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06 August 2026
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
30 July 2026
We have set a new South African record of capital expenditure in one financial year by a city government
The record R12,24bn capital investment in this past financial year demonstrates what it takes to build for the future
17 July 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas, which may result in water supply disruptions.
07 July 2026
The City welcomes the Public Protector’s emphasis that it has worked closely with her office to ensure all matters have been attended to
02 July 2026
More sites have been released in this term of office alone than in the decade prior under the City’s Mayoral Priority Programme
29 June 2026
In one simple summary: Five years ago, there was much of this City’s infrastructure grid that was under severe strain.
This budget ensures Cape Town continues to be South Africa’s beacon of hope, offering the best services and value for ratepayer contributions
25 June 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Councillor Carl Pophaim, Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements visited Delft to personally deliver title deeds to residents at their homes
17 June 2026
The City’s accelerated land release for affordable housing opportunities programme brings bankable, investment-ready, packaged and rezoned properties to the market
08 June 2026
Salt River Market is among four inner-city sites where construction is set to begin this year on over 3 000 affordable units in total, including over 1 500 social housing rental apartments
03 June 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to support community-based organisations working to restore and protect local waterways and wetlands
27 May 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis Council Speech
The City has opened supplementary public participation on amendments to its City of Hope Budget 2026/27 following the Western Cape High Court’s ruling on tariff structures.
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.
01 May 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruptions.
30 April 2026
Council Address - Acting Mayor Eddie Andrews
The promise of freedom is not measured in history
It remains my firm belief that Cape Town cannot truly work unless it works for everyone
24 April 2026
The 50-year milestone matters
22 April 2026
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate is aware of a poorly written letter or email currently in circulation targeting potential beneficiaries in Belhar
The City’s accelerated land release programme for affordable housing continues to gain momentum, bringing investment-ready properties to market
17 April 2026
The City of Cape Town will reopen the Hangberg Civic Centre following a full refurbishment after its illegal occupation and vandalism
10 April 2026
The City’s AET programme has been empowering staff for over 25 years and attracts participants aged between 25 and 65 years
04 April 2026
Council has granted in-principle approval for the City to explore the redevelopment potential of a portion of prime City-owned land in Green Point.
19 March 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town is on track to achieve greater infrastructure investment than all three Gauteng metros combined
10 March 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate is back on the road and handed title deeds to qualifying beneficiaries in Macassar.
24 February 2026
The City of Cape Town has welcomed the High Court’s dismissal of attempts to block the release of 50 City-owned properties for private sector investment, including the iconic Good Hope Centre.
18 February 2026
As part of the City’s drive to enable more access to affordable housing opportunities on well-located land across the metro, it has issued two new tenders
29 January 2026
This week, City Human Settlements teams were in Lotus River, providing residents with real-time assistance and solutions to a wide range of Human Settlements related enquiries
27 January 2026
The City’s pioneering affordable housing programme is characterised by well-packaged and de-risked properties fuelled by public private partnerships.
26 January 2026
Spatial planning affects every Capetonian
14 January 2026
The City reiterates that City housing opportunities are free and qualifying residents will never be asked to pay for placement on the City’s Housing Needs Register, or for allocation of housing opportunities
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis today joined City teams and NPO partners in Dunoon Site 5.
22 December 2025
MAYORAL MINUTE 2025
19 December 2025
The Edward Avenue project comprises a total of 124 housing units and forms part of the City’s ongoing housing delivery programme.
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
04 December 2025
The City Council has approved the in-principle transfer by way of a public competitive process of well-located and spatially integrated City-owned land in Woodstock for the purpose of a mixed income development.
03 December 2025
The final two projects are part of the Managed Settlements Program (MSP), which is designed to respond to unlawful land occupation.
27 November 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says more state-subsidised houses have been handed over in Cape Town than all three Gauteng metros combined over the last five years
23 November 2025
As a City we have been working with partners in areas such as Khayelitsha and others for more than a decade to enable community-led upgrade projects
21 October 2025
The City is excited to invite Woodstock and Salt River residents, interested parties and others in the central-city precinct to visit our Open Day on 25 October 2025
17 October 2025
The City’s Human Settlements Portfolio Committee conducted an oversight visit to the settlements following concerns about flooding and the impact on residents having settled in low-lying, flood-prone areas.
15 October 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim, held an event in Steenberg to hand over title deeds to residents as part of a service blitz.
08 October 2025
The City is pleased to engage residents on the proposed residentially led mixed use development on vacant City-owned property along a stretch of Kromboom Road.
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
21 September 2025
The City has extended the deadline for the nomination of representatives to serve on the Spatial Planning Collectives
10 September 2025
Reminder to residents’ associations, stakeholders and organisations to serve on the Spatial Planning Collectives
27 August 2025
The City is reminding residents’ associations, stakeholders, and organisations with a direct interest in spatial planning to nominate representatives
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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