MAYOR DE LILLE LIES IN 2017/18 FINAL BUDGET SPEECH

On 30 May, City of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille delivered her final 2017/18 budget speech to council where she mentioned some amendments made from the draft budget. These “amendments” were in relation to budget allocations to informal settlements and backyard dwellers. The Mayor lied. Specifically, Mayor De Lille’s comments on supposed amendments to…