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31 March 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis City of Hope Budget Speech
04 September 2025
Through this outreach tour, our teams are taking Human Settlements directly to the people
26 June 2025
Mayor’s Council Speech
The City’s Invested in Hope Budget for 2025/26
The amendments to the Municipal Planning By-law that we will vote on today will do more than any other programme
05 August 2024
The City has found solutions to assist occupants and their dependents at nine municipal-owned residences in Shelley Road, Salt River.
15 July 2024
The City of Cape Town is in the process of assessing whether occupants of the nine Shelley Road residences in Salt River qualify for property transfers under Human Settlements legislation and policy.
19 June 2024
Our public housing maintenance programme is ongoing and through our maintenance day service enhancement offering, we are able to complete more work with our available resources
13 June 2024
The City’s Public Housing maintenance and upgrades investment campaign was launched this year and we are boosting our efforts across the city
19 May 2024
The City is dependent on rental income to create safer and more dignified public housing spaces.
13 February 2024
In light of the continuing challenge of theft of wheelie bins, the City is reminding residents of the necessary steps to take if their bin is stolen.
16 November 2023
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim, today 16 November 2023, unveiled a large R30 million boost for the City’s staircase upgrade programme in Lavender Hill, Lotus River and Ocean View.
31 October 2023
New homeowners in Bonteheuwel were celebrated today, 31 October 2023, as they received their title deeds.
21 September 2023
The City’s Human Settlements team has finished work on a R30 million repair and maintenance programme of its Community Residential Units (CRUs) in Atlantis.
21 August 2023
Arrests made and fines issued by the City's enforcement officers
09 July 2023
Women for Change and Men for Change programme by City's Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department
13 June 2023
Human Settlements Directorate visited Agate Court in Lotus River where staircases are being replaced.
08 June 2023
The City has allocated more than R1,2 bn in total over the next three years for repairs and maintenance of its public housing rental stock
23 February 2023
'The City is carrying out ongoing maintenance, including the replacement of walkways, at its rental housing in Atlantis.
21 February 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to announce wide-ranging incentives for households to invest in energy security
08 February 2023
We are ready to work with you, your Cabinet, and the national government on reversing key areas of state failure, but we need your help.
13 December 2022
The City of Cape Town’s enhanced cleansing programme is commencing at the Community Residential Units (CRU) in Lotus River, which aims to improve the living conditions of residents.
07 December 2022
The City’s enhanced cleaning programme at Community Residential Units (CRUs) kicked off in the Avondale area of Atlantis today, 7 December 2022.
25 November 2022
The City is committed to its ongoing maintenance, enhanced cleaning and pest control projects at its rental housing.
24 November 2022
The City of Cape Town notes arrests related to alleged fraudulent over-billing by a subcontractor for repairs and maintenance, including the arrest of one City official and one ex-official.
27 October 2022
Two major steps forward in the Land Release for Affordable Housing Mayoral Priority Programme are in the process of being approved by the City Council today, 27 October.
21 October 2022
The City’s Human Settlements Portfolio Committee conducted an oversight visit to Lotus River to have a look at recently completed refurbishment at five City Community Residential Units
26 September 2022
The comparative weekend statistics showed increases in a number of categories.
20 August 2022
The Women's Month event is the latest in a series of ongoing, city-wide interventions by the City's Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department, to empower women, and strengthen families.
17 July 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Public Housing Department has been looking at the detrimental issue of unlawful occupation in the City’s affordable rental housing unit
30 June 2022
The empowerment programme was created to capacitate women to play a more active and meaningful role in their communities
Residents should, from 1 July 2022, expect some delays with refuse removal due to contract administrative processes.
27 June 2022
This month, the City of Cape Town’s Public Housing Department issued notices to unlawful occupants in its Community Residential Units (CRU), including residents who are unlawfully occupying City units in Manenberg.
10 March 2022
Ms Sophia Dlamini and Mr Lungile Libali were some of the first beneficiaries of the electrification project.
27 January 2022
An Adjustment Budget to deliver care, dignity, safety and pride
23 January 2022
Every fire is devastating no matter the extent of the damage to property
14 January 2022
‘The City thanks all tenants who have continued to pay their rental diligently during these difficult times
07 January 2022
STATEMENT BY CAPE TOWN MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
16 December 2021
The summer fire season with the heat and strong winds holds great risks for fires occurring and spreading rapidly especially in densely populated informal settlements where there are often no firebreaks or access ways for emergency services
13 October 2021
Over the recent months, City staff and the small and medium-size contractors have been hard at work at our affordable rental units across the city
20 September 2021
The City of Cape Town has been offering a debt write-off incentive of approximately R4,1 billion to qualifying debtors
15 September 2021
The City continues to look at ways to streamline processes so that we can deal with the backlog in maintenance and repair work at our rental stock
30 August 2021
95% of the City's Urban Settlements Development Grant spent.
26 August 2021
The small and medium contractors are making steady progress at a number of the City’s affordable housing projects across the metro
08 July 2021
Over this medium term, more innovative and partnership-driven approaches will be vital as the demand for affordable housing in Cape Town
07 July 2021
The City is continuing to carry out maintenance and upgrades at its affordable rental Community Residential Units (CRUs), even amid the resurgence of Covid-19 and amended lockdown regulations
25 June 2021
The debt write-off incentive action was taken due to the continued impact of Covid-19 on lives and livelihoods and the much slower than expected economic recovery over the past year
28 May 2021
The City of Cape Town has been helping qualifying residents, organisations and businesses impacted by economic pressures and the Covid-19 crisis, by making relief of more than R3 billion per year
27 May 2021
The City of Cape Town has been helping qualifying residents, organisations and businesses impacted by economic pressures.
20 May 2021
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi, conducted a site visit at the City’s Langa Block 203, 204 and 206 Community Residential Units (CRU), as well as the Epping Forest affordable housing rental 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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