Business Breakfast with Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Geordin Hill-Lewis

The Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Cape Town Office, together with the German Consulate General was thrilled to host Executive 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐀𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥-𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 at our business networking event!

Mayor Hill-Lewis inspired us with his vision for Cape Town's economic growth, emphasizing the importance of investing in infrastructure and raising standards. As he so aptly put it, "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 - 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮." This mindset is crucial as Cape Town focuses on core functions that drive growth.

The city's investments in basic services like roads, public transport, water, and sanitation are already showing results. The MyCiTi transport expansion project, a whopping R8billion investment, will improve connectivity and take our city to the next level!And with enhanced safety measures through expanded city policing powers and technology, we're confident that Cape Town will continue to thrive.

Tourism is booming, with the city surpassing pre-COVID visitor numbers!

As Mayor Hill-Lewis said, "𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘬: 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭!" We're excited to see Cape Town's economy grow and prosper. Thank you, Mayor Hill-Lewis, for sharing your insights!