Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille hit out on Thursday at violence and vandalism by "those with political agendas who wish to destroy".In her speech at the start of a city council meeting‚ De Lille said that while she defended the democratic right to protest‚ this kind of behaviour was unacceptable."It has been disappointing to watch as protestors linked to an illegal land grab in Dunoon vandalised a MyCiTi station on Potsdam Road‚ and another MyCiTi station in Phoenix station in Joe Slovo‚ both in five days‚" she said."We need people to understand that you hurt your neighbour the most when you damage facilities intended for the use of the broader community. Indeed‚ such actions usually disproportionately affect the poor."Disrupting public transport results in taking food out of the mouths of entire families because residents are prevented from getting to work."De Lille also referred to a R1.65-million damage bill incurred a few weeks earlier when new homes in Sir Lowry's Village‚ near Somerset West‚ were petrol-bombed."Beneficiaries must now also wait even longer‚ when so many of them have waited decades for their opportunity‚" she said."Today we send an uncompromising message to those who have been involved in the spate of vandalism which has taken place across Dunoon: you will not stop us from delivering services."We will not let you take us backwards when so many of us are working together for a better future."We remain relentlessly committed to delivering on the mandate which has been given to us to serve the people of Cape Town."An example of this commitment was in Valhalla Park‚ where work had begun on a R43-million housing development."Despite constant attempts to invade the land‚ and even threats from gangsters‚ we were able to protect this land earmarked for 777 vulnerable families‚" she said."We will not go back into the ways of the past where some go out of their way to deprive others of their rights.We lose hundreds of millions of rands on repairing vandalism every year. Communities are urged to report vandals to their nearest police station so that they can be held accountable." ..