| Energy teams fix 10 000+ streetlights in just 30 days | Energy teams fix 10 000+ streetlights in just 30 days | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Electricity%20Metre%20Readings%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | City energy teams attended to more than 10 000 streetlight-related requests. | <p>'Vandalism, theft and illegal connections across the metro continue to impact turnaround times as damaged infrastructure often needs to be entirely replaced. The City's Energy Safety Unit continues to make a significant difference in our operations and much investment is under way to reduce the street value of materials by replacing copper cables with low street value conductors and rolling out overhead to underground cabling projects in communities across Cape Town. </p><p>'Our Electricity Generation and Distribution Department has really made massive strides in enhancing service delivery despite incredibly difficult circumstances on the ground. With the launch of our multi-year anti-vandalism campaign, ‘Protect Your Power’, we are urging our communities to keep an eye on the power infrastructure in their communities and to help us by reporting suspicious activity as fast as possible. This will help to reduce the scale of the damage caused by the theft and vandalism. </p><p>'We manage more than 245 000 streetlights across the metro and every bit of help we can get goes a long way as we endeavour to create safer and brighter communities,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Alderman Xanthea Limberg.</p><p><strong>Requests attended to per metro area - theft and vandalism remains the biggest driver of streetlight, and power outages: <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </span></strong></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:#242424;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;border-spacing:0px;orphans:2;widows:2;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;width:172.25pt;height:20.65pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><strong>East</strong></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext;padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:186.15pt;height:20.65pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><strong>North</strong></span></p></td><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:solid solid solid none;border-color:windowtext;padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:262pt;height:20.65pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><strong>South</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:windowtext;padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:172.25pt;height:22.4px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;background-color:white !important;">Helderberg| Oostenberg | Bloemhof | Parow</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;background-color:yellow !important;"><br></span> </p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:186.15pt;height:22.4px;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><br></span> </p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;">Vanguard | Mowbray | City | Atlantis </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><strong><br></strong></span> </p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:262pt;height:22.4px;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><br></span> </p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;">Mitchells Plain | Wynberg | Gugulethu | Muizenberg</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;"><strong><br></strong></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:windowtext;padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:172.25pt;height:15.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;">3 965</span></p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:186.15pt;height:15.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;">2 395</span></p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt 5.4pt;width:262pt;height:15.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;white-space:normal !important;direction:ltr;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:white !important;"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-family:"times new roman", serif;font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px currentcolor;color:black !important;line-height:inherit;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;">3 869</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><p><strong>Let’s ACT: Protect Your Power</strong></p><p><strong>Report suspicious behaviour to the City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre: 021 480 7700</strong></p><p><strong><strong>The SAPS remains the lead authority in crime prevention.</strong></strong></p><p><em>*Note: the data looks at all streetlight-related service requests closed over a particular two-week period. Data is dynamic and new requests are constantly added to the already logged requests, as well as historic service requests. The data looks only at streetlight-related requests and does not include other energy service requests attended to over the period in review.</em></p><p><strong>End</strong></p> | 2025-05-17T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Your City in 60 seconds | Your City in 60 seconds | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Site%20Images/Media%20Centre%20Header%20Image.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Catch up on the latest important City news updates with your City in 60 seconds. | <p>Each week, we share a new video giving you a snapshot of what we are up to in your community.</p><div class="responsive-media">
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| Have your say and help shape the City's Water Conservation and Demand Management Strategy | Have your say and help shape the City's Water Conservation and Demand Management Strategy | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20news.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | As Cape Town continues to grow, it is essential to secure the long-term balance between available water resources and water demand. | <p></p><p style="text-align:justify;">The City's <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/City%2520strategies%252c%2520plans%2520and%2520frameworks/Water_Conservation_and_Demand_Strategy_2007.pdf&data=05%7c02%7cLisle.Brown%40capetown.gov.za%7c165ff73ae39e4cc9137f08dd946ab6e6%7cff731495b3c844b393f86fca8fc5a699%7c0%7c0%7c638829908237255498%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=3AQZHhM4NWo0u1D28fJnpIBIydoYVj0GGC4BxdX0CWI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Water Conservation and Water Demand Management (WC/WDM) Strategy</span></a> was first approved by Council in 2007 and has been periodically reviewed to reflect changing conditions and lessons learned. Over the years, the City has made notable progress in implementing water-saving initiatives, including:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Proactive leak detection and repairs on water infrastructure</li><li>Pressure management across the network</li><li>Meter replacement programmes</li><li>Tariff reviews to promote responsible usage</li><li>Internal leak repairs for indigent households</li><li>Ongoing public education and awareness campaigns</li></ul><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>The draft </strong><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/City%2520strategies%252c%2520plans%2520and%2520frameworks/Water_Conservation_and_Demand_Strategy_2007.pdf&data=05%7c02%7cLisle.Brown%40capetown.gov.za%7c165ff73ae39e4cc9137f08dd946ab6e6%7cff731495b3c844b393f86fca8fc5a699%7c0%7c0%7c638829908237277743%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=w1afXeGf6JJz27yi3yG8JIEvy6OhznHKTyZOPwluMAg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Water Conservation and Water Demand Management (WC/WDM) Strategy</span></a> <strong>is available </strong><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/City%2520strategies%252c%2520plans%2520and%2520frameworks/Draft_WC_WDMStrategy2025.pdf&data=05%7c02%7cLisle.Brown%40capetown.gov.za%7c165ff73ae39e4cc9137f08dd946ab6e6%7cff731495b3c844b393f86fca8fc5a699%7c0%7c0%7c638829908237295905%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=5QnxmXser0n3Gl3CSA012n4%2BLoaecScBKn3N2mlwpzU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>here.</strong></span></a><strong> </strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p><p>'Water is a vital resource that we all need to use responsibly. Public input is crucial because our water future depends on collective action. The revised strategy outlines the City's planned interventions for the next decade to ensure sustainable water use, improve water distribution system performance and reduce non-revenue water.' said<em> </em>Councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>Key goals outlined in the WC/WDM strategy for the next 10 years include:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>The City must by 2034/35 <strong>reduce and maintain the non-revenue water</strong> (water that is lost and not paid for) by volume to below 20% of water supplied, from 28,1% (2023/2024).</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>The City must by 2034/35 <strong>reduce and maintain water consumption</strong> to below 150 litres per person per day of total potable (drinking) water supplied, from 157 litres per person per day (2023/2024).</li><li>The City must <strong>ensure and maintain ongoing effective management systems and water use efficiency measures.</strong></li><li>The City must <strong>maintain WC/WDM as one of the key water service delivery strategies</strong>, and must give priority to its implementation and ensure an ongoing adequate enabling environment.</li><li>The City must <strong>reduce the projected drinking water demand</strong> to an average growth rate of no more than 1% per year.<br> </li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">Once finalised, this updated strategy will replace all previous versions and guide the Directorate's efforts to meet current and future water needs sustainably.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p><strong>Submit public comments by Sunday, 25 May 2025:</strong></p><p> </p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><strong>Email:</strong> public.participation@capetown.gov.za</li><li><strong>Online:</strong> <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/collaborate&data=05%7c02%7cLisle.Brown%40capetown.gov.za%7c165ff73ae39e4cc9137f08dd946ab6e6%7cff731495b3c844b393f86fca8fc5a699%7c0%7c0%7c638829908237317171%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=1HIWeEUBJSjDAhqD8w/FqwUG1zK3mHFNccdPtyJKj5w%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="text-decoration:underline;">www.capetown.gov.za/collaborate</span></a></li><li><strong>Written submissions:</strong> <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/Local%2520and%2520communities/Meet-the-City/City-Council/subcouncils&data=05%7c02%7cLisle.Brown%40capetown.gov.za%7c165ff73ae39e4cc9137f08dd946ab6e6%7cff731495b3c844b393f86fca8fc5a699%7c0%7c0%7c638829908237336402%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=WyU3qduAVh4cOiXGDzMHLhMRDVL9Qp5bJ/ZnmElVUCg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="text-decoration:underline;">subcouncil offices</span></a></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>End</strong></p> | 2025-05-15T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Driven by delivery: Building our City of Hope through Human Settlements delivery | Driven by delivery: Building our City of Hope through Human Settlements delivery | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Development-and-Delivery-Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Human Settlements grant funding goes directly into the communities who need it most and we will be doing so much more in the new financial year | <p>The City is hard at work with its roll out of massive Human Settlements projects across the metro. Approximately 98% of the current year’s Human Settlements budget, including grant funding, is expected to be spent by July 2025.<br> <br>Since joining the City as the Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, I have made it my mission to help build a city of hope through the programmes of our Human Settlements Directorate. Our consistent delivery speaks for itself – demonstrated daily through tangible action on the ground in our communities and reflected in our grant spending which consistently reaches between 98 to 99%. It is therefore disingenuous for some commentators and even politicians to claim that the City only serves a select few, when in fact our work prioritises the most vulnerable in our society and the audited data backs this up. <br> <br>Human Settlements grant funding goes directly into the communities who need it most and we will be doing so much more in the new financial year. Grant funding spend is an incredibly important indicator of service delivery and a pro poor focus, as it is earmarked for the most vulnerable communities, for Human settlements projects and basic services.<br> <br>There are also large-budget Human Settlements projects being rolled out across the metro including in Macassar, Durbanville, Kraaifontein, Khayelitsha, Helderberg, Delft, Philippi, Nyanga, Atlantis, the Cape Flats, Hout Bay and central Cape Town among many others. At the heart of successful progress and delivery is support from community members, councillors, project steering committees, contractors, project managers and management across many City departments.<br> <br>Our Human Settlements Directorate plans to spend approximately R8,3bn in capital and operational budget on affordable housing projects, as well as on the enhancement of service delivery projects across the metro over the next three years.<br> <br><strong>Over the next three years, the City’s draft budget for Human Settlements plans to allocate</strong><br>• More than R831 million for the provision of the traditional subsidy housing (Breaking New Ground) with a focus on our elderly beneficiaries, child-headed households and beneficiaries with disabilities.<br>• Approximately R1,3 billion to upgrading informal settlements<br>• R1,5 billion for scaling up our provision of serviced sites<br>• Approximately R1,9 billion set aside in total capital and operational budget for the upgrade and maintenance of our Council flats over the medium term.<br>• R32,9 million for the No Cost Transfer and R4 million for the Title Deeds programmes for the 2025/26 financial year.<br> <br><strong>Game changing affordable housing development</strong><br> <br>Our affordable housing agenda as the City is unparalleled in the country despite our challenging and diverse context in Cape Town.<br> <br>As a City, we look at all points of departure. Not only does our affordable housing provide opportunities for those earning in some cases up to R32 000 per month, the aesthetically pleasing projects offer accommodation in well-located areas close to transport and work centres. These projects also boost local areas with infrastructure investment and rejuvenation.<br> <br>Through our flagship priority land release programme, the City has in the past two years released land parcels offering more than 4 000 residential opportunities now available for affordable development and we have a portfolio of approximately 5 000 constructed and completed Social Housing units in well-located areas across the metro.<br> <br>With some 12 000 opportunities for affordable rental housing opportunities in the pipeline in urban centres across Cape Town, we firmly believe that our plans for affordable housing development will be a game-changer, bringing much-needed accommodation, and an economic boost to the city, especially in the inner city.<br> <br>We’re moving with pace to Building our City of Hope and we will continue to do all that we can to provide affordable housing and to enhancing services in our communities.<br> <br><strong> </strong><br><strong>End</strong></p><p> </p> | 2025-05-15T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
