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Registering as an accredited waste service provider ensures that your business is compliant with the City's Integrated Waste Management By-law.

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How to read your water meter

You can submit your water meter reading by calling 0860 103 089 or entering it online via your municipal account on our e-Services portal.

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Comment on the proposed MyCiTi Phase 2A stop locations along direct routes

10 October – 30 November 2022

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Cost of electricity

We bill you based on a three-tier tariff system comprising of the Lifeline tariff, the Domestic tariff and the Home User tariff. Find out how this works for residential and commercial properties.

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City jobs and opportunities

The City offers a range of employment and career development opportunities to suitably qualified applicants from a range of social and educational backgrounds.

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Submit your water meter readings online

You can submit your water meter reading online through e-Services.

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Arrange a payment plan

We offer payment plans for property owners and tenants who have outstanding payments on their municipal accounts.

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Dam levels

The City of Cape Town and the National Department of Water and Sanitation measures dam levels to check how much water is available.

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Apply for a wheelie bin

Property owners can apply for a 240 litre wheelie bin for the household, while relevant sectional title complexes can apply for the required number of bins.

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Pay and renew your vehicle licence

Pay for your vehicle licence renewal online through e-Services or in person.

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Prevent illegal dumping

The City calls on all communities to stop illegal dumping and to report anyone who engages in this act.

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Informal trading

Informal trade is a very important part of Cape Town's economy and offers good employment opportunities for traders, as well as affordable goods and services to locals.

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Submit your electricity meter readings online

You can submit your own electricity meter reading or let the City read your meter for you.

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Find your councillor, ward or subcouncil

You can find your councillor, ward or subcouncil using our easy look-up tool.

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Final touches underway on two new footbridges on Govan Mbeki Road

This week Councillor Rob Quintas visited two new footbridges being built at the Vygekraal and Duinefontein intersections

‘It is truly encouraging to see the progress and the hard work of our teams on the ground, and I also want to thank our commuters and local communities for their continued support. It is appreciated. With the widening of Govan Mbeki Road we had to build a retaining wall along the Lotus River canal. We used this opportunity to build two new footbridges across the Lotus Canal. If all goes as planned, the bridges will be ready by the end of January next year, with hand railings and all,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.‘The bridges will make it possible for pedestrians, especially children, to safely cross the canal on their way to and from school. I also want to add that the bridges are aligned with public transport pick-up points and pedestrian crossings, all aimed at keeping Cape Town moving, safely.’The elevated Duinefontein Road bridge at the intersection of Govan Mbeki and Duinefontein Road forms part of the infrastructure for the second phase of the MyCiTi bus service in this area. High resolution images are available <a href="https://bit.ly/4p2P2sy">here</a>.

2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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/aXxi4yUmWMo?si=3IVAGDmnF5ugMxVM" 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/Applications%20now%20open%20for%20Cape%20Town%20Junior%20City%20Council%202026"> <img class="responsive" alt="Composting is easy – get your bin this month" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/jcc-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Applications%20now%20open%20for%20Cape%20Town%20Junior%20City%20Council%202026"> Applications now open for Cape Town Junior City Council 2026</a> Grade 10 and 11 learners – apply for the Junior City Council! </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%20brings%20recycling%20to%20more%20doorsteps%20in%20the%20south"> <img class="responsive" alt="City brings recycling to more doorsteps in the south" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Bins-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/City%20brings%20recycling%20to%20more%20doorsteps%20in%20the%20south"> City brings recycling to more doorsteps in the south </a> Think Twice recycling expands in southern areas. </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/Be%20alert%20to%20housing%20scams%20this%20festive%20season"> <img class="responsive" alt="Be alert to housing scams this festive season" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Bonteheuwel-housing-380.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Be%20alert%20to%20housing%20scams%20this%20festive%20season"> Be alert to housing scams this festive season </a> Stay alert – the City never asks for money or info via WhatsApp or SMS. </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/Healthy%20choices%20start%20young%20City%20Health%20highlights%20growing%20diabetes%20risk"> <img class="responsive" alt="Healthy choices start young: City Health highlights growing diabetes risk" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/fitness-380.jpg" /> </a></figure> <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Media-and-news/Healthy%20choices%20start%20young%20City%20Health%20highlights%20growing%20diabetes%20risk"> Healthy choices start young: City Health highlights growing diabetes risk</a> 180 000 screened for diabetes – visit your nearest clinic. </div>

2025-11-13T22:00:00Z

City's Mobile Office heading to Langa next week

As we wrap up our Mobile Office visits for 2025, we are bringing the City’s services closer to the residents of Langa for their convenience.

The details are as follows: <ul><li><div style="text-align:left;">Thursday, 20 November 2025, from 09:30 to 13:30 at the Zone 25 Community Hall, Winnie Mandela Drive, Langa</div></li> The City’s Customer Relations Department’s mobile team will assist residents with logging queries and service requests electronically. Customers can engage with the City in a wide range of non-emergency enquiries such as rates, sewerage, electricity, water, refuse collections, and all other account enquiries. ‘As we wrap up our Mobile Office visits for 2025, we are bringing the City’s services closer to the residents of Langa for their convenience. These visits provide a valuable opportunity for community members to raise and discuss any municipal matters they wish to address. Residents who intend to make use of the services on offer are reminded to bring their identity documents or municipal accounts to help facilitate a smooth and efficient process,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Alderman Theresa Uys. </ul><ul>End</ul>

2025-11-13T22:00:00Z

Cape Town awards Civic Honours

Civic Honours are about recognising the contributions of remarkable people who have delivered exceptional public service, in any field of social, community or civic interest.

Civic Honours are about recognising the contributions of remarkable people who have delivered exceptional public service, in any field of social, community or civic interest.Honours recipients have generally achieved extraordinary acclaim in their chosen field, have won international recognition for their talent or contribution, or distinguished themselves with extraordinary community service, personal sacrifice, and contributions to nation building.‘What makes Cape Town truly great is her people - Capetonians have a way of lifting this city high and making us incredibly proud, whether they shine through their art, their skills, their service, their intellectual discourse, their acts of kindness, or their fierce loyalty to their community, <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Mayors%20medal%20group.jpg" alt="" style="width:770px;" /> </figure>‘Today we recognise some of these outstanding individuals. To all our civic honours recipients – and to all our great Capetonians out there – you make us proud and you give us hope. We also say thank you to every Capetonian who may not be in this Council chamber this morning, but who play their part in making our city great, and making life better for those around them,’ said Mayor Hill-Lewis. To promote civic pride in Cape Town, Mayor Hill-Lewis revived the tradition of Civic Honours in 2023 after a hiatus of 10 years, with these awards now a regular fixture every two years.This year’s awarding of honours follows a public nomination process held earlier in 2025, followed by Council approval of nominations, and confirmation of acceptance by nominees.Civic Honours BookAfter Freedom of the City, the second-highest honour the City can confer is the Signing of the Civic Honours Book. This honour recognises public service to Cape Town that is exceptionally meritorious or impactful, in any field of social, community or civic interest. These recipients have generally achieved extraordinary acclaim in their chosen field, have won international recognition for their contribution, or distinguished themselves with extraordinary community service. The Civic Honours book is kept by the City for future generations to remember Cape Town’s greatest citizens. <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Civic%20Honours%20group.jpg" alt="" style="width:991px;" /> </figure>The individuals recorded in the Civic Honours Book for 2025 are: One of cricket’s greatest all-rounders in history, Jacques Kallis. Internationally-acclaimed film-maker, Oliver Hermanus. South Africa and Langa’s world cup winning Test Cricket Captain, Temba Bavuma. Renowned parliamentarian, diplomat, author, and public intellectual, Tony Leon.The Mayor’s Medal This prestigious award acknowledges outstanding contributions by individuals or associations in a number of different fields, including: • community service • the arts; social services • youth affairs • recreation and sport • conservation • economic affairs • animal welfare • extraordinary braveryIn 2025, Mayor’s Medals were bestowed on:For Community Affairs Prof. Brian O’Connell (posthumously), former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape Wendy Ackerman, philanthropist and business leaderFor Social Affairs and Services The Haven Night Shelter, offering dignified shelter to help people off the streets The Service Dining Rooms, serving cooked meals to the homeless for over 90 years Victor Pick (posthumously), a medical researcher who contributed to the world’s first successful heart transplant by Christiaan BarnardFor Cultural Affairs Basil Appollis, multi-award-winning actor, director, producer and writer Emo Adams, renowned singer, actor and producer Denise Newman, accomplished and versatile performing artist Louis Heyneman, for his advancement of music, arts journalism, and cultural development Sylvia Mdunyelwa (“Mama Kaap”, posthumously), Langa’s monumental figure in South African jazz For Recreation and Sport Babalwa Latsha, Springbok Women’s team captain Bernard Hartze (posthumously), South African footballing legend Hamilton Sea Point Rugby Club, South Africa’s oldest rugby club, founded in 1875For Conservation Friends of the Liesbeek, transforming Cape Town’s waterways for over three decades Dr. Joan Parker, the driving force behind the transformation of the Upper Liesbeek River Garden (ULRG) The Two Oceans Aquarium, a beacon of marine conservation excellence in Cape TownFor Economic Affairs Prof. Brian Kantor, economist, educator, and public intellectualFor Extraordinary Bravery The Mountain Club of South Africa, serving Cape Town with a highly skilled volunteer Search and Rescue (S&R) teamFor a list of past honours recipients, see here: <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Meet-the-City/Our-mayor/civic-honours" target="_blank">https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Meet-the-City/Our-mayor/civic-honours</a> Caption 1: Recipients of Mayor’s Medals. Back left to right: Babalwa Latsha trailblazing female rugby player, Bryan O’ Connell son of the late UWC Professor Brian O’ Connell, SA singer and actor Emo Adams, Nicholas Fordyce of Friends of The Liesbeek, Michael Reynold of Hamilton’s Rugby Club, Kyran Wright son of Dr. Joan Parker, CEO of the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Louis Heyneman, Tema Mzubanzi son of Jazz icon Sylvia Mdunyelwa, Shaddie Valayadum CEO of Haven Night Shelter, Brent Russell of The Mountain Club of South Africa, Michael Farquhar of the Two Oceans Aquarium, and multi-award winning actor Basil Appollis.Front left to right: Beverley Pick, daughter of medical pioneer Victor Pick, beloved SA television and film actress Denise Newman, philanthropist Wendy Ackerman, City Manager Lungelo Mbandazayo, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, Nozuko Klaas of Service Dining Rooms, and Professor Brian Kantor. Caption 2: Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, brother of Proteas Cricketer Temba Bavuma (Phola Bavuma accepted on behalf), Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, and City Manager Lungelo Mbandazayo. In absentia Proteas, Cricketer Jacques Kallis and Tony Leon.End

2025-11-13T22:00:00Z

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Prevent blocked sewers

The City has an excessively high number of sewer blockages each year. On average, we attend to nearly 300 sewer blockages every day. Clearing these blockages makes our operational costs higher.

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Get Grants-in-Aid funding

The City of Cape Town makes grants-in-aid available to organisations to fund projects that benefit the community and assist the City in realising its goals and objectives as set out by the Integrated Development Plan (IDP).

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Apply for debt relief

If you would like to have your debt written off, please contact us directly to find out if you qualify.

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Registering as an accredited waste service provider ensures that your business is compliant with the City's Integrated Waste Management By-law.

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How to read your water meter

You can submit your water meter reading by calling 0860 103 089 or entering it online via your municipal account on our e-Services portal.

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Arrange a payment plan

We offer payment plans for property owners and tenants who have outstanding payments on their municipal accounts.

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The cost of electricity

We bill you based on a three-tier tariff system comprising of the Lifeline tariff, the Domestic tariff and the Home User tariff.

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Submit your electricity meter readings online

You can submit your own electricity meter reading or let the City read your meter for you.

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Find your councillor, ward or subcouncil

You can find your councillor, ward or subcouncil using our easy look-up tool.

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Apply for a wheelie bin

Property owners can apply for a 240 litre wheelie bin for their household

<a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/City-Connect/Apply/Municipal-services/solid-waste/Apply-for-a-new-wheelie-bin-for-domestic-properties">Apply-for-a-new-wheelie-bin-for-domestic-properties</a>

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Comment on the proposed MyCiTi Phase 2A stop locations along direct routes

10 October – 30 November 2022

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Pay and renew your vehicle licence

There are a number of different options you can use when paying for and renewing your vehicle licence renewal.

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Prevent illegal dumping

We are calling on all our residents to stop and report illegal dumping … Illegal dumping costs us money It costs the City R350 million every year to clean up illegal dumping …

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Informal trading

Informal trade is a very important part of Cape Town's economy and benefits both traders and locals.

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Submit a building plan

If you are planning any building work on a property, you may need to submit a building plan for approval.

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City jobs and opportunities

The City offers a range of employment and career development opportunities to suitably qualified applicants from a range of social and educational backgrounds.

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Pay your rates and services accounts

You can pay your rates and services account in a number of different ways.

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District plans

The District Plans are medium term (10 year) plans that aim to guide spatial development processes and land use management within the district and are approved by the Council of City of Cape Town as policy.

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The Business Hub

The Business Hub provides information on starting and growing your business.

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Dam levels

The dam levels are critical for Cape Town’s water supply and are a key contributor to the Day Zero water dashboard

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Submit your water meter readings online

You can submit your water meter reading online through e-Services.

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Apply for new or replacement driver's licence

Find out how to get a new or replacement driver’s licence.

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Cape Town Future Energy Festival

The Cape Town Future Energy Festival is a showcase of innovation and sustainable living.

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