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Speeches and statements
Please note that the verbal delivery of speeches may differ from the scripts published on this site.

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Date Venue Description
​13 May 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the City eradicating bucket system with rollout of portable flush toilets ​​More...
9 May 2013 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the outcome of the meeting between the City and SAMWU More...
​6 May 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the City taking steps to improve the monitoring of toilet services ​​More...
​30 April 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​City’s performance in implementing the Extended Public Works Programme ​More...
​25 April 2013 ​Makhaza ​Launch of Sanitation and Hygiene Week in Makhaza More...
24 April 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Full Council meeting​ More...
23 April 2013 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the Western Cape High Court ordering eviction of occupants conducting illegal activities on Council property More...
​11 April 2013 St. George’s Cathedral ​Hand-over of the Templeton Prize to Archbishop Desmond Tutu More...
​9 April 2013 ​Recreation Hall in Dunoon ​Opening of the Dunoon temporary clinic ​​More...
​27 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Presentation of the City’s draft budget for the 2013/14 financial year on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 More...
​27 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Full Council meeting​ More...
​26 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the Mayor being pleased with the provision of basic services to backyarders ​​More...​​
​21 March 2013 ​Cape Town International Convention Centre ​City celebrates Human Rights Day by honouring struggle stalwarts ​​More...​​
​20 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Summit for informal traders hosted by the City More...​​
​19 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on alternative sites offered by the City to the Dunoon group More...​​
​17 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​City extends condolences to families of the victims of the De Doorns bus crash More...​​
​17 March 2013 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​Statement on basic services being restored in Enkanini ​​More...​​
​15 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​Mayor congratulates Cape Town International Airport for winning latest accolade More...​​
​6 March 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​Statement on the City closing high risk pedestrian lanes in Mitchells Plain More...​​
28 February 2013​ ​Cape Town International Convention Centre ​Design Indaba’s buyers’ breakfast More...​​
27 February 2013​ Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​Statement on the ANC betraying the poor More...​
27 February 2013​ Cape Town Civic Centre​ Full Council meeting​ More...​​​
18 February 2013​ Cape Town Civic Centre​ ​Signing of the credit facility agreement between the City and the Agence Francaise Developpment (AFD) More...​​
​12 February 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the City delivering to the poor More...​
​5 February 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on there being no evidence of corruption in Athlone Power Station tender More...​
​4 February 2013 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the facts about public lighting in Khayelitsha ​More...​
​4 February 2013 Cape Town Civic Centre ​Mayor announces Mayco reshuffle More...
​31 January 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Full Council meeting ​More...​
​30 January 2013 ​Eerste River Clinic ​The opening of the Eerste River Clinic ​More...​
​28 January 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​City waste facility wins award for outstanding achievements More...
​24 January 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the City requesting potential beneficiaries to come forward More...
​24 January 2013 ​Happy Valley ​Hand over of new houses to the beneficiaries of the Happy Valley Housing Project More...
​16 January 2013 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the City fast tracking establishment of TRA for BM residents More...
​10 January 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the passing of one of the city’s greatest music legends, Ronnie Joyce More...
​9 January 2013 ​OR Tambo Hall ​Memorial service held for victims of the fire in BM section, Khayelitsha More...
​9 January 2013 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the restoration of refuse collection service in Seawinds and Imizamo Yethu More...
​19 December 2012 ​​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the Mayor committing to transfer Council rental units to Steurhof tenants More...
​14 December 2012 ​​Cape Town Training Academy ​Fire and Rescue Services section graduation parade More...
​13 December 2012 ​City Hall ​Signing ceremony of the agreement for the Cape Minstrels Annual Carnival More...
​6 December 2012 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Greater Tygerberg Partnership to revitalise Tygerberg More...
​6 December 2012 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Statement on the plans for Cape Town Stadium's sustained financial viability More...
​5 December 2012 ​Cape Town Civic Centre ​Full Council meeting More...
28 November 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the passing of Prof. Jakes Gerwel More...
13 November 2012 Athlone Minor Hall Handover of title deeds to beneficiaries of the Kewtown Infill Housing Project More...
9 November 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Dialogue between the City of Cape Town and the City of Helsinki More...
9 November 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the City appointing a structural engineering firm and wind shear expert to investigate scaffolding structure More...
8 November 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement at the Festive Season media briefing held at the Civic Centre More...
8 November 2012 Grand Parade Announcement that Burger King will be opening their first outlet in South Africa More...
7 November 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement congratulating President Obama on his successful re-election More...
7 November 2012 Hout Bay Sports Grounds Unveiling of two synthetic pitches in Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg More...
31 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Full Council meeting More...
29 October 2012 Cape Town International Convention Centre Proudly South African Local Procurement Conference More...
29 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the illegal activities in Council Rental Units More...
24 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Media conference on City’s continued broadband infrastructure investment More...
18 October 2012 Cape Town International Conventiion Centre 8th Annual General Meeting of Cape Town Tourism More...
18 October 2012 City Hall Launch of Transport for Cape Town More...
17 October 2012 Mew Way Community Centre Memorial service for Superintendent Mpumelelo Xakekile More...
17 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre The renewal of the five year partnership with the City of Aachen More...
15 October 2012 University of Pretoria Acceptance speech at the ceremony to accept her Golden Key Award from the Golden Key International Society at the University of Pretoria More...
11 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the roll out of high-mast lights in informal settlements More...
10 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the killing of Senior Superintendent Mpumelelo Hubert Xakekile More...
9 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the City repairing all traffic lights that were damaged during violent protest action More...
4 October 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Opening of the SA Cities’ Network’s Strategic Session More...
29 September 2012 Grand Parade The Mayor welcomes home soldiers of the 9th South African Infantry Battalion More...
27 September 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Full Council meeting More...
24 September 2012 Gugulethu Square Mall Renaming of NY1 to Stephen Biko Drive and launch of Gugulethu ‘Name Your Hood’ campaign More...
12 September 2012 Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel and Spa Signing ceremony for Social Housing partnership agreements More...
30 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Welcome address at the Public Protector’s national stakeholders’ dialogue More...
29 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Full Council meeting More...
28 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Open letter to the Chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League’s Dullah Omar region, Mr Khaya Yozi, following the ANCYL’s violation of march stipulations More...
27 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the passing of Dr Neville Alexander More...
27 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the ANCYL failing to adhere to conditions for march to Provincial Legislature More...
23 August 2012 Spine Road drop-off facility, Mitchells Plain Statement at the opening of the Spine Road drop-off facility in Mitchells Plain More...
8 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre City gets grant for research study into benefits of Wi-Fi internet in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha More...
7 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre The City working to minimise the impact of possible disruptions on Wednesday, 8 August 2012 More...
7 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre The City will not be deterred by threats More...
2 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement on the MyCiTi services being suitable for passengers with special needs More...
1 August 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Joint statement by the Mayor and Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille on the charges laid against ANCYL More...
25 July 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Full Council meeting More...
28 June 2012 Eastridge Drivers’ Licence Testing Centre Opening of the Eastridge Drivers’ Licence Testing Centre More...
27 June 2012 Table Bay Nature Reserve Launch of the Table Bay Nature Reserve More...
26 June 2012 Proteaville Recreation Centre, Bellville South Launch of the Don’t Start, Be Smart, Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign More...
14 June 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on the signing of the Human Settlements Implementation Protocol More...
13 June 2012 Kelvin Grove Club, Newlands The Mayor addresses the Cape Town Press Club  More...
13 June 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on the City of Cape Town welcoming the Constitutional Court's ruling More...
5 June 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on the City using every effort to conclude deal with Manchester United More...
28 May 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Council meeting to present the five year IDP plan and budget for the 2012/13 financial year

Click here to view the speech given by Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian Neilson
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22 May 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor congratulating Kirstenbosch for success at Chelsea Flower Show More...
16 May 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on the janitorial service for flush toilets in informal settlements More...
15 May 2012 Cape Sun Hotel Meeting between the City of Cape Town and the Cape Chamber of Commerce

Click here to view the presentation given by Cllr Tandeka Gqada

Click here to view the presentation given by Alderman Belinda Walker

Click here to view the speech given by Cllr Brett Herron
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14 May 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor:  Freedom of the City award to President Obama More...
4 May 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on the host city decision for AFCON 2013 More...
26 April 2012   Launch of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP) More...
26 April 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Council meeting More...
20 April 2012 Ikamva Labantu Early Childhood Learning Centre in Khayelitsha Opening of the Ikamva Labantu Early Childhood Learning Centre in Khayelitsha More...
19 April 2012 Vygieskraal Informal Settlement Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Informal Settlements Network More...
18 April 2012 Manenberg Human Settlements Contact Centre The opening of the New Manenberg Human Settlement Contact Centre More...
4 April 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille - Forensic investigations More...
28 March 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Tabling of the Draft Budget at the Council meeting More...
27 March 2012 Cape Town and Western Cape Tourism Destination Conference The Cape Town and Western Cape Tourism Destination Conference More...
15 March 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Joint statement by the Mayor and the President of the Western Province Rugby Football Union, Mr Tobie Titus More...
14 March 2012 Tyger Valley Launch of the ‘Give Responsibly’ Campaign More...
13 March 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor - City has complied with court order to enclose toilets More...
8 March 2012 Scottsdene Sod-turning event for the Scottsdene Housing Development More ...
29 February 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Full Council meeting More ...
28 February 2012 Cape Town International Convention Centre WDC 2014 Stakeholder Forum More ...
23 February 2012 International Housing Solutions Conference International Housing Solutions Conference More ...
23 February 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor on Minister Gordhan’s budget speech More ...
14 February 2012 Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Cape Town Diplomatic and Consular Corps More ...
26 January 2012 Fisantekraal Launch of the City’s free-call lines in Fisantekraal More ...
25 January 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre First Council meeting More ...
18 January 2012 Khayelitsha Fire Station Mayor pays tribute to firefighters for outstanding service More ...
10 January 2012 Cape Town Civic Centre Capetonians urged to conserve electricity as Eskom warns of possible load-shedding More ...
22 December 2011 Langa Speech by Executive Mayor, Alderman Patricia de Lille, at the launch of the pilot project in Langa to distribute portable hand-held fire extinguishers More ...
12 December 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Speech by the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille, on the occasion of the launch of the Mayoral Apprenticeship Programme More ...
8 December 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Last Council meeting for 2011 More ...
30 November 2011 Athlone Minor Hall, Athlone Unveiling of the upgraded flats in the Kewtown CRU Project More ...
30 November 2011 Prince George Primary School, Lavender Hill Launch of the City’s Water Saving Campaign More ...
23 November 2011 Wesgro Investor Forum Wesgro Investor Forum More ...
17 November 2011 Harare Library in Khayelitsha Opening of the Harare Library in Khayelitsha More ...
16 November 2011 Factreton Launch of the Backyarder Upgrade Project in Factreton More ...
9 November 2011 SANGOCO Corruption Conference South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) Corruption Conference More ...
19 October 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by the Mayor at the launch of River Cleaning Project in memory of the late Professor Kader Asmal More ...
3 October 2011 Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) The International Astronautical Congress More ...
20 September 2011 Hangberg Signing of the Hangberg Peace Accord More ...
19 September 2011 Cape Town Convention Centre Closing reception of the African and Information and Media Summit More ...
15 September 2011 Sanitation Summit Sanitation Summit hosted by the Social Justice Coalition More ...
14 September 2011 MyCiTi Civic Centre station Launch of MyCiTi mascot More ...
12 September 2011 Cape Sun, Strand Street, Cape Town South African Housing Federation’s International Housing Conference More ...
6 September 2011 Oliver Tambo Hall, Khayelitsha Backyarders’ information session More ...
1 September 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Council meeting of 1 September 2011 More ...
26 August 2011 Table Mountain Launch of the City and the Provincial Government’s campaign to encourage the public to vote for Table Mountain in the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition More ...
8 August 2011 Bellville Civic Centre The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security directorate’s Women's Day celebrations More ...
27 July 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Council meeting More ...
16 July 2011 Cape Town City Hall Honouring the life and times of Nelson Mandela More ...
11 July 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Launch of the Green Goal 2010 Legacy Report More ...
5 July 2011 Mayor's office Statement by the Mayor on the enclosure of the Makhaza toilets More ...
22 June 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Council meeting More ...
15 June 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre Statement by Mayor to commemorate Youth Day on 16 June More ...
14 June 2011 Hangberg

The handover of 60 letters of commitment to residents currently occupying the City of Cape Town's properties in Hangberg 

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8 June 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre

The adoption of the municipal budget 2011/12

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1 June 2011 Cape Town Civic Centre

Inauguration speech by the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille

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Click on one of the names below to view transcripts of speeches made by previous Mayors:
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