More than R4,4 bn budgeted for dignified human settlements, home for all

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

City welcomes opportunity to update court on affordable housing progress, challenges

02 July 2026

More sites have been released in this term of office alone than in the decade prior under the City’s Mayoral Priority Programme

Targeted plan delivers progress on City’s trench reinstatements

16 January 2026

City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to make steady progress in tackling trench reinstatements.

City commences with roadworks in Maitland and Ndabeni Industrial

17 January 2025

Mayco greenlights Rondebosch East land release for mixed-use development

14 August 2024

​Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has greenlit land release for a mixed-use development in Rondebosch East.

City’s Carbon Smart Skills Development programme empowers women

17 April 2024

Carbon Smart Skills Development programme

Festive Lights Switch-On event illuminates start of joyous season

27 November 2023

A crowd of over 70 000 gathered on the Grand Parade, Darling Street and Adderley Street.

Taking Human Settlements to the people: City’s Roadshow visits Fisantekraal, other areas this month

04 October 2023

This month, we will be in Maitland, Bonteheuwel, Eerste River, Valhalla Park and Retreat

City connects people to services

29 September 2022

From 09:30 until 13:30 officials from the City's Customer Relations Department will be at the Maitland Garden Village Community Centre on the corner of Beaty Avenue and Alexander Road to attend to queries.

City has been pioneer in social housing; central city projects under way

16 July 2022

STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, COUNCILLOR MALUSI BOOI

R2,8bn human settlements budget highlights room for partnerships

19 April 2022

Some R2,8 billion in total has been allocated for the City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate over three years

City launches Land Release Priority Programme

08 April 2022

Speaking at the Indaba, Mayor Hill-Lewis said land release for affordable housing is a Priority Programme of his administration

Let’s build Cape Town, together: City sounds call to action ahead of first affordable housing indaba

04 April 2022

The City’s new Land Release Programme for More Affordable Housing

City completes upgrades at Maitland Garden Village Sports field

12 March 2022

Recreation and Parks Department opened the doors to a newly upgraded sports clubhouse at Maitland Garden Village Sports field

Routine electricity maintenance for 7 March - 13 March 2022

04 March 2022

The City of Cape Town thanks customers for their patience as we do necessary routine maintenance on our electrical infrastructure next week in various areas of the metro

Update on refuse collection for Woodstock depot serviced areas

02 July 2021

​This week various areas serviced by the Woodstock depot experienced refuse collection delays due to Covid-19 mitigation measures.

Refuse collection backlog now to be cleared this weekend

29 June 2021

The disruption to refuse collection services yesterday, Monday 28 June, has unexpectedly continued today.

K9 officer Zeke barks up the right tree

20 July 2020

On Sunday, 19 July 2020, officers attached to the K9 Unit conducted open area searches in well known drug areas in Milnerton.

Refuse collection delays expected in areas serviced by Mitchells Plain and Woodstock Collections Depots

21 May 2020

The City would like to inform residents who live in areas serviced by the Collections Depots in Mitchells Plain and Woodstock that they can expect delays in their refuse collection over the coming days.

Refuse collection delays expected in areas serviced by Woodstock Collections Depot

18 May 2020

The City would like to inform residents who live in areas serviced by the Woodstock Collections Depot that they can expect delays in their refuse collection over the coming days.

City is making every effort to clear refuse backlog

06 May 2020

The City has contingencies in place to ensure that operations and service delivery continue as far as possible, while ensuring the health and safety of our staff during this time, as well as the health and safety of the public we serve

City’s mobile office to visit Maitland Garden Village, Langa, Mamre and Strand

12 March 2020

The mobile office sessions are held at community facilities that are easily accessible

New pedestrian walkways for Garden Village in Maitland

30 January 2020

The construction of new walkways in Garden Village, Maitland, is scheduled to start during the first week of February 2020