Cape Town's approach to spatial equality, affordable housing, and urban growth will face hard-hitting questions from mayoral candidates at IOL’s 2026 Town Hall Debate in Cape Town on Thursday.
The debate is scheduled to start at 10 am.
The debate will consist of three parts. Part 1 will have mayoral candidates discuss why South Africans should vote for their party; part 2 will be a debate; part 3 will see audience questions being answered and the final part will be closing statements.
Cape Town's mayoral candidates will outline their priorities and plans to address pressing issues facing the city ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
The participating candidates are Build One South Africa's Roger Solomons, GOOD Party's Brett Herron, Democratic Alliance's Eddie Andrews, African National Congress Faiez Jacobs, Economic Freedom Fighters' Virgil Gericke, National Coloured Congress' Fadiel Adams, and Al Jama-ah's Shameemah Dollie Salie.
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