{"id":91660,"date":"2025-10-16T12:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cape-town-mayor-accuses-ramaphosa-of-backtracking"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:56:49","slug":"cape-town-mayor-accuses-ramaphosa-of-backtracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cape-town-mayor-accuses-ramaphosa-of-backtracking","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town Mayor Accuses Ramaphosa of Backtracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has fired back at President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying the president is backtracking on earlier praise for Cape Town\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>When replying to a question in the National Council of Provinces, President Ramaphosa stated that in the decade between 2011 and 2022, Cape Town performed worse than the average of all metros in expanding access to services.<\/p>\n<p>Hill-Lewis argued that Ramaphosa is just trying to save face after endorsing Cape Town\u2019s clean audit reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is doing furious damage control after he dared to speak the truth a couple of weeks ago in saying that Cape Town is a place that should be emulated by ANC councillors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hill-Lewis said that Ramaphosa faced severe backlash from within the ANC and is now attacking the DA at every opportunity to prove that he is balanced.<\/p>\n<p>He added that data shows that Cape Town is ahead in basic service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are moving forward in the right direction while every other city only moves backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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