City of Cape Town Link

How to use the website

This page is a guide to help you navigate the new City of Cape Town website. Allow us to introduce you to the exciting new features that make it a website built for you, the citizens of Cape Town.

Home page

Welcome to the City of Cape Town home page – the heart of our website and where your journey begins. Read on for an introduction to our dynamic new features.

**Search box**
Our intuitive search box makes it easier for you to find the answers you’re looking for.

**Themes**
The content on our website is conveniently grouped by theme, allowing audiences to find information that’s relevant to them.

**Family and home**
Home is where the heart is – introducing a space for all your basic services, health, family and housing needs.

**Work and business**
This space provides opportunities, guidelines and support for anyone wanting to work in or with the City.

**Local and communities**
It’s your Cape Town – uncover opportunities to uplift and transform your community and surrounds.

**Explore and enjoy**
Celebrate our city – find out for yourself what makes Cape Town a favourite destination for residents and visitors.

**City Connect – as a service portal**
Think of City Connect as a direct line to us. Report a problem, pay bills, apply for a job, and more.

**City Connect – as a participation portal**
Play a bigger part in your City through volunteering, sponsorship, partnerships and more.

**Shortcuts**
Quick links provide direct access to the City’s news, important documents and your City Council.

**Shortcuts – Meet the Mayor and City departments**
Find out how the City is run with our Meet the Mayor and City departments sections.

The City of Cape Town's home page

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Theme page

Selecting a theme on our landing page will take you to our theme pages. Whether it’s Family and home or Work and business, each landing page opens up all the sections specific to it. These are some of the features you’ll find on our theme landing pages.

**Header**
Themes are matched to a unique icon and colour, making it easy for you to distinguish one theme from the other.

**Theme navigation**
Our navigation panel is front and centre, allowing you to browse the sections that fall within each theme.

**Alerts**
Something we want to communicate? Our alert bar displays notices in real time such as load shedding and water restrictions.

**Popular content**
Just browsing? This section groups together our theme highlights so you can explore what else our site has to offer.

**News**
Keep up to date with the latest City news delivered straight from our media office.

**City Connect - as a service portal**
Think of City Connect as a direct line to the City. Request a service, pay bills, apply for a job, and more.

**City Connect – as a participation portal**
Discover how you can play a bigger part in your City through volunteering, sponsorship and more.

The City of Cape Town's theme page

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Article page

Welcome! You’ve arrived at an article page – this is where our content sits. Here you’ll find the relevant information, custom graphics, and documents you’ve been looking for. Keep reading to learn about our brand new features.

**Search box**
Find the answers you’re looking for using our smart search functionality.

**Page navigation**
If you want to view the whole article, simply scroll down to get the whole scoop.

**Download a PDF**
Read or print out our downloadable content to use off-line.

**Download a PDF**
Our infographics and educational documents are made to share with your community, your friends, and your family.

**Did you know?**
See our dark blue cards? Here we share how we are striving to be a caring, opportunity, well-run, safe, and inclusive city.

**Info cards**
Look out for information cards which display top tips, important notices and other interesting snippets.

**Document downloads**
Find links to all the documents from the article when you reach the bottom of the page.

**Contact details**
Need to get in touch? You’ll find contact details for each department on our department pages.

**City Connect – as a service portal**
Think of City Connect as a direct line to the City. Request a service, pay bills, apply for permits, and more.

**City Connect – as a participation portal**
How you can make your city a better place through volunteering, sponsorship and more.

**Shortcuts**
Quick links provide direct access to the City’s media releases, important documents and your City Council.

**Shortcuts**
Find out who runs the City and how, with our Meet the Mayor and City departments sections

The City of Cape Town's article page

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Document downloads

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