The Cape Town Story

Helen Zille today launched the Cape Town Story, in Johannesburg. The document is one of the cornerstones on which the DA’s 2011 election campaign will be based – our case that we deliver for all. What is The Cape Town Story? It’s exactly that – a story. It tells of how the DA turned Cape Town round, from South Africa’s worst performing metro, into its best. Of how the DA inherited a City mired in corruption, mismanaged and mal-administered; of how the DA started the process of change, getting the basics right, collecting debt, setting in place an indigent policy, fixing rates payments and getting skilled people in the right jobs; of how it gathered momentum, getting basic services to work, opening up tender processes, creating economic growth; and, ultimately, of how the DA established Cape Town as the best-run metro in the country and a world class tourism destination. The document is loaded with facts and figures and constitutes the definitive piece of evidence in support of the DA’s claim that it delivers for all. It is also a compelling read, which should leave you feeling inspired. You can read the Cape Town Story here (A high resolution, formatted version (3MB) is available here). I have also uploaded a fact sheet from the Story here. Read it. Share it. Send other people the link. Show them what the DA did in Cape Town and let them know the DA can do the same thing for their municipality. Let’s make the Cape Town Story, South Africa’s Story. The Facts: The DA turned Cape Town from a closed, patronage system into an Open Opportunity Society for All. Read more ...