Incredible. It is hard for me to believe that it sits on the site where my dad first taught me to drive and where I played rugby as a school boy from nearby Christian Brothers College as a 10 year old in the 1950s. Now I am a soccer player in the Over 50s League in Maple Ridge, Canada. I am going to try to make the 2010 games.
Claus Andrup
Maple Ridge, BC
Canada
Hi there "Madam Mayor"
Just a note to say the news about Cape Town becoming Africa's first wireless city, sounds very cool, lets hope the rest of the country follows suit. Wireless technology really is the future and will benefit millions of people.
Btw just a heads up, Cape Town might not be the first though. Knysna is already the largest wifi hotspot on the African continent. Although Knsna is more like a village when compared to Cape Town. lol
Anyway lets hope Cape Town and the rest of the country follows suit and embraces this new tech.
Oh one more thing, having people address you as "madam mayor" sounds really apartheid like, maybe you should look at telling people not to call you that. Although I know thats just out of respect, but I am sure you can think of something that sounds better.
Helen, We now know why you were arrested in August. It is part of a sinister campaign against the real opposition in this country. I think the politically-motivated arrest would have been more likely in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. The ANC simply does not like to be exposed for what it is - corrupt kleptocrats.
Nonsense Ubuntu, what you want is what Richard Dyantyi tried and failed to do. Helen has every right under the constitution and local government legislation to form a coalition government in Cape Town of parties that support her goal of good governance, and transparent decisionmaking that has been the hallmark of her administration. The ANC doesn't want to accept defeat at the polls when it lost the municipal poll to the DA.
By Helen on Leaving the office for the day:
2 years agoDear capetown2010: I've just replied to your Zoopy Mail, please check :) HZ
By Helen on Leaving the office for the day:
2 years agoDear Snoopy: Thanks for your support, I will try! HZ
By Helen on Helen's Xhosa name:
2 years agoDear Sir: I'm sorry you feel so aggrieved. Please bear in mind that we don't cut water when people can't pay, we invite them to come and register on our indigency policy so that we can assist them. When it comes to creating jobs – that is what this government is all about. We want to make Cape Town investor friendly with better services and infrastructure so that more businesses come and invest here and create more jobs. Take care, HZ
By Helen on Helen's Xhosa name:
2 years agoDear KaapenaarThanks for your words of support, I appreciate it very much, and I will do my best to live up to the Godzille image!HZ