Speech by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Patricia De Lille, at the Full Council Meeting on 26 September 2013
Speech by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Patricia de Lille, at the full Council meeting on 26 September 2013 Good morning, goeie dag, molweni, as salaam alaikum, Mr Speaker, I would like to spare a moment to think of the family of Saskia Michaels, the little girl from Mitchells Plain who remains missing and the little girl who went missing last year. I went out to Tafelsig almost two weeks ago to help the community search for Saskia and experienced first-hand the pain and trauma that they are going through. While we have yet to find her, I would like her family to know that this Council has them in their thoughts, as we do for all victims of tragedy. I would like to remind Councillors and the public that we have offered a R50 000 reward for any information that helps us find these girls. And let me also take this moment to thank the brave men and women of our emergency services. Their professional spirit and commitment to duty have helped all those people who have lost so much in the recent floods in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town has spent more than R15,9 million to help alleviate the suffering of its most vulnerable citizens caused by the storms of August and September. Since August, 204 206 residents have been affected by flooding caused by the severe weather. Our Disaster Risk Management Centre, with the assistance of the South African Social Security Agency through disaster relief agencies, has to date helped distribute thousands of blankets, meals, food parcels, flood kits and baby packs to flood victims and street people since August.
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