Geordin Hill-Lewis Archives – The Cape Navigator

New Online Portal to Power Cape Town’s Solar PV Boom

A new online portal aims to streamline the solar photovoltaic (PV) authorization process in Cape Town, a city already seeing a significant surge in solar installations. The city reports over 5,000 solar PV systems authorized to date, totalling 126 MVA (mega volt-amperes), with applications tripling between 2021 and 2023. The move comes as part of […]

Cape Town Mayor Suspends Urban Waste Management Head Amid Bribery Allegations and Waste Collection Crisis

In a decisive move to address the ongoing waste collection crisis in Cape Town, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has successfully tabled a motion to suspend the Executive Director of Urban Waste Management, Luzuko Mdunyelwa. The decision, made during a special closed council meeting on Monday, follows the collapse of waste management services in various areas of […]