Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Western Cape could be stripped of powers

Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka has warned the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape provincial government that they will be stripped of their powers if they fail to deliver basic services to poor residents soon.

Shiceka, along with MP Marius Fransman, visited Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha yesterday where residents slammed Western Cape government officials and ward councillors for failing to address service delivery complaints.

"If the city doesn't sort this out, they will lose their powers and the province must intervene. And if they don't sort it out, national will intervene," said Fransman.

- Cape Argus

It should be noted that Marius Fransman was the ANC MEC of Housing in the Western Cape for many years; this lack of delivery to which he refers is HIS OWN lack of delivery. He is part of the ANC management for which the labour minister apologises below... & it was HIS department that has given D6 back to the people twice already...

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