House Chairperson, there are around 767 legal matters involving the City of Cape Town, of which 37 cases were concluded in the Western Cape High court, costing the City around R19 million. The most recent highly-publicised case is one involving the municipality and a group of homeless people over the issuing of fines.
Seven homeless people filed a contempt of court application against the city after law enforcement and Cape Town Central City Improvement District officials continued to issue fines to seven applicants and remove their possessions, despite agreeing to cease doing so pending a hearing in December.
Those seeking justice are turning to the courts to help fast-track their cases, as the city has clearly shown no such urgency. All the legal matters against the city is
a reflection of their failure to deliver proper and decent services to the people. As the ANC we can safely say without any doubt that, everything in the City of Cape Town is regressing. I thank you.