The campaign, launched late last year by the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos, is being rolled out over several months across six continents and 55 cities worldwide, and is designed to drive international interest and bookings that support Cape Tow...

Between July 2024 and November 2025, the Directorate attended to an average of 346 water pipe bursts per month. Although the targeted repair time is two business days, teams immediately isolate the water supply once a burst is reported to minimise losses, with most bursts during this period resolved...

The event was hosted at the Cape Town Civic Centre on Friday, 16 January 2026 and was hosted by comedian and actor, Siv Ngesi, a passionate ambassador in the fight against GBV in South Africa. The Woman in Leadership portfolio within EMD ensured that as many male and female staff from the City’s Nat...

The Identikidz Programme has registered 101 780 children at participating beaches over the peak festive season – a 13,5% increase compared to the previous year when 89 689 children were registered during the same period.   This season, 227 children have been lost and reunited and five handed over to...

2025 is the year everything changes — and begins again. After a decade of group chats, spreadsheets, and volunteer rosters, Neighbourly has officially launched its full platform: a dedicated website, mobile apps, local verification, structured memberships, and real-world connection tools. This blog ...

Since 2013, Neighbourly has been shaping what it means to live well together. But it didn’t start with an app. It started with an idea — that neighbours, when connected, can do extraordinary things. Ten years ago, in a quiet street in Claremont, a handful of residents created a WhatsApp group. The f...

For years, WhatsApp and Facebook groups served as the de facto communication hubs for neighbourhoods across South Africa. Whether it was news about a break-in, a lost pet, a power outage update, or sharing excess garden veggies, these group chats held a lot of responsibility. But while they were a s...

The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s R51 million Festive Season Cleansing Programme is well under way, keeping Cape Town clean this summer. The programme is a top-up cleansing service supporting the City’s standard cleansing activities and has been operational from 1 October 2024. It will...

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate can confirm that several processes are under way to ensure the repair work to a section of Kloof Road can commence in 2025. The section between Kloof Nek Road and Round House Road has been closed to traffic since the long weekend of 24 September 2023 in the inte...

Now in its 11th year, the Law Enforcement Auxiliary officers continue to impress, and moves are afoot to bring administrative volunteers on board too. The current complement of Law Enforcement Auxiliary officers is 320.   They are split between the four geographical areas within the metropole, suppo...

Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien recently took an oversight visit to check progress on the R5,2 billion upgrade of the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works in Milnerton. Joined by the Section 79 Water and Sanitation Portfolio Committee, and the Section 80 ...

The City’s Coastal Management Branch has commenced with repairs and construction to a section of the Simon’s Town Long Beach facility today, 11 November 2024. This project will continue until early December, if all goes according to plan. Residents and beachgoers can look forward to improved aesthet...