SurgeZirc SA reports that Geordin Hill-Lewis has emerged as the youngest Mayor in Cape Town’s history at age 34 years, while former Springbok prop forward, Eddie Andrews, is the new deputy mayor.
Geordin Hill-Lewis pulled a total vote percentage of 58. 42% during the local polls earlier in November under the umbrella of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
He received a total of 141 votes out of 224 councilors present in the 231 seat council.
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Geordin while speaking at his inauguration, noted that his administration is geared towards bringing transformation and all-around reform to the city as well as eradicating poverty.
He said: “We will serve this city with a clear, higher purpose and that purpose can be summed up into one sentence: to restore hope into South Africa by turning Cape Town into living proof that we can roll back poverty, that we can overcome the long shadows of our past.”
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Elsewhere, Felicity Purchase was re-elected as the Council Speaker also under the umbrella of the Democratic Alliance (DA).
She said: “It’s a privilege to address you as the Speaker and I appreciate that you have based your trust in me again for the second time, having presided over a number of council meetings during the last months of the previous administration, I fully understand the responsibilities that you and this position bestows on me.”
