Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has announced that more than R4-billion has been allocated to formalising informal accommodation, such as informal settlements and backyard dwellings. Plato said R713-million of the R4-billion mentioned has been earmarked for investment in backyarder service provision and the informal settlements upgrade programme. A budget of R150-million for the delivery of electricity services to backyard dwellers living on council-owned property has been allocated. The rollout of …