South Africa: De Lille Shakes Up Cape Town Mayoral Committee

The City of Cape Town has not done enough to get rid of the remnants of apartheid planning, Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Monday, as she unveiled the new mayoral committee which will be expected to change this.

"I refuse to build far out of the city anymore," said De Lille, lamenting the "dumping" of black and coloured people up to 40km away from the CBD, with its business and work opportunities.

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