Editing Cape Town (section)

==== 2022 invasion of Ukraine ====
[[File:City Hall lit in blue and yellow (3).jpg|thumb|Cape Town City hall lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag as a gesture of solidarity with the country.]]
The [[City of Cape Town]] has expressed explicit support for Ukraine during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 invasion of the country by Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Town mayor pledges solidarity with Ukraine |url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2022-03-03-cape-town-mayor-pledges-solidarity-with-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514135708/https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2022-03-03-cape-town-mayor-pledges-solidarity-with-ukraine/ |archive-date=14 May 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=BusinessLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> To show this support the City of Cape Town lit up the Old City Hall in the colours of the [[Flag of Ukraine|Ukrainian flag]] on 2 March 2022.<ref name="Evans 2022">{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jenni |title=Cape Town City Hall's turn to get lit up for Ukraine |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/cape-town-city-halls-turn-to-get-lit-up-for-ukraine-20220302 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302163933/https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/cape-town-city-halls-turn-to-get-lit-up-for-ukraine-20220302 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Plessis |first=Carien du |date=2 March 2022 |title=FOREIGN POLICY: DA lights up City Hall in solidarity with Ukraine, while ANC government abstains from UN vote opposing Russian invasion |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-03-da-lights-up-city-hall-in-solidarity-with-ukraine-while-anc-government-abstains-from-un-vote-opposing-russian-invasion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616181040/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-03-da-lights-up-city-hall-in-solidarity-with-ukraine-while-anc-government-abstains-from-un-vote-opposing-russian-invasion/ |archive-date=16 June 2022 |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> This has differentiated the city from the officially [[South Africa–Ukraine relations#2022 Russian invasion|neutral foreign policy position]] taken by the [[Government of South Africa|South African national government]].<ref name="Evans 2022" />