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28 April 2026
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s eServices portal will be unavailable from midnight on Friday, 1 May 2026 to 07:00 on Saturday, 2 May 2026
14 April 2026
The City advises residents that its SAP and eServices system will be offline over the coming weekend, 18 to 20 April 2026, for necessary system maintenance.
31 March 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis City of Hope Budget Speech
02 December 2025
Cape Town has more than 550 registered Disaster Risk Management volunteers
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.
17 July 2025
City Council approved the debt write-off of approximately R2,2 billion in old debt for qualifying beneficiaries.
26 June 2025
Mayor’s Council Speech
The City’s Invested in Hope Budget for 2025/26
02 May 2025
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the City’s credit rating upgrade announced by ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services on 2 May.
24 November 2024
The City of Cape Town strongly condemns recent incidents of intimidation, directed at staff while they are executing their duties.
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
01 July 2024
The agency noted that good governance is enabling the City to fund major infrastructure investments due to the metro's healthy revenue collection rate keeping debt levels relatively low.
19 May 2024
The City is dependent on rental income to create safer and more dignified public housing spaces.
10 March 2024
All pensioners, 60 years and older, are encouraged to apply for the City’s financial support.
29 November 2023
Our teams have been assisting many residents in all areas of the city with their pensioner support applications over recent months
23 November 2023
The City is here to help and urges all qualifying pensioners to take advantage of the available support the City has to offer.
14 November 2023
All pensioners, 60 years and older, are encouraged to apply for financial support before the end of this month.
03 October 2023
The City’s Indigent Support Drive continues this week in areas across the metro
20 September 2023
The City is assisting households with an income of R7 500 or less per month.
17 September 2023
The City is launching its Indigent Support campaign this month. Our team of experts will be in communities to offer assistance and help residents to complete their applications.
02 September 2023
Response to Memorandum dated 28 August 2023
29 August 2023
The City is extending its pensioner support application deadline from 31 August to 30 November 2023.
03 August 2023
We urge all pensioners 60 years and older and people who receive social grants, or a pension amounting to no more than R22 000 income per month, to approach the City for assistance.
25 July 2023
We have expanded the qualifying threshold for pensioners and social grant recipients to enable additional residents to benefit from the Lifeline tariff and rates rebates
14 July 2023
With the start of the new municipal financial year, applications are now open for rates and services relief.
05 July 2023
As Eskom’s tariff hike enters the municipal billing cycle from July, the City of Cape Town is offering unprecedented social relief measures for households in 2023/24.
20 June 2023
Help is available for all municipal account holders, including relief for City tenants, indigent relief and assistance in the form of no-interest payment arrangements
15 June 2023
'Help is available and our staff at the various customer offices in the metro are able to assist residents with more information as well as the quick and easy application process
31 May 2023
Budget Vote Speech
City Council has passed Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ Budget for 2023/24 today, 31 May 2023.
26 April 2023
COUNCIL SPEECH: 26 April 2023
26 January 2023
Property valuations are determined by professional registered valuers based on the market value of properties at a certain date. For GV2022, the valuation date is 1 July 2022.
07 December 2022
The indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive will continue in the New Year
30 November 2022
The City’s indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive will be in Avondale, Atlantis
23 November 2022
The City will be at the Solomon Mahlangu Community Hall in Khayelitsha tomorrow, 24 November 2022
16 November 2022
The City is continuing its indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive across the metro, with the next stops in Salt River tomorrow, 17 November 2022.
02 November 2022
The City is continuing its indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive throughout the metro, with the next stops in Lansdowne tomorrow, 3 November 2022, and in Lotus River next week on 10 November 2022
26 October 2022
The City is rolling out its indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive throughout the metro
24 October 2022
The City’s indigent benefits and rates relief campaign drive will be in Langa this week on Thursday, 27 October 2022
17 October 2022
Help is available and residents are encouraged to attend an upcoming event in their area to see if they are eligible for assistance.
12 October 2022
The City’s strong annual payment ratio of more than 97% shows that most residents continue to pay their accounts.
07 October 2022
Residents are encouraged to find an upcoming event happening near them or visit their nearest municipal walk-in centre and complete an application form to see if they are eligible for the available benefits
27 September 2022
The cost of the City's social package for the 2022/23 financial year amounts to R4,7 billion, and includes R2,3 billion for indigent relief and R1,45 billion for rates relief.
22 September 2022
15 September 2022
The City offers a comprehensive package of social assistance. We encourage residents to make use of the financial support which is available to qualifying beneficiaries
08 September 2022
31 August 2022
The City's performance has shown an overall improvement, despite an approved budgeted deficit.
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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