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16 July 2026
City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will continue investing in critical infrastructure and progressing service delivery from 1 July 2026
01 July 2026
Typically, dam levels need to be 80% or more by the time the next Annual Operating Analysis (AOA) is done
11 June 2026
No one will be without water.
22 May 2026
Cape Town dam levels increased by about 20% in one week due to the recent, uncommon rainfall event
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.
13 February 2026
The City of Cape Town today launched its “Good For You” Healthy Food Guidelines at the Cape Town Civic Centre
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate recently hosted a delegation from the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PWSC).
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.
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
20 August 2025
The Faure New Water Scheme is one of the key drivers of the City’s New Water Programme
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
10 July 2025
Maintenance of the City’s rivers, canals and waterways takes place all year round, with operations ramping up pre-winter in preparation for seasonal rainfall.
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.
05 June 2025
The City celebrated World Environment Day with a public awareness event focusing on keeping our rivers and canals free of waste.
19 May 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to ensure no cuts to municipal funding
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
26 March 2025
A high-level delegation from the World Bank took time out of the 14th International Water Association (IWA) Conference to visit key water and sanitation facilities in Cape Town.
17 March 2025
The City is encouraging public comment on the option of using a suitable external service delivery mechanism to implement and operate the proposed Faure New Water Scheme
13 March 2025
The Office of the City Ombudsman will be hosting the commemoration for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement, acknowledged internationally on 15 March each year.
18 February 2025
The City invested R2 billion in upgrading and refurbishing the facility, enhancing its conventional activated sludge treatment module and introducing a state-of-the-art membrane treatment module
17 February 2025
The interactive online tool spotlights locations where 100 drinking water reuse schemes are situated worldwide.
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
28 January 2025
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, concluded the Western Cape leg of his anti-pollution oversight visit in Cape Town.
13 December 2024
The City is currently in the feasibility study stage of its first permanent desalination plant, planned for the Paarden Eiland area.
03 December 2024
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate hosted a delegation from several African countries on a tour of the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) and other facilities
18 September 2024
All sectional title owners are responsible for their own rates and taxes, which is billed directly to owners by the City
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.
30 July 2024
With dams filling up, residents may have questions related to Cape Town's current and future water supply resilience.
16 July 2024
Recently Cape Town has been hard hit by unprecedented heavy rain.
20 March 2024
The City of Cape Town welcomes the site visit by Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) at the Stock Road site.
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has taken final hand over of the upgraded Zandvliet Waste Water Treatment Works to the City of Cape Town by the construction contractor.
17 March 2024
Participants of the first Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) workshop visited the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) and Faure Water Treatment Plant (WTP) on 1 March 2024.
14 March 2024
The Office of the City Ombudsman will be hosting its annual exhibition in celebration of World Consumer Rights Day tomorrow, 15 March 2024
06 March 2024
Census 2022 data shows that Cape Town’s population is now 4 772 846, remarkably 27,6% higher than in 2011.
16 February 2024
Treated effluent can help reduce water bills when used as a direct substitute for tap water in manufacturing processes, irrigation and construction
02 February 2024
City Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen, hosted a World Bank delegation to the City’s unique Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme as the City and the World Bank looks to deepening its partnership.
31 January 2024
As 2024 starts to take-off, optimism about our city abounds, and the light of hope is shining bright out of Cape Town.
29 November 2023
On Wednesday, 29 November, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis opened the City’s International Water Re-use Conversation.
28 November 2023
Mark Davids started his career at the City more than 35 years ago as a small plant operator where he operated dumpers, compressors and various other fleet machinery.
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.
20 September 2023
Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien welcomed international and local guests to the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) 50th Congress.
12 September 2023
The City’s Mayoral Committee has recommended to Council to approve an injection of some R107 million for the provision of professional services for the refurbishment of Steenbras over the next few years.
18 August 2023
The City met with members of the newly established Lourens River Catchment Forum on a walk alongside the Lourens River to discuss their vision for the catchment area and progress on the City’s ongoing flood alleviation project.
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
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