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03 June 2026
The City's digital channels continue to play an increasingly important role in customer service delivery
28 May 2026
You are invited to tour the City’s Let’s ACT at Home exhibition space, which is part of the Cape Town Future Energy Festival
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
We are hosting guided tours of our Let’s ACT at home exhibition at the Building Centre.
26 March 2026
Calling all Capetonians to visit the City’s Let’s ACT at Home Exhibition
23 January 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Nersa to immediately cease plans to permit up to a doubling of Eskom’s tariff increase.
16 September 2025
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Alderman Xanthea Limberg, visited Khayelitsha.
09 September 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate is investing more than R8 million in refurbishing high-mast streetlights along the inbound and outbound main routes of Cape Town’s Central Business District
25 August 2025
The City is helping residents with their municipal debt and encourages customers to make use of the support available to lighten the load.
20 August 2025
The City has availed more than R5,1 bn in rates and service assistance to qualifying residents.
13 August 2025
We are committed to assisting prepaid electricity customers take control of their electricity usage
03 August 2025
The City has various incentives and initiatives available to residents as part of its new 2025/26 budget.
26 June 2025
Mayor’s Council Speech
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
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
04 December 2024
The courts have repeatedly affirmed that Nersa may only approve tariffs based on detailed cost-of-supply studies
16 October 2024
Our game changing Battery Energy Storage pilot project is expertly designed to eventually incorporate new energy storage within the City’s network
13 October 2024
The City Energy Directorate’s ongoing work of installing and maintaining its light-emitting diodes (LED) on public lights in Khayelitsha is making significant progress.
25 September 2024
STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ENERGY, ALDERMAN XANTHEA LIMBERG
11 September 2024
The City treats the emerging threats against City staff and contractors performing their official duties in these areas as unacceptable
14 August 2024
With more than 30% of its households receiving free basic electricity and lifeline support, the City of Cape Town stands out by caring for communities with a comprehensive social relief package
07 August 2024
City teams and contractors are doing letter-drops in scheduled areas.
30 April 2024
The tender has been awarded for the City of Cape Town’s Atlantis solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with construction planned to start in August this year and to be completed within 12 months, if all goes to plan.
16 February 2024
City Electricity teams have completed the first part of the infrastructure maintenance in Lansdowne on 13 February 2024.
18 December 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
27 November 2023
A crowd of over 70 000 gathered on the Grand Parade, Darling Street and Adderley Street.
11 October 2023
'Saving R84 million and more than 72 500 MWh of electricity and 71 800 tCO2e over the 12 years of the programme so far shows that energy efficiency is always the starting point
19 April 2023
Residents have about two more weeks to comment on the City of Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ budget for the 2023/24 financial year
06 April 2023
We have done our best to keep affordability front of mind while not risking the delivery of services while investing in Cape Town's future.
29 March 2023
It is about building the future we want for Cape Town. Building a City of Hope for All.
15 March 2023
The City, in partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT) and funded by the European Union, today, 15 March 2023, launched Climate Campaigners
09 March 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that February 2023 was the best month on record for new Solar PV installations in Cape Town
02 December 2022
The City’s My Clean Green Home in Green Point Urban Park is open again to visitors for the summer season until Sunday, 18 December 2022.
10 November 2022
Today Thursday 10 November, on World Quality Day, the City’s Bellville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) received ISO 50001 certification, which recognises this facility for its leading efforts in energy efficiency.
29 September 2022
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
17 September 2022
Water and sanitation infrastructure all require electricity to function correctly.
22 April 2022
The City of Cape Town’s My Clean Green Home in Green Point Urban Park is open again to visitors in honour of Earth Day
18 March 2022
By making small changes, it’s possible to reduce household costs to absorb some of the price increases and reduce the budget crunch.
01 March 2022
That week, we opened our first round of procurement of power from independent power producers.
14 February 2022
The exhibition highlights the importance of energy efficiency and promotes a collaborative drive between residents, industry and the City toward achieving net zero carbon
07 January 2022
The City of Cape Town thanks customers for their patience as we do necessary routine maintenance on our electrical infrastructure next week.
03 December 2021
The compact home is the epitome of the City’s vision for its energy future
23 September 2021
The City of Cape Town’s R196 million programme to install new prepaid meters has been ongoing for approximately eight years and is nearing completion with 70 000 old credit meters
18 August 2021
Under normal circumstances, there would be no justification for wasting electricity unnecessarily
In an open letter to residents, Executive Mayor Dan Plato says only competition to Eskom’s power monopoly will bring about the competitive electricity pricing and reliable supply that households and the economy needs.
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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