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    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 14 August

    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 14 August

    07 August 2026

    Residents are advised to store enough water in advance as a precautionary measure

    Planned water supply maintenance for 3 to 9 August

    Planned water supply maintenance for 3 to 9 August

    02 August 2026

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas, which may result in water supply disruptions.

    Planned water supply maintenance for 26 July to 1 August 2026

    Planned water supply maintenance for 26 July to 1 August 2026

    24 July 2026

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas, which may result in water supply disruptions.

    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 10 April 2026

    Planned water supply maintenance for 7 to 10 April 2026

    03 April 2026

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruptions.

    First advanced water meter installations kick off third week of April

    First advanced water meter installations kick off third week of April

    25 March 2026

    The City’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programme officially launches in April, following the appointment of a contractor to replace about 83 000 mechanical water meters with smart, modern metering technology

    Targeted plan delivers progress on City’s trench reinstatements

    Targeted plan delivers progress on City’s trench reinstatements

    16 January 2026

    City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to make steady progress in tackling trench reinstatements.

    Phased reopening of swimming pools on track for the summer

    Phased reopening of swimming pools on track for the summer

    12 November 2025

    Twenty-two pools are already open and following completion of scheduled works, a total of 29 pools will be open by end of November, and 36 by 12 December for the school holidays.

    Planned water supply maintenance for 10 to 16 November 2025

    Planned water supply maintenance for 10 to 16 November 2025

    07 November 2025

    ​The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruption.

    Sewer blockages cleared every eight minutes costs City millions

    Sewer blockages cleared every eight minutes costs City millions

    23 October 2025

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate attended to 110 598 sewer blockages across its more than 9000 km sewer pipeline network during the 2024/2025 financial year

    Planned water supply maintenance for 9 to 11 September 2025

    Planned water supply maintenance for 9 to 11 September 2025

    07 September 2025

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruption.

    Planned water supply maintenance for 1 to 4 September 2025

    Planned water supply maintenance for 1 to 4 September 2025

    31 August 2025

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruption.

    Youth ambassadors create solutions to tackle community issues

    Youth ambassadors create solutions to tackle community issues

    19 June 2025

    The City’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department brought together 41 young people.

    UPDATE: Swimming pool operations

    UPDATE: Swimming pool operations

    07 January 2025

    At present, 27 swimming pools are open to the public, with the remaining 10 still scheduled for opening over the coming weeks.

    37 Community pools set to reopen for summer

    37 Community pools set to reopen for summer

    05 December 2024

    The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department is reopening community swimming pools in a phased approach.

    City working hard to complete road repairs and resurfacing ahead of winter

    City working hard to complete road repairs and resurfacing ahead of winter

    05 April 2024

    ​The City’s Road Infrastructure Management department has been working tirelessly to address road repairs since the end of last year, after the heavy rains

    City partners with communities to beautify dumping hotspots in Goodwood and Ruyterwacht

    City partners with communities to beautify dumping hotspots in Goodwood and Ruyterwacht

    01 December 2023

    Illegal dumping is an ongoing challenge across many communities in Cape Town. While the City budgets more than R100 million annually in efforts to clear dumping

    City announces swimming pool operations for summer

    City announces swimming pool operations for summer

    27 October 2023

    A total of 24 community swimming pools will open between November and mid-December.

    Resurfacing of roads in Ruyterwacht

    Resurfacing of roads in Ruyterwacht

    19 October 2023

    The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate hereby advises residents, road users and the public of the resurfacing of various roads in Ruyterwacht.

    City partners with community leaders for a cleaner Cape Town

    City partners with community leaders for a cleaner Cape Town

    02 October 2023

    City invited various community stakeholders from Wards 25, 26, 28, and 42 (Bishop Lavis, Elsies River, Clarke Estate, Uitsig, Ravensmead, Cravenby, Ruyterwacht and Leonsdale) to the Kraaifontein Integrated Waste Management site for a tour of the facility,

    City amends swimming pool hours post festive season

    City amends swimming pool hours post festive season

    19 January 2023

    The scaled back operations at some facilities is customary, post the peak festive season.

    Pools open daily for festive peak, but load-shedding disruptions expected

    Pools open daily for festive peak, but load-shedding disruptions expected

    22 December 2022

    Sixteen community pools are currently open, along with the indoor facilities and Sea Point swimming pool.

    City facilities gear up for summer

    City facilities gear up for summer

    13 September 2022

    With our lifeguard recruitment process being finalised, I am excited that the majority of our recreational water facilities will open and in time for the school holidays which start on 3 October

    Speeding on the rise with 59% increase in traffic fines

    Speeding on the rise with 59% increase in traffic fines

    19 April 2022

    A total of 62 283 speeding offences, with fines, were recorded around the city

    City pools ready for summer splash

    City pools ready for summer splash

    28 October 2021

    ‘The City appeals to our residents and visitors to use our swimming pools responsibly, to adhere to the facility rules and instructions from our lifeguards

    Metro Police officers flush out drug suspect

    Metro Police officers flush out drug suspect

    26 April 2021

    ​The arrest in Ruyterwacht was one of 214 made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the last week.

    City firefighters on paw patrol rescue puppy

    City firefighters on paw patrol rescue puppy

    13 January 2021

    City firefighters on paw patrol rescue puppy

    Swimming pools set to open with different strokes

    Swimming pools set to open with different strokes

    09 October 2020

    Statement by the Mayoral Committee member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Zahid Badroodien

    City is making every effort to clear refuse backlog in Bellville and surrounding areas

    City is making every effort to clear refuse backlog in Bellville and surrounding areas

    15 May 2020

    Residents are asked to please bear with us as COVID-19 mitigation measures will have an impact on service delivery from time to time.

    Cape Town community COVID-19 screenings top 70 000+ mark

    Cape Town community COVID-19 screenings top 70 000+ mark

    27 April 2020

    As the fourth week of Community-based screening and testing takes off, the City of Cape Town’s Health Department and its Metro Health Services partners have conducted 70 310 screenings and 5 767 tests in the metropole.

    City drives service delivery closer to home

    City drives service delivery closer to home

    26 February 2020

    The City’s Urban Management Directorate hosted nine roadshows last week, where different departments within the City of Cape Town provided an array of basic services to residents

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