nation. Am buffled like to hell with the law it needs to be more stringent cci_network That is why we call for strict bail condition from all 2nd time serious crime offenders.
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »

Swift arrest of three after murder of Cape Town lawyer on SundayThree men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of Cape Town attorney David Mbazwana. RIP This is not gud RIP David 🙏
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »