MAYOR TO APPEAR IN COURT

COCT's Geordin Hill-Lewis is accused of harassment as well as abuse of power

- BY MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

CAPE Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is expected to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, following a legal application by a Cape Town resident who has accused the mayor of harassment and abuse of power.

The dispute stems from a neighbourhood conflict in Bothasig, where the complainant lives near the mayor's mother-in-law.

According to the resident, Hill-Lewis used his political position and influence over law enforcement to pursue a personal vendetta.