Greenmarket Square in the centre of Cape Town is one of the oldest and most significant public spaces in the city. (More)
City of Cape Town committed to active poverty alleviation
In his welcome to the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town last week, Executive Mayor Dan Plato told delegates that the City’s commitment to share wealth and development is built on a solid foundation of infrastructure-led growth. (More)
City tackling mounting waste disposal
Cape Town generates an average of 4 600 tons of rubbish every day – all of which has to be collected from an area covering 2 487 square kilometres, transported, minimised and disposed of. (More)
President Jacob Zuma booted a ball off a stand in the Green Point Stadium on Thursday 11 June 2009, to mark the 365-day countdown to the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The City of Cape Town is marking this one-year countdown with a variety of events and celebrations in and around the city during the month of June. (More)
In Cape Town we tend to think of summer as ‘fire season’ – with extreme heat and high winds. But winter is the time we try to keep warm, of course – and that brings its own set of fire risks. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service suggests the following ways to protect yourself from fire in your home this winter ... (More)
Cape Town’s central city area has been recognised as ‘downtown of the month’ by the International Downtown Association. The recognition by the organisation, which comprises more than 650 member organisations on four continents,is particularly impressive given that the area was in decline 10 years ago. (More)
The City of Cape Town is preparing for the next general valuation of properties in the metropolitan area to ensure that the rates being charged on properties are up-to-date and fair. Like all other municipalities in South Africa, the City of Cape Town derives part of its revenue from property rates... (More)
The latest Cape Town State of the Environment (SOE) Report, which was released on 2 June, shows the value and positive impact of individual local environmental action, but overall paints a mixed picture of the metropole’s environmental sustainability. (More)
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