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title: "Watch – Geordin Hill-Lewis will stay on as Cape Town mayor. Here’s his plan to keep his eyes on the GNU"
description: "Daily Maverick’s Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee puts the hard questions to Cape Town’s Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, on inequality, the DA leadership race, and what a functional city actually means."
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published: "2026-04-12T13:31:00"
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# Watch – Geordin Hill-Lewis will stay on as Cape Town mayor. Here’s his plan to keep his eyes on the GNU

> Daily Maverick’s Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee puts the hard questions to Cape Town’s Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, on inequality, the DA leadership race, and what a functional city actually means.

By Ferial Haffajee · Published 12 April 2026, 15:31 SAST · Updated 12 April 2026, 16:36 SAST

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