A Tale of Two Cities: Hawassa and City of Cape Town
Photo: https://twitter.com/cityofctmayor Photo: https://twitter.com/cityofctmayor Photo: https://twitter.com/cityofctmayor SPEECH BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, PATRICIA DE LILLE Note to editors: the speech below was delivered by Mayor De Lille today at a meeting with a delegation from the municipality of Hawassa, led by the Mayor of Hawassa, to discuss possible formal relations between the two cities. It gives me great pleasure to welcome His Excellency Mr Yonas Yosef Sanbe, the Mayor of Hawassa, and his delegation to the City of Cape Town. We trust that you will enjoy your experience in our diverse and dynamic city. As a city located in a developing continent, we recognise the need to engage with other African cities, in particular those that are experiencing the same challenges we do, to learn from and share solutions and examples of best practice. I believe that Africa has much to contribute to the global village, and that it is our time t