CT Mayor GHL on coping with mass semigration, CT rating upgrade, Trojan horses, working with the US

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One of the brightest stars in South Africa’s political firmament, 38-year-old Geordin Hill-Lewis opens up here on how his current responsibility - the City of Cape Town - is surprising everyone on the upside. The executive mayor celebrated a huge win this week after getting ratings agencies to differentiate between his city and its South African peers: something the former shadow Minister of Finance has pursued for years because of the massive impact lower borrowing costs bring. In this interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg he also addresses Frans Cronje’s warning about embracing possible political Trojan Horses (CT’s ANC and EFF leaders recently crossed to the DA); and shares why he’d do whatever necessary to earn Cape Town a ‘free pass’ from Washington.
7 May 3AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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