Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal

A body that decides who builds what across Cape Town – worth billions of rand a year – has quietly written itself free of term limits, withheld a legal opinion ratepayers paid for, and left a forged official document unexplained. Over three months, Daily Maverick investigated the Municipal Planning Tribunal. Here’s what Daily Maverick’s Kevin Bloom found.Reporting by: Kevin BloomFilmed by: Joel SeboaEdited by: Anda TolibadiProduced by: Emilie GambadeCreative lead by: Malibongwe TyiloSub-edited by: Kevin FlynnSupport journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. ***What does Amazon’s controversial R4.5 billion Cape Town mega-development, a Nissan Milnerton car dealership, and residential developments in Constantia and Blauwberg have to do with each other? Most importantly,