Welcome to the City of Cape Town, proud custodian of South Africa’s most beautiful city.

Our new multi-party government has set itself the goal of improving service delivery, providing more housing, creating employment opportunities and strengthening our safety and security systems.

We are therefore consolidating our strategy of infrastructure-led economic growth so as to boost Cape Town’s position as a globally competitive city. Our aim is to further increase the city’s ability to attract investors and skilled workers based on its productivity, growing economy and efficient transport networks. This will create jobs, and in so doing transform lives, particularly those of the poor.

By getting the basics right we will position Cape Town as Africa’s leading city and a leading international investment and tourism centre. Development will flourish and we will be well on our way towards creating an equitable, safe and enabling environment in which our citizens can thrive.

We are confident that we can achieve our aims. Cape Town is alive with possibility, and we have realistic and achievable plans to maximise the city’s potential.

We are laying the foundations for a very bright future, and I look forward to the challenge.

Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato