Dan Plato voted in as new Executive Mayor of Cape Town
6 November 2018
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the election of Mr Dan Plato as the new Executive Mayor of Cape Town with the hope that this will end the bitter political feuds that have damaged the City’s reputation and undermined the work of the municipality.
Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber, said she was delighted that Mayor Plato had promised in his inaugural address to continue the “open opportunity” city policy that that he would seek to enable business to grow, create more jobs and a prosperous city for all.
She also welcomed his concern for the safety and security of people in a city where criminal gangs had far too much power. “As a former Minister of Community Safety, he understands the problem well and I can see why he has pledged to recruit more Metro police.
“I was staggered to learn that Cape Town has only one policeman for every 560 people while the national average is one policeman for every 369 people. This tells us that we do not have our fair share of police resources and it is no wonder that the gangs dare to execute ‘hits’ in broad daylight in front of children and other witnesses.”