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07 August 2026
The City’s Water teams are continuing to closely monitor dam levels and water use
22 May 2026
Cape Town dam levels increased by about 20% in one week due to the recent, uncommon rainfall event
29 March 2026
With Cape Town’s dam levels at less than 50%, learners at Melton Primary School in Kleinvlei, Eerste River, recently received a lively lesson in water security.
17 March 2026
Removing alien vegetation in catchment areas is yielding tangible results for Cape Town’s water supply
03 March 2026
Emergency repairs to the collapsed 700mm bulk sewer pipeline in Khayelitsha are progressing well
25 February 2026
Cape Town is not in a drought, but the window to avoid water restrictions later this year is narrowing. Based on the current water usage trend, dam storage could drop as low as 40% by May if this year’s rainfall is average.
04 February 2026
Over the past week, water usage has continued to climb, reaching 1 073 million litres of water a day (MLD).
05 December 2025
Over 100 comments were received for each project during the public participation sessions held in 2025 for both Faure NWS and Desalination.
03 December 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on the public to be more water-wise.
25 November 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is rehabilitating 28 km of bulk sewer pipelines across the Cape Flats, South Africa’s largest sewer upgrade project
10 November 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation staff and Manzi, their mascot, visited Paramount High School in Tafelsig.
19 October 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation mascot Manzi, visited the Grade 6 class at Lochnershof Primary School in Strand.
15 September 2025
Interested and affected parties are invited to attend the inaugural Atlantis Water Resource Management Scheme (AWRMS) Monitoring Committee meeting on Friday, 19 September 2025.
05 September 2025
Earlier this year, we set out Cape Town’s Budget of Hope
28 August 2025
This project is part of the City’s plan to deliver 300 million litres a day of drinking water from new sources by the end of this decade.
18 August 2025
The City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Directorate has delivered outstanding results for the 2024/2025 financial year
05 August 2025
Councillor Zahid Badroodien joined the City of Cape Town’s Junior City Council (JCC) on a visit to the Faure Water Treatment Plant (WTP).
04 August 2025
The Faure New Water Scheme is one of the key drivers of the City’s New Water Programme
07 July 2025
The state-of-the-art AWRP is one of the key facilities in implementing the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s New Water Programme.
04 July 2025
During heavy rainfall, water ingress from gutters that are incorrectly connected can overwhelm the sewer network
03 July 2025
We are committed to ensuring our communities have dignified access to basic services by reducing sewer overflows and accelerating the replacement of water and sewer pipes
16 April 2025
The City will continue to make record-setting investments in Cape Town’s water and sanitation infrastructure
15 April 2025
The City’s first Advanced Water Reclamation Plant (AWRP) is on track with the civil works completed in December 2024.
14 April 2025
The City is conducting a feasibility study in terms of the Section 78 process of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 and requires input from the local community.
01 April 2025
Residents have another opportunity on Thursday, 3 April 2025, to attend a public meeting where the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will unpack its plans for the proposed Faure New Water Scheme (FNWS
20 March 2025
To kick off National Water Week, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the proactive clearing of water-thirsty alien invasive plants as one of its interventions to help build a water secure future for residents
20 February 2025
Cape Town was the first municipality in South Africa to develop and implement a spatial biodiversity plan, which is fitting since this beautiful city claims the title of the most biodiverse city in the world
17 February 2025
The interactive online tool spotlights locations where 100 drinking water reuse schemes are situated worldwide.
The City’s Biodiversity Management branch will explain the importance of the critical draft policy
13 February 2025
12 February 2025
The network comprises of primary and high school STEM Clubs across the Western Cape, inspiring young learners to excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
29 January 2025
The City’s plan to establish a desalination plant in Paarden Eiland will be driven and informed by science, expertise and collaboration.
13 December 2024
The City is currently in the feasibility study stage of its first permanent desalination plant, planned for the Paarden Eiland area.
04 October 2024
Keeping urban waterways like the Elsieskraal River clear of pollution is crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems
17 September 2024
The study will be undertaken by a suitably qualified transaction advisory team, who have been appointed as approved by Council resolution.
03 September 2024
The Faure New Water Scheme, to be constructed at the Faure WTP, will eventually increase and diversify the City's drinking water supply by 70 to 100 million litres per day.
26 August 2024
Investing in aquifers is one of the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s strategic interventions, towards introducing new water sources for the future.
07 August 2024
Water and Sanitation's 2024/25 total budget of R18 billion for the upcoming financial year speaks volumes.
30 July 2024
With dams filling up, residents may have questions related to Cape Town's current and future water supply resilience.
17 July 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind the public to comment on the proposal to redevelop and upgrade the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei in the False Bay Nature Reserve.
16 July 2024
Recently Cape Town has been hard hit by unprecedented heavy rain.
08 July 2024
The Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS) currently serves as Cape Town's primary water source and will remain so until the New Water Programme (NWP) diversifies the city's water sources.
01 July 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve.
26 June 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve
19 June 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is making significant progress with South Africa’s largest sewer upgrade of its kind, rehabilitating 28km of bulk sewer pipelines.
25 April 2024
Residents have the opportunity to comment until 30 April 2024 on the City's proposed budget for 2024/2025 financial year.
22 April 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Corporate Services Directorate, led by Alderman Theresa Uys, has proudly welcomed the appointment of 19 young exceptional graduates.
10 April 2024
As Cape Town navigates the challenges posed by climate change and population growth, it's imperative to understand how the City plans to introduce new water sources via its New Water Programme.
23 March 2024
Annually observed on 22nd March, World Water Day serves as a poignant reminder of the global water crisis.
10 March 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation teams are currently completing extensive repairs to the 300mm sewer line in Zone 20, Langa, following three collapses
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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