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02 August 2026
Over the next three financial years, the Human Settlements Directorate has budgeted more than R4,4 billion in total allocations (capital and operational budgets) to create integrated and more dignified human settlements
30 July 2026
The record R12,24bn capital investment in this past financial year demonstrates what it takes to build for the future
10 July 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis says the report ‘affirms the progress made in our vow that Cape Town will be South Africa’s beacon of hope
29 June 2026
This budget ensures Cape Town continues to be South Africa’s beacon of hope, offering the best services and value for ratepayer contributions
05 June 2026
The City of Cape Town offers the most rates relief and benefits for pensioners and indigent households
27 May 2026
The City has opened supplementary public participation on amendments to its City of Hope Budget 2026/27 following the Western Cape High Court’s ruling on tariff structures.
31 March 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis City of Hope Budget Speech
Cape Town is SA’s one city that works, and with these investments we are building a city of hope for all, in line with our long-term vision
13 March 2026
Councillor Carl Pophaim, officially launched the well-located Elsies River Infill State-subsidised Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing project with a sod-turning ceremony
22 December 2025
MAYORAL MINUTE 2025
27 November 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says more state-subsidised houses have been handed over in Cape Town than all three Gauteng metros combined over the last five years
07 November 2025
The City’s latest Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued in celebration of World Town Planning Day tomorrow, gives an overview of development and land use patterns in Cape Town over the last decade
19 October 2025
The City handed over 30 homes to beneficiaries of the Bonteheuwel Infill housing project.
16 September 2025
The Bonteheuwel Infill project is just one of several housing projects currently under way across the metro
20 August 2025
This project highlights the City’s commitment to empowering residents, enabling redress and improving access to well-located housing opportunities across the metro
13 July 2025
This project will ultimately benefit 273 families from Bonteheuwel and surrounds, once completed in June 2026.
01 July 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has handed over the keys to lawful beneficiaries of the City’s Belhar-Pentech housing project after a four-year court process
26 June 2025
Mayor’s Council Speech
28 May 2025
19 February 2025
City officials attended a sod-turning ceremony to relaunch its well-located Edward Avenue housing project.
23 November 2024
The City welcomed the latest group of tenants at the massive 1 055-unit Goodwood Station social housing partnership project.
17 November 2024
Residents of Manenberg were thrilled to receive their title deeds.
08 November 2024
The City’s second iteration of the Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today.
04 October 2024
The City’s Human Settlements teams continue their work to invest in public housing maintenance across units in the metro.
03 September 2024
Social Housing has been shown to have numerous advantages for the surrounding area through the provision of clean and safe living spaces contributing to improved surveillance at a neighbourhood scale
30 August 2024
Our plans for this site as a mixed use market and affordable housing development will be a game-changer, bringing much-needed affordable housing, and an economic and value boost to this area.
27 August 2024
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate held an open day to discuss plans for a new social housing project in the Lansdowne area that will add value to the area.
01 August 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis welcomed new tenants.
The City of Cape Town is proposing amendments and new provisions to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) that regulates development and land use in the city.
13 June 2024
The City’s Public Housing maintenance and upgrades investment campaign was launched this year and we are boosting our efforts across the city
12 June 2024
Council Speech
The City of Cape Town is set to release its sixth inner city property for social housing development following City Council approval today.
07 June 2024
The City has been fighting for over two and a half years in court to gain an eviction order and restore the homes to the rightful beneficiary families.
19 May 2024
The City is dependent on rental income to create safer and more dignified public housing spaces.
16 May 2024
There is something special about turning the sod of a new housing development
14 May 2024
Delivering title deeds to Beacon Valley families right on their doorstep was a truly special moment
11 April 2024
The City continues to deliver housing opportunities, even in the face of shocks like extortion, construction mafia and national government budget cuts.
04 April 2024
Our draft Budget is one of shifting gears and finding solutions for the South African and Cape Town housing context
28 March 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Council has adopted the creation of a Development Charges Fund to support micro-developers building affordable housing in lower income communities.
27 March 2024
City Council budget speech 2024
In an address to City Council, Mayor Hill-Lewis said the scale of Cape Town's infrastructure spending – worth R120bn over ten years
01 March 2024
It's the dawn of a new day for the City's Gugulethu Infill housing project!
06 February 2024
The City encourages residents to be cautious when approached about a housing opportunity and to be aware of scammers.
The City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee today adopted the creation of a Development Charges Fund to support micro-developers building affordable housing in lower income communities.
02 February 2024
The City’s Maroela South affordable housing project in Kraaifontein is making steady progress.
04 December 2023
'Residents in this settlement can now feel more secure with access to the basic electricity services which the City provides
15 November 2023
Residents in the Sixth Avenue settlement in the Kensington area are being connected to the electricity grid.
01 November 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says National Cabinet have chosen to cut pro-poor funding over government waste, with far-reaching consequences for local government.
25 October 2023
The majority of the beneficiaries for the BNG component of the project come from the Redhill informal settlement, which is located between Simon's Town and Scarborough and their allocation is in line with housing allocation policies
20 October 2023
Today, 20 October 2023, the sod was turned at the City’s new R54,6 million housing project in well-located Ottery.
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for 201 Civic Centres, including Community Halls, Centres, Recreation Hubs and Multi-purpose centres around the metro.
The City of Cape Town today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), establishing a multi-year strategic partnership to expand skills development
See all tenders received by the City of Cape Town.
The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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