Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has written to the South African Post Office to request an urgent engagement on the closure of all its services in Mitchells Plain. According to a statement released by the COCT, Lewis said it was unacceptable that Mitchells Plain residents were simply being referred to the closest branch located nearly 20 kilometres away. ‘It has come to my attention that the South Africa Post Office […]
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has welcomed a police undertaking to remove barbed wire around Government Avenue in the Mother City. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has decided to take it down following requests from Hill-Lewis who described it as an unlawful obstruction for the public wanting to access the Company’s Garden in the city bowl. The mayor’s office says the police have instead decided to place a barrier […]
As the government struggles to provide sufficient electricity, public transport and other basic services, the country’s main tourist hub is increasingly going it alone. Cape Town, which has been led by the opposition DA since 2006, is forging ahead with plans to secure its own energy supply. It’s also investigating the feasibility of taking over the city’s commuter rail network — currently operated by a state-owned company — and playing […]
LOCAL Geordin Hill Lewis is now officially the City of Cape Towns new Mayor - the youngest mayor in the City's history at just 34 years old. Hill-Lewis gained 141 votes from the 224 Ballots during the 2021 local government elections. Addressing the City, the mayor says he could not have done this without the support of residents and the foundation laid before him by former Mayor Dan Plato. "Our […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
