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Computerised Learner's Licence Test rollout nears completion

The Computerised Learner's Licence Testing (CLLT) system will be implemented at all the City's 18 Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs)

As an implementing agent for the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the Western Cape Government, the City's DLTCs started the roll out last year.The system replaces the current manual booklet-based test and will allow learner licence applicants to tap their way through their test, using digital screens. 'Applicants take a random, computer-generated touch-screen test which provides immediate, accurate results. This is a faster and more reliable system, which will not only improve efficiency, but will reduce the waiting periods associated with paper-based, manual tests. The digital system reduces opportunities for cheating and it draws from a randomised database of questions. It also eliminates the possibility of fixed answer sheets being leaked,' said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith. Key Benefits of the CLLT System:<ul><li><div style="text-align:left;">Faster and more accurate results thanks to instant digital processing</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Reduces the risk of corruption through secure and standardised testing</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Equipped with fingerprint verification and touchscreen functionality for a modern, user-friendly experience</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Tests are available in all 11 official languages and the system supports hearing-impaired applicants, making the process more inclusive</div></li><li><div style="text-align:left;">Uninterrupted service as systems are designed to remain operational during electricity outages</div></li></ul> Prospective applicants are reminded that the booking system remains the same.The digital system will have a demonstration function to help candidates familiarise themselves with what’s expected, before the test gets under way. ‘The digital system offers on-screen, multi-language support in 11 official languages and provides specialised support for hearing-impaired applicants, which eliminates the need for an interpreter. We are not only keeping up with digital progress, but it’s part of a broader effort to improve service delivery and provide greater accessibility for all our residents,’ said Cape Town Traffic Services spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kevin Jacobs. Appointments and Preparation: Learner’s licence test appointments can be made at any of the City of Cape Town’s 18 Driving Licence Testing Centres. To help applicants prepare, a free downloadable study guide is available, covering road signs, vehicle controls, and the rules of the road. It can be downloaded on <a href="https://www.natis.gov.za/index.php/downloads/learner-driver-manual" target="_blank">https://www.natis.gov.za/index.php/downloads/learner-driver-manual</a> For more information about learner licences and the requirements, please visit the City's website: <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Apply/Licences-and-permits/Driving-and-vehicles/Apply-for-a-learners-licence" target="_blank">https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Apply/Licences-and-permits/Driving-and-vehicles/Apply-for-a-learners-licence</a>

2026-02-13T22:00:00Z

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Your City in 60 seconds

Catch up on the latest important City news updates with your City in 60 seconds.

Each week, we share a new video giving you a snapshot of what we are up to in your community.<div class="responsive-media"> <iframe width="560" height="315" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gQTXc7K5-cs?si=FEyoiaM19OZcZJrY" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> <div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:5px;"> <figure class="figure-credits left" style="margin:0px 15px 10px 0px;"> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/City%20backs%20new%20business%20process%20outsourcing%20investment%20into%20Mitchells%20Plain"> <img class="responsive" alt="City backs new business process outsourcing investment into Mitchells Plain" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/callCenter-GHL-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/City%20backs%20new%20business%20process%20outsourcing%20investment%20into%20Mitchells%20Plain"> City backs new business process outsourcing investment into Mitchells Plain</a> New call centre jobs for Mitchells Plain through CapeBPO. </div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:5px;"> <figure class="figure-credits left" style="margin:0px 15px 10px 0px;"> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/City%20doubles%20partnerships%20with%20community-based%20organisations%20to%20reduce%20river%20pollution"> <img class="responsive" alt="City doubles partnerships with community-based organisations to reduce river pollution" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/reducePollution-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/City%20doubles%20partnerships%20with%20community-based%20organisations%20to%20reduce%20river%20pollution"> City doubles partnerships with community-based organisations to reduce river pollution </a> 22 community-based organisations received funding for improving environmental conditions. </div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:5px;"> <figure class="figure-credits left" style="margin:0px 15px 10px 0px;"> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/The%20magic%20of%20storytelling%20celebrated%20on%20World%20Read%20Aloud%20Day"> <img class="responsive" alt="The magic of storytelling celebrated on World Read Aloud Day" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/readAloud-380.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/The%20magic%20of%20storytelling%20celebrated%20on%20World%20Read%20Aloud%20Day"> The magic of storytelling celebrated on World Read Aloud Day </a> Free access to books, newspapers and magazines via the City’s OPAC page. </div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:5px;"> <figure class="figure-credits left" style="margin:0px 15px 10px 0px;"> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Late%20event%20applications%20will%20not%20be%20processed"> <img class="responsive" alt="Late event applications will not be processed" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/eventCity-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Late%20event%20applications%20will%20not%20be%20processed"> Late event applications will not be processed</a> Hosting an event? The City can guide you! </div>

2026-02-12T22:00:00Z

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Improving public health starts with the City

The City of Cape Town today launched its “Good For You” Healthy Food Guidelines at the Cape Town Civic Centre

Cape Town faces a significant and growing burden of diet-related diseases with diabetes, heart disease and stroke among the leading causes of premature death in the Western Cape. The City of Cape Town workforce are not immune to these challenges. A recent survey of City staff showed that 30% of staff have high blood pressure and 15% have abnormal sugar levels, placing them at increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. These findings mirror trends and have implications for staff wellbeing, productivity, and long-term health costs. <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"><img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/healthy%203.jpg" alt="" style="width:949px;" /></figure> Importantly, staff engagement data demonstrate demand for change, with 91% of City staff requesting or supporting healthier food and beverage options in workplace and City-managed settings. ‘Last year, our clinics screened more than 740 000 people for diabetes and hypertension and treated over 128 000. Treatment alone is not enough, and we’re taking another step towards the prevention of these lifestyle diseases. It starts with healthy food, its availability and cost. Our aim is to give people the option to choose healthier food. ‘We’re launching the Good for You Healthy Food Guidelines to make it easier for our employees to make healthier choices. This means staff, and visitors to our buildings, will be able to purchase healthy food from vendors already in our facilities. If we get this right, it will help us build a city where healthier choices are the easier choices,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham. <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"><img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/healthy%20foods1.jpg" alt="" /> </figure> The initiative kicked off at the Cape Town Civic Centre yesterday, 12 February, and food vendors have been capacitated to provide healthier foods at their stalls and an incentive system that encourages them to implement the guidelines has been put into place. In addition, the City will: <ul><li>Implement Healthy Food Guidelines across all City-controlled environments</li><li>Ensure healthy food and beverage options are the default, not the exception</li><li>Reduce availability and promotion of sugar-sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods</li><li>Support water as the drink of choice</li><li>Align food procurement, vending, catering, and events with nutrition standards</li><li>Integrate food guidelines with health promotion, NCD prevention, and food security initiatives</li><li>Use the City’s regulatory, procurement, and convening power to shape healthier food environments</li></ul> ‘We hope that this starting point opens the door to create healthier food environments across our city, and that the City, as a caring employer, sets an example for all other employers in Cape Town. This is about creating a culture of wellness, supporting healthier lifestyles, and about recognising that work environments play a vital role in health. While this intervention targets the food vendors at the Civic Centre, at its heart is the wellness of employees who sit at desks, work shifts, and sometimes spend long hours on the road. And like the rest of the population, many of our employees are living with, or are at risk of, non-communicable diseases. This is why we are taking this first step in creating an enabling environment for easy access to healthy food options. <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"><img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/CoCT%20Healthy%20Food%20Guidelines%20Campaiggn%2c%20Banquetting%20Hall%2c%20Civic%20Centrre%2c%2012%20February%202026-25.jpg" alt="" /> </figure>‘I’m pleased that we have partnered with the food vendors, and that the vendors have eagerly embraced the new journey. The incentive scheme recognises that change costs time and effort, and that partnerships work better than instructions. That approach aligns very well with how Corporate Services tries to operate more broadly,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Alderman Theresa Uys. ‘Cape Town is demonstrating how cities can lead on prevention by shaping healthier food environments within their own institutions,’ said Joseph Ngamije, Deputy Director for Africa, Partnership for Healthy Cities. ‘By embedding nutrition standards into procurement, vending, and workplace settings, the City is taking practical, evidence-based steps that reduce the risk of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, and setting an example other cities can follow,’ said Joseph Ngamije, Deputy Director for Africa, Partnership for Healthy Cities.Caption 1: Vendors from the Cape Town Civic Centre also attended the launch. Caption 2: Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services Councillor Uys and Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health Councillor Francine Higham. Caption 2: In the front from left are Councillor Ronel Viljoen (Portfolio Committee Chairperson: Community Services and Health), Councillor Uys and Zukiswa Mandlana (Executive Director: Community Services and Health). At the back from left are Dr Lenny Naidoo (Director: City Health), Tshif Mamaila (Manager: EAP and Wellness), and Ernest Sass (Executive Director: Corporate Services). End

2026-02-12T22:00:00Z

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Cape Town dam levels update: 58,3%

Team Cape Town, let’s continue to work together to be water wise.

‘It’s good to see the usage figures come down. Thank you for being water wise. Let’s continue to do so, so we can get below the target. It takes all hands on deck to bring down our water usage, which has been way over the target of 975 MLD. This target has been set to help us collectively manage our supply until winter. ‘With dam levels being 20% lower compared to last year, and unpredictable rainfall, we have to use water responsibly and be water wise at all times, especially this summer.‘While there is no immediate cause for concern about water security in Cape Town, let us not be complacent and take our current supply for granted. All of us use water, so we all have to save where we can,’ said Councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation. <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/damlevels.jpg" alt="" /></figure> Tips to keep water usage down: Find and fix water leaks on your property. If dripping taps, leaking toilets and faulty plumbing go undetected and ignored for a long time, a lot of water is wasted. Monitor your own usage and make the effort to save water. About 70% of all water used in the city is used in homes, which is why saving water at home is so critical. Only water the garden at night to prevent evaporation and avoid topping up swimming pools or pool inflatables unnecessarily. Report burst municipal pipes immediately to the City through formal channels. There are various ways to report a leak or a pipe burst:<ul><li> Call 086 010 3089 (select option 2) </li><li> SMS 31373 </li><li> WhatsApp 060 018 1505 </li><li> Email <a href="mailto:water@capetown.gov.za"> water@capetown.gov.za</a></li></ul>Please provide an exact location or address and always insist on a reference number. <ul> Switch to treated effluent re-use for industrial irrigation or construction purposes.</ul>The City promotes and supplies treated effluent to large water users such as industry, sports clubs, golf clubs, large new developments and schools. <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/savewater" target="_blank">Visit the website to find Water saving tips. </a>See the <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Q/A%20Managing%20Cape%20Town%27s%20water%20supply%20as%20usage%20climbs">City’s action plan</a> to be water-wise and build Cape Town’s water secure future.Caption 1: Dam levels update infographic

2026-02-12T22:00:00Z

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Eskom load-shedding: 5 June	Eskom load-shedding: 5 June	<div class="ExternalClassADD26D16D23941268236B597644FE918"><p> Eskom customers on Stage 4 from 16:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday, followed by Stage 1 until 16:00. City customers on Stage 3 until 22:00 followed by Stage 4 until 05:00 on Tuesday. No load-shedding scheduled for Tuesday until 16:00.<br></p><p><a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Loadshedding1/loadshedding/Load_Shedding_All_Areas_Schedule_and_Map.pdf" target="_blank">Check the schedule</a> and <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Residential-utility-services/Residential-electricity-services/Load-shedding-and-outages" target="_blank">be prepared for outages</a>.<br></p></div>