The City of Cape Town says it has had no formal notification of the complaint the Masiphumelele community made to the public protector. The community of Masiphumelele has taken mayor Patricia de Lille to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane over complaints regarding service delivery. The public protector issued a subpoena to De Lille and Western Cape premier Helen Zille, citing allegations of maladministration and inadequate service delivery. However, the city says it has not received a formal complaint and therefore has not responded to the allegations. Mkhwebane visited to De Lille last week to discuss the Masiphumelele complaints. The city recently managed to get a court order preventing anyone from building structures on two plots of land in the Masiphumelele area. Water infrastructure in the area is also either aging or defunct. Spokeswoman Cleopatra Mosana said the public protector had issued a subpoena to the mayor in terms of Section 7(4) and (5) of the Public Protector Act 1...
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