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All eyes on Cape Town mayor's budget as residents expect reprieve on electricity tariffs

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Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis will table the City of Cape Town's budget for the new financial year on Thursday, focusing on relief for residents amid high living costs and unemployment.

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All eyes on Cape Town mayor's budget as residents expect reprieve on electricity tariffs

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis will table the City of Cape Town's budget for the new financial year on Thursday, focusing on relief for residents amid high living costs and unemployment.

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Record infrastructure, safety plans in Cape Town’s ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget draft for 2025/26

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a South African-record infrastructure investment of R39,7bn over three years in an address to City Council on the tabling of the metro’s proposed ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget 2025/26 on 27 March. Over 700 new municipal police officers will also be deployed to communities as part of the City’s...

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Cape Town communities to receive permanent police deployment

Cape Town communities to receive permanent police deployment Sandile Zikhali Thu, 03/27/2025 - 23:05 CAPE TOWN - Cape Town's undisputed natural beauty is known around the world. But the city also has a dark side to it. The Mother City has struggled to get to grips with rampant crime and gang violence for decades.But mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is promising a turn around. His draft budget includes funding to recruit more than 700 metro police offic…

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Will the Cape Town mayor bring some much-needed reprieve to residents?

All eyes are currently on Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as he tables the City’s draft budget for 2025/26 on Thursday morning. Ambitiously dubbed the ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget, the public sentiment is that residents of the Mother City are expecting some much-needed reprieve amid soaring costs of living and skyrocketing unemployment rates. The budget, according to the City, features an unprecedented infrastructure investment of R39.7 billion …

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Mayor Hill-Lewis to unveil tariff reforms in Cape Town budget

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is set to table the City’s ambitious ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget for the 2025/26 financial year on Thursday, 27 March. The budget features an unprecedented infrastructure investment of R39.7 billion over three years, surpassing the combined total of all three Gauteng metros. Hill-Lewis says, notably, 75% of this spending will be directed toward benefiting lower-income households. Major Boost in Metro Polici…

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