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  "id": 5355717,
  "title": "BOSA vows to prioritise safety and housing in Cape Town",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bosa-vows-to-prioritise-safety-and-housing-in-cape-town",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/bosa-vows-to-prioritise-safety-and-housing-in-cape-town/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Build One South Africa (BOSA) has declared its commitment to prioritizing safety and housing in Cape Town. The party's mayoral candidate for Cape Town, Roger Solomons, outlined their approach during a speech in Nyanga, near the proposed N2 Wall. Solomons emphasized that BOSA's campaign slogan, \"The Next Chapter,\" centers around creating a functioning local government and safer communities. If elected, he plans to make safety and affordable housing among his top priorities. Solomons pointed out that after 20 years of the current administration, the question should be \"who the City of Cape Town is working for\" rather than \"if it's working.\" Many residents feel they are being left behind and squeezed out of the city, citing difficulties in starting and running a business, as well as raising a family. Solomans criticized the city for prioritizing a R120 million N2 highway wall over frontline safety measures, calling for a shift in funding towards proven solutions.",
  "summary": "BOSA says it will create safer communities if it is voted into power in Cape Town.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}