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    City triples sewer jet-cleaning efforts to reduce winter overflows

    City triples sewer jet-cleaning efforts to reduce winter overflows

    05 July 2026

    A record 625,5 km of sewer pipelines have been proactively jet-cleaned as part of winter readiness.

    Mayor opens major new informal trading hub at Masiphumelele Gateway Market

    Mayor opens major new informal trading hub at Masiphumelele Gateway Market

    05 May 2026

    Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis officially cut the ribbon on a major new informal trading infrastructure at the City’s Masiphumelele Gateway Market

    City goes to class on food safety

    City goes to class on food safety

    14 January 2026

    ​​The City's Food Control Unit has a list of easy-to-implement food safety tips for packed school lunches to prevent food spoilage.

    Don’t fall into the ‘grease trap’

    Don’t fall into the ‘grease trap’

    27 November 2025

    As part of the City of Cape Town’s summer readiness efforts, the Water and Sanitation Directorate has intensified inspections of grease traps at restaurants and food businesses to prevent sewer blockages and overflows.

    Safe lifestyle practices and good hygiene habits can prevent viral hepatitis

    Safe lifestyle practices and good hygiene habits can prevent viral hepatitis

    25 July 2025

    City Health will commemorate World Hepatitis Day on Monday, 28 July

    Winter woes: Here’s where to log your service requests

    Winter woes: Here’s where to log your service requests

    11 June 2025

    As winter sets in, the increased rain could lead to sewer overflows and more frequent blockages.

    World Food Safety Day: some heroes wear lab coats

    World Food Safety Day: some heroes wear lab coats

    07 June 2025

    Over a 10-month period since July 2024, the laboratory received 4 853 samples that were subjected to 17 759 analyses. The sample results yielded an overall compliance rate of 84,55%.

    Environmental Health rats out rodents

    Environmental Health rats out rodents

    13 May 2025

    In the nine months between July 2024 and March 2025, the City's Environmental Health Practitioners serviced 44 121 block baiting stations.

    City gears up for winter by smashing sewer jet-cleaning record

    City gears up for winter by smashing sewer jet-cleaning record

    22 April 2025

    As we approach winter, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate showcased its ongoing work to prepare the City’s infrastructure for the anticipated rains

    City capacitates Early Childhood Development Centres

    City capacitates Early Childhood Development Centres

    09 February 2025

    In 2024, the City hosted a number of training interventions on a range of topics, reaching 1 668 ECD staff members from across the metropole.

    City kicks off construction of Masiphumelele Market

    City kicks off construction of Masiphumelele Market

    28 January 2025

    The City of Cape Town is ready to commence with the construction of the Masiphumelele Gateway Market.

    City Health records 55% increase in food-related service requests

    City Health records 55% increase in food-related service requests

    22 January 2025

    Most complaints relate to dates of durability (or what people perceive as expired foodstuff), unhygienic conditions at food premises and food quality concerns.

    City commends businesses that recognise waste as a valuable resource

    City commends businesses that recognise waste as a valuable resource

    19 December 2024

    Hotel Verde’s journey to achieving Net Zero Waste was guided by two core strategies - sustainable purchasing policy and waste separation and composting.

    ECD staff brush up on health and hygiene matters

    ECD staff brush up on health and hygiene matters

    15 September 2024

    The training initiative was a joint effort between City Health and the Community Arts & Culture Development Department.

    What you need to know: 72-hour disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    What you need to know: 72-hour disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    20 June 2024

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will undertake a 72-hour operation from Monday, 24 June, until Wednesday, 26 June, which will affect the Cape Flats. This will result in several areas having no water during this time.

    City Health tucks into food safety

    City Health tucks into food safety

    07 June 2024

    ​World Food Safety Day is celebrated worldwide annually on June 7.

    Increase in diarrheal disease amongst children

    Increase in diarrheal disease amongst children

    26 January 2024

    City reminds communities to take special care during summer when risk of diarrhoea is high

    Help reduce food waste this Christmas

    Help reduce food waste this Christmas

    19 December 2023

    ​The City of Cape Town is urging residents of Cape Town to join in the effort to reduce food waste during the upcoming Christmas celebrations

    City’s water treatment plants attain top-tier food safety certification

    City’s water treatment plants attain top-tier food safety certification

    14 November 2023

    On World Quality Day, the City's Water and Sanitation Directorate received the official ISO 22000 certification from the SABS for three of its 12 Water Treatment Plants (WTP) namely, Brooklands, Blackheath, Voëlvlei.

     Netball World Cup Flag Ceremony marks one week before the tournament

    Netball World Cup Flag Ceremony marks one week before the tournament

    21 July 2023

    City host Flag Ceremony for Netball World Cup

    City warns against fake health officials trying to score free meals

    City warns against fake health officials trying to score free meals

    14 November 2022

    The City of Cape Town’s Health Department is warning against fake health officials trying to scam business owners.

    People and places at the heart of Cape Town’s tourism offering

    People and places at the heart of Cape Town’s tourism offering

    21 September 2022

    With Heritage Day this coming weekend, the experience was a fitting one. Muslims have been here for hundreds of years and are thus woven into the social fabric of our beautiful city.

    City resolves unplanned water supply disruption caused by bulk water pipeline maintenance

    City resolves unplanned water supply disruption caused by bulk water pipeline maintenance

    16 September 2022

    Significant progress has been made in resolving the water supply disruptions in areas outside of the original operational footprint.

    City working to improve water pressure to areas impacted by the 75-hour shutdown operation

    City working to improve water pressure to areas impacted by the 75-hour shutdown operation

    16 September 2022

    ​The essential maintenance work on the Cape Flats bulk water pipeline network commenced in the early hours of this morning (Friday 16 September).

    Final countdown to the three-day water supply disruption in some areas

    Final countdown to the three-day water supply disruption in some areas

    15 September 2022

    This weekend, starting at 01:00 on Friday 16 September, residents affected by the essential maintenance on the Cape Flats bulk water network

    What you need to know about the 75-hour water disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats bulk water network

    What you need to know about the 75-hour water disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats bulk water network

    13 September 2022

    ​The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will embark on a 75-hour operation this weekend to do essential maintenance to its bulk water supply network on the Cape Flats.

    Precautionary boil notice for discoloured water across parts of Cape Town

    Precautionary boil notice for discoloured water across parts of Cape Town

    05 August 2022

    ​The City advises residents that water in the distribution system coming from Faure water treatment plant over parts of the city is currently discoloured.

    Safer food, better health is the focus of World Food Safety Day

    Safer food, better health is the focus of World Food Safety Day

    06 June 2022

    This year’s theme, Safer food, better health, highlights the role that safe, nutritional food plays in ensuring human health.

    Environmental Health ramps up rodent baiting

    Environmental Health ramps up rodent baiting

    15 March 2022

    ​The City’s Environmental Health Service services thousands of baiting points across the metropole each year, focusing on public spaces and informal residential areas

    Typhoid cases not linked to water

    Typhoid cases not linked to water

    21 February 2022

    City Health dismisses thyphoid link to municipal water.

    Swop it, don’t dump it

    Swop it, don’t dump it

    17 September 2021

    ​In light of Recycling Week, the City’s Solid Waste Management Department is reflecting on its Swop Shop Pilot Project that complements existing recycling services

    Urban farmers- on your marks, get set, plant

    Urban farmers- on your marks, get set, plant

    16 July 2021

    ​With the rampant unemployment and hunger that persist in our communities as a result of various lockdown levels due to Covid-19, the Urban Management Directorate went back to the drawing board to revise its initial Urban Agriculture Training Programme

    Long Street pool back in the swim

    Long Street pool back in the swim

    26 May 2021

    Long Street pool back in the swim

    City working with authorities to recover unspent Grant  funding

    City working with authorities to recover unspent Grant funding

    20 May 2021

    Councillor charged with misuse of Grant funding.

    City continues Covid-19 relief lifeline to communities

    City continues Covid-19 relief lifeline to communities

    12 May 2021

    ​The lingering impact of the national Covid-19 lockdown means residents continue to struggle to provide food for their families

    More Covid-19 relief to feed vulnerable communities

    More Covid-19 relief to feed vulnerable communities

    22 April 2021

    Since April last year, a total of R39 million has been provided towards critical food aid relief, which has been a vital lifeline to residents experiencing the financial impact of the lockdown

    Council approves R10m and commits to further R15m in COVID-19 relief

    Council approves R10m and commits to further R15m in COVID-19 relief

    02 February 2021

    As a result of the severe impact of the national coronavirus lockdown, many residents have struggled to put food on the table.

    City customers on Stage 1 load-shedding; use less, flatten the evening peak

    City customers on Stage 1 load-shedding; use less, flatten the evening peak

    01 September 2020

    With the unfortunate resumption of Eskom’s load-shedding, the City of Cape Town will continue to do its best to protect its customers on the lowest stages of load-shedding.

    City calls on registered NPOs and PBOs to apply for humanitarian food relief services

    City calls on registered NPOs and PBOs to apply for humanitarian food relief services

    20 August 2020

    Registered NPOs and PBOs must have experience in the preparation and distribution of cooked meals

    City protecting customers from a stage of load-shedding

    City protecting customers from a stage of load-shedding

    13 August 2020

    The City of Cape Town notes with dismay the resumption of another round of Eskom load-shedding

    More Eskom load-shedding, City customers to go to Stage 1

    More Eskom load-shedding, City customers to go to Stage 1

    15 July 2020

    Eskom announces load-shedding stage 2

    Cape Town’s wandering hippo finds a home in Mossel Bay

    Cape Town’s wandering hippo finds a home in Mossel Bay

    01 July 2020

    In November last year, the staff from the City’s False Bay Nature Reserve spotted a dispersing hippo in Rondevlei

    COVID-19 and the 10th anniversary of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

    COVID-19 and the 10th anniversary of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

    15 June 2020

    After years of preparation and a few frantic months before the kick-off, South Africa pulled out all the stops to host the world’s biggest sporting event

    Our economic action plan means Cape Town is ready for level 3

    Our economic action plan means Cape Town is ready for level 3

    25 May 2020

    STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, ALDERMAN DAN PLATO.

    City requests consideration for certain businesses to continue

    City requests consideration for certain businesses to continue

    15 April 2020

    As part of the City's efforts to find innovative solutions to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic and the resultant lockdown measures to contain the spread

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