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21 July 2026
The City of Hope Budget 2026/27 places the spotlight on unprecedented infrastructure spend for Cape Town over the medium-term (three-year) budget framework.
03 July 2026
The rollout of electricity services is subject to land ownership and service supply arrangements
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
17 June 2026
The City’s Energy Directorate has completed an electrification project in Langa’s Special Quarters informal settlement.
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
17 April 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Mobile Office is heading to Strand, Bonteheuwel and Langa next week to bring essential municipal services directly to residents' doorsteps
09 April 2026
The City’s streetlight and high mast repair and maintenance interventions form part of our broader strategy to improve service delivery and to protect our essential infrastructure in high risk areas
30 March 2026
The City wants to help small-scale developers and landowners in selected areas to build affordable rental flats that are of a better quality, safer, and legally connected to services
24 March 2026
During our visit, the lab’s technical teams demonstrated the meticulous testing processes applied to every single meter before installation
20 February 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Mobile Office is heading to Eerste River and Lwandle next week to bring essential municipal services directly to residents' doorsteps
19 February 2026
I am immensely proud and grateful for the hard work and dedication of our technical teams throughout the busy festive peak period.
26 January 2026
The City continues to roll out its compulsory meter replacement programme
23 January 2026
The City's Mobile Office is heading to Belhar and Mfuleni next week to bring essential municipal services.
10 December 2025
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s e-Services portal will be unavailable from 12:00 on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 to 06:30 on Monday, 29 December 2025
20 November 2025
We’re asking our indigent residents and pensioners to apply for help with service and rates costs
10 October 2025
The City presents its basket of services offering at the Retreat Civic Centre and the Mobile Office in Kraaifontein.
18 September 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate continues to invest in electrical infrastructure by rolling out its compulsory meter replacement programme
05 September 2025
Next week the City’s Mobile Office will be availing services in Khayelitsha, Bothasig and Philadelphia on Friday.
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
07 August 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Mobile Office will be presenting its basket of services offering at the Thusong Centre in Tafelsig.
03 August 2025
The City has various incentives and initiatives available to residents as part of its new 2025/26 budget.
08 May 2025
All City prepaid electricity meters supplied and installed by the City conform to National Standards and are tested by both the manufacturers and the City against stringent calibration standards
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
03 April 2025
New, smarter electricity meters are on the cards for residents in different areas of the metro.
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
26 March 2025
The backyarder service electricity programme is a city-wide programme, which aims to provide electricity supply to backyarder residents living on City-owned rental property.
20 March 2025
The City is pleased to announce that its R6 million underground electricity cabling project in a targeted area in Sea Point
12 March 2025
The City maintains more than 245 000 streetlights across the metro
06 March 2025
The new platform can be used to apply for electricity services such as a new supply, additional meter, replacement or upgrading of existing meters among others.
26 February 2025
The City’s Energy teams connected a further 20 informal homes to the electricity grid in Great Dutch Street, Nyanga.
25 February 2025
Capetonians have broken through the R50m earnings mark since the start of the City’s Cash for Power programme in 2022/23.
20 February 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate is rolling out new, smarter electricity meters in different areas of the metro over the next few months.
23 December 2024
The decision to close the office was made after long deliberations, it was advertised and also discussed at open meetings of the subcouncil.
10 December 2024
Residents are encouraged to visit another interaction centre, particularly the new Fish Hoek Customer Interaction Centre, and to make use of the City’s various, convenient online options
21 November 2024
City prepaid electricity meter updates have been completed way ahead of the National Prepaid Meter Software Update deadline and City-supplied customers are not impacted by the end November deadline
12 November 2024
We urge our customers to please set aside money for their municipal accounts as without this income, we cannot provide services. The income we get from rates and tariffs pays for service delivery
06 November 2024
City customers are not impacted by the National Prepaid Meter SOFTWARE Update.
31 October 2024
We remind residents to keep the busy holiday season in mind when visiting a City interaction centre during the next few months
29 October 2024
The City’s management of the implementation of the national prepaid meter software update programme, finishing the updates well ahead of the national November 2024 deadline
23 October 2024
The National Prepaid Meter SOFTWARE Update through purchase tokens is under way across South Africa.
04 October 2024
The City’s Human Settlements teams continue their work to invest in public housing maintenance across units in the metro.
01 October 2024
Residents are reminded of the City’s rollout of new and more convenient electricity meters in various areas in the final few months of 2024.
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
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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