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02 August 2026
Over the next three financial years, the Human Settlements Directorate has budgeted more than R4,4 billion in total allocations (capital and operational budgets) to create integrated and more dignified human settlements
21 July 2026
More than 200 bags of waste have been removed, over 20 stormwater drains cleared and hundreds of residents reached through a City-funded community project
13 July 2026
The Mayor was speaking at the Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court where a suspect arrested by Metro Police in Woodlands
03 July 2026
The City's Water and Sanitation Directorate has invested more than R600 000 in these CMFs
26 June 2026
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Directorate is busy replacing 100-year-old bulk water mains in the Philippi and Browns Farm areas
25 June 2026
The City is committed to supporting initiatives by community-based organisations helping to improve the condition of rivers and wetlands
16 June 2026
Residents of the Rasta Camp informal settlement in Ocean View are the latest beneficiaries of a high-tech, off-grid sanitation solution designed to provide safe, sustainable sanitation in areas where conventional infrastructure is challenging to install.
14 May 2026
By Tuesday, 12 May, Cape Town’s dam levels increased by 12,4% compared to last week due to the heavy rain experienced particularly between Sunday, 10 May and Tuesday, 11 May.
13 May 2026
City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim, today, 13 May 2026, announced a critical new lease regularisation programme, it allows qualifying residents to become regularised tenants with valid leases.
30 April 2026
The world marked International Noise Awareness Day (INAD) on 29 April
Council Address - Acting Mayor Eddie Andrews
The promise of freedom is not measured in history
20 April 2026
City clinics are taking delivery of nearly 18 500 doses of vaccine – by 24 April, all facilities should have stock
31 March 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis City of Hope Budget Speech
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
20 March 2026
The time has come to upgrade the market site and ensure proper trading security.
03 March 2026
Emergency repairs to the collapsed 700mm bulk sewer pipeline in Khayelitsha are progressing well
25 February 2026
The City of Cape Town has been announced as a winning city in the global Bloomberg 'Mayor’s Challenge' 2025
29 January 2026
In commemoration of the day, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the measurable climate and financial benefits achieved through its landfill gas extraction and utilisation projects.
13 January 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has started necessary preparations to repair the collapsed sections of bulk sewer in Khayelitsha.
22 December 2025
MAYORAL MINUTE 2025
18 December 2025
This project stands as a shining example of what is possible when communities and the City work together
16 December 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, CARL POPHAIM
10 December 2025
Residents of the OR Tambo Informal Settlement received a major boost in access to safe and dignified sanitation as the City unveiled a new high-tech, off-grid toilet system
09 December 2025
Spine Road is extremely congested
07 December 2025
The dredging of Storm Bay will continue until 19 December 2025, with work resuming on 5 January 2026.
19 November 2025
World Toilet Day is observed each year on 19 November to bring attention to the lack of toilets for billions of people globally.
13 November 2025
City Health is enthused by the ongoing increase in the number of persons screening for diabetes.
10 November 2025
Alderman Eddie Andrews delivered the Remembrance Day address at the Cenotaph in Adderley Street on 9 November 2025
06 November 2025
The City of Cape Town led a large-scale, multi-departmental service delivery drive in Brown’s Farm, Philippi, from 27 to 31 October 2025.
30 October 2025
This financial year, the City has provided 872 new portable flush toilets and attended to 1 790 maintenance activities across informal settlements.
23 October 2025
The City is pleased to announce that its Edward Avenue housing project is progressing well.
10 October 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to intensify its efforts in Samora Machel to improve service delivery and maintain essential infrastructure. The area has faced severe sewer blockages, largely due to illegal dumping of rags, rubble and foreign objects resulting in localised overflows, which require continuous and coordinated operational responses.
25 September 2025
The City is pleased to announce the release of findings from its inaugural city-wide Cape Town Household Survey, conducted between February and October 2024
18 September 2025
SACMST was among 11 organisations selected in May 2025 to receive support for local initiatives aimed at strengthening water and sanitation service delivery
04 September 2025
Through this outreach tour, our teams are taking Human Settlements directly to the people
03 September 2025
The City of Cape Town encourages local residents, stakeholders and interested and affected parties to attend the information day about the draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Masiphumelele and the surrounding areas
02 September 2025
Residents of 7de Laan informal settlement in Strandfontein are the latest beneficiaries of a high-tech, off-grid sanitation solution
01 September 2025
We recently conducted an oversight visit to the Monwood informal settlement in Philippi to have a closer look at the upgrade work.
29 August 2025
PPP-for proposed intersection upgrade along Camps Bay Drive
22 August 2025
This project holds particular importance as a portion of Greenfields was recently devastated by a fire
17 August 2025
This milestone switch-on brings safe and reliable electricity to the households of this emergency relocation site
15 August 2025
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to comment on the draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Masiphumelele and the surrounding areas in the Far South
14 August 2025
Electrification projects form part of a city-wide programme which aims to provide electricity supply to backyarder and informal settlements residents
23 June 2025
Through Ukwindla’s facilitation, 100 young residents were recruited and equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE) to take part in the clean-up operation
05 June 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate participated in a lively community activation at the bustling Parow Market on Saturday, 24 May 2025.
30 May 2025
Sir Lowry’s Pass Village is located in the Helderberg District, north of the Firlands development area.
29 May 2025
Residents across Cape Town, from University Estate to the City Bowl and the Atlantic Sea Board, are urged to reduce their water consumption as repairs to critical infrastructure continue.
13 May 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is urging Somerset West residents to help prevent sewer blockages.
29 April 2025
Public Housing maintenance officials completed maintenance and upgrade work at the City’s affordable Community Residential Units.
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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