▁( i . e . ▁non - ra cially ▁seg reg ated ) ▁authorities , ▁and ▁assist ed ▁in ▁draft ing ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁chapter ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁South ▁African ▁Constitution , ▁which ▁adopted ▁an ▁innov ative ▁definition ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁as ▁an ▁equal , ▁rather ▁than ▁sub ordinate , ▁sphere ▁of ▁government ▁to ▁national ▁and ▁provincial ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁B ora ine ▁moved ▁from ▁national ▁government ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁City ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁required ▁B ora ine ▁to ▁rest ruct ure ▁the ▁city ▁administration ▁and ▁address ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁populations ▁and ▁areas ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁system ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁under ▁A part heid . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁B ora ine ▁became ▁Special ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Cooper ative ▁Govern ance ▁and ▁Trad itional ▁Affairs , ▁where ▁he ▁ad vised ▁on ▁city ▁development ▁strategy ▁and ▁urban ▁policy . ▁ ▁B ora ine ▁used ▁his ▁experiences ▁as ▁Cape ▁Town ▁City ▁Manager ▁to ▁concept ual ise ▁and ▁coordinate ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Network ▁( S AC N ), ▁which ▁encourag es ▁the ▁nine ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁exchange ▁information , ▁experience ▁and ▁best ▁practices ▁on ▁urban ▁development ▁and ▁city ▁management . ▁ ▁Cape ▁Town ▁Part ners hip ▁and ▁Western ▁Cape ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Part ners hip ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁B ora ine ▁joined ▁the ▁Cape