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...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially opened the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space shelter to help more homeless off the streets in central Cape Town. The mayor was joined by Councillor Patricia van der Ross, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health.   Read more below: The ...

Recently Cape Town has been hard hit by unprecedented heavy rain. This led to Cape Town’s dam levels increasing by 20% in a week and currently stands at 95,2%. Last year this time, dam levels were at 99%. Regardless of the status of our dams, the City is continuing on its mission to build a water-se...

The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department and City libraries have put together a programme to ensure the school holidays are anything but cold and wet. Hundreds of programmes are on offer at a range of recreation centres and libraries. Read more below: The various facilities will host ...

The City of Cape Town is set to release its sixth inner city property for social housing development following City Council approval today, 12 June 2024. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced that the 9 000 square metre New Market Street property in Woodstock will yield 375 social housing uni...

International Museum Month, recognised in May, is drawing to an end but the public still have the opportunity to visit the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s Woodhead Dam Museum, situated across the Hely Hutchinson Dam on Table Mountain. This museum offers a detailed exploration of the Woodhe...

The City of Cape Town is committed to fostering economic inclusivity and growth, particularly in the informal economy which employs over 230 000 Capetonians. This year, we've invested R118,5 million in local economic development infrastructure to support informal traders, creating dignified, accessi...

The City of Cape Town has unveiled a much cheaper electricity meter for residents to sell their excess solar power back to the City under the ‘Cash for Power’ programme. The new meter, for single-phase power users, is now available and is roughly 40% cheaper than the three-phase option. The new mete...

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate would like to advise residents, road users, businesses and the broader public of the resurfacing of various roads in Steenberg. The roadworks start today, 6 May 2024, and are scheduled to end before the end of May 2024, provided there are no unfores...