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...

Environmental Health Practitioners service, on average, 85 000 block-baiting stations in public spaces and informal areas across the metropole annually. Rodents and other pests are prevalent during the warmer months, with potential health impacts if not managed properly.   In the previous financial ...

The City’s Community Arts & Culture Development Department hosted just over 200 persons in various stages of reintegration, for a fun wellness-focused event at the Belhar Indoor Sports Centre on Thursday, 31 October 2024.     Attendees are currently residing at the City’s Safe Spaces, Haven Night sh...

The City's mowing operations are under way, with teams actively working and expanding their operations. Residents can expect mowing maintenance across various areas as preparations for the upcoming season continue. The Recreation and Parks Department manages extensive grassed areas across the city. ...

On Monday, 23 September 2024, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) published Eskom’s Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) 6 for the period between 2025/26 to 2027/28. The City has warned against Eskom’s plans to hike electricity tariffs by an outrageous almost 44% for municipalitie...

In celebration of International Coastal Clean-up Day on 21 September, the City's Junior City Council, in collaboration with the City’s anti-litter mascot Bingo, took to Muizenberg Beach to participate in a successful beach clean-up. The event, which forms part of the City's broader #SpringCleanCT in...

The City supports 11 Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) representing various sectors, from technology to clothing and call centres, which all contribute to upskilling people, creating employment and growing Cape Town’s economy.   Over the last five years, these partnerships have collectively made econo...

This weekend the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos, spoke at the Tourism Teachers’ Conference on the importance of tourism and education in Cape Town's economic landscape.   Read more below: The conference, organised by the Western Cape Government Education Depa...

The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is proud to announce the establishment of three new Catchment Management Fora (CMF), designed to enhance the sustainability and resilience of our water resources and promote integrated water resource management.   Read more below:   These fora will focus o...

The City’s Human Settlements Directorate has already issued more than 10 000 flood kits and continues to issue even more to reduce the impact of flooding caused by the unprecedented levels of rain experienced across the metro since last week. These kits are distributed across the metro but especiall...

The City’s Electricity teams are working around the clock, attending to a large number of electricity outages due to weather damage across the metro. Approximately 2 500 electricity fault requests were logged on Monday, 15 July 2024 alone. All emergency repairs as well as prolonged and large area ou...

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate would like to inform the public about roadworks in various areas in Atlantis. The resurfacing of roads in the Protea Park; Saxonsea and Beacon Hill area has commenced this week and is to be concluded on 26 July 2024, weather permitting. The work is ...