28 Quotes by Helen Zille

So, here we stand with the greatest challenge we have faced. We have got to provide a stable government in Cape Town.

If they were unanimous in their rejection we would close the door.

But we can't have land invasions, we can't allow that. We will provide temporary shelter while we wait for a long term solution. But this (relocation) is the start of that long term solution.

I have already stated that we cannot start signing contracts worth millions of rands until we have been given adequate information on how much the stadium will cost and how it will be paid for. Thus far we have not been presented with a proper financial model to work with, and it would be irresponsible to proceed without one.

For the time being, we cannot throw millions of rands of public money into starting this project unless we can be sure we will be able to finish it.

It is of extreme concern if our tracking system cannot track firearms. We had better make sure we know how to find them. If they are untraceable in the system it is bad enough, but if they are stolen, it is worse. We must report this to the police immediately.

We need to know where the money to build the stadium is coming from, how it will be funded and that we don't bankrupt the city in the process.

We cannot use the full budget to build just one stadium.

The result on the ground is that five million South Africans still have no access to any basic sanitation - It is time for - real delivery.