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29 June 2026
In one simple summary: Five years ago, there was much of this City’s infrastructure grid that was under severe strain.
This budget ensures Cape Town continues to be South Africa’s beacon of hope, offering the best services and value for ratepayer contributions
27 May 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis Council Speech
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.
22 May 2026
The City of Cape Town will publish amendments to its tabled Budget 2026/27 for public comment
19 March 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town is on track to achieve greater infrastructure investment than all three Gauteng metros combined
18 February 2026
As part of the City’s drive to enable more access to affordable housing opportunities on well-located land across the metro, it has issued two new tenders
23 October 2025
The City of Cape Town has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine Road and Mew Way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain
25 September 2025
The City is pleased to announce the release of findings from its inaugural city-wide Cape Town Household Survey, conducted between February and October 2024
20 September 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis officially handed over the newly-upgraded Manenberg Sports Ground to the community.
26 June 2025
Mayor’s Council Speech
The City’s Invested in Hope Budget for 2025/26
29 May 2025
Three new litter interceptors are being installed along the Soet River in Strand to trap high volumes of waste causing water pollution.
28 May 2025
The City of Cape Town has tabled expanded rates relief measures and other changes to the proposed
30 April 2025
The City is looking to extend rates rebates to more property owners and pensioners.
23 April 2025
The City of Cape Town offers the lowest monthly municipal bill of South Africa’s ‘big five’ metros
27 March 2025
“Invested in Hope” Budget 2025/26
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a South African-record infrastructure investment of R39,7bn over three years in an address to City Council
17 March 2025
The domestic animal survey is the latest in a series of interventions undertaken by the City administration to promote and ensure the welfare of animals in the metropole.
10 March 2025
To date, 31 626 m of water and 64 136 m of sewer pipes have been replaced city-wide since the start of the financial year in July 2024
08 November 2024
The City’s second iteration of the Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today.
22 August 2024
Mayor’s Council Speech 22 Aug 2024 – Cape Town spends SA-record R9,4bn on infrastructure
25 July 2024
There is opportunity – and reason for optimism – in this new Government of National Unity.
19 July 2024
The Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town, via a long-standing partnership, donated four tons of rice to the City of Cape Town.
12 June 2024
Council Speech
21 May 2024
Cape Town also has the highest proportion of residents benefitting from free basic water and electricity, according to StatsSA's non-financial census data for municipalities released in March 2024.
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
26 February 2024
City's enforcement successes during past week
08 November 2023
City’s Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today on World Town Planning Day, gives an overview of development and land use patterns in Cape Town from 2012 to 2022.
11 September 2023
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to comment on the draft local spatial development framework (LSDF), or neighbourhood plan, for Woodstock and Salt River, inclusive of University Estate and Walmer Estate.
The City is excited to announce the release of R103 million worth of prime property of approximately 9 000 m² in size along New Market Street, Cape Town CBD.
24 August 2023
These pockets of land in Parow are situated near Voortrekker Road, the Tygerberg and Unisa campuses, and many more well-located desirable areas
15 June 2023
'Help is available and our staff at the various customer offices in the metro are able to assist residents with more information as well as the quick and easy application process
13 June 2023
The City’s draft Energy Strategy is out for public comment until 31 July 2023.
02 June 2023
The City has an annual payment ratio of 97,01% and a monthly payment ratio of 108,62% as at 31 March 2023
Our purpose in Cape Town is to lift people out of poverty over time, and a 'clean audit' is one important enabling step in fulfilling this purpose.
31 May 2023
City Council has passed Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ Budget for 2023/24 today, 31 May 2023.
30 May 2023
All prepaid metering software in South Africa must be updated or customers won’t be able to recharge their meters with new tokens; and will be left without power supply.
29 May 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says appetite for rooftop solar PV is at record levels in the city, with March 2023 now the best month on record for new applications to install solar.
23 May 2023
The City of Cape Town’s 2022-2027 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) commits to alleviating energy poverty, including exploring Energy Service Innovation for backyarders in the metro
19 May 2023
Today, Thursday, 18 May, marks the start of the City’s first Urban Waste Management (UWM) Innovation Expo, a two-day exhibition to showcase some of the most innovative and sustainable waste management solutions existing today
18 May 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Capetonians deserve the truth from President Cyril Ramaphosa about whether the National Government intends scrapping plans to devolve passenger rail to capable metros
16 May 2023
here are new trends caused by load-shedding that are having an impact on neighbourhoods and in some cases, existing load-shedding impacts have worsened.
11 May 2023
Tenants are currently moving into the City of Cape Town’s well-located Maitland Mews social housing development in central Cape Town
05 May 2023
All prepaid metering software in South Africa must be updated or customers won’t be able to recharge their meters with new tokens
04 May 2023
The City of Cape Town is busy preparing the local spatial development framework, or neighbourhood plan, for Woodstock and Salt River, inclusive of University Estate and Walmer Estate
26 April 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that Cape Town will outpace all other cities on infrastructure investments.
Promoting home composting is a useful tactic the City is using to reduce emissions from landfills
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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