| City assisting SAPS investigation into alleged explosive device at Jewish Community Centre | City assisting SAPS investigation into alleged explosive device at Jewish Community Centre | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20news.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Cape Town is a city of peace loving people, where differences of faith and opinion are expressed loudly and fully, but always peacefully. | <p>‘On Friday 6 December 2024, my office received notification from the SAPS of a report that an alleged explosive device had been thrown over the front wall of the Jewish Community Centre in Hatfield Street, Cape Town.</p><p>‘Since then, the Cape Town Metro Police has assisted SAPS with the analysis of CCTV footage to get to the bottom of the incident, with the City's support for the investigation being coordinated by the Safety & Security Information Management Services (SSIMS). While SAPS has not officially confirmed the nature of the device, they have handed the file over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), indicating they view the matter with seriousness.</p><p>'Should the SAPS investigation confirm that this was an attempted attack on the Jewish Community Centre, I know I would speak for all Capetonians in condemning such an attempt in the strongest possible terms.</p><p>‘Cape Town is a city of peace loving people, where differences of faith and opinion are expressed loudly and fully, but always peacefully.</p><p>‘Our city has a long and proud history of being a safe city for people of all religions to live and express their faith and traditions. Let us all commit ourselves to protecting and defending the best of that history,’ said Mayor Hill-Lewis.</p><p>'Through our investments in various safety technologies such as CCTV, Automatic Number Plate Recognition, gunfire detection and eye-in-the-sky aerial surveillance, the City is able to recover hundreds of firearms through gunfire detection, find lost or injured persons on the mountain or along rivers, and assist SAPS in investigations like this and others when given the opportunity,' said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.</p><p><br>End<br> </p> | 2024-12-09T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| City Ombud advises of festive season office closures | City Ombud advises of festive season office closures | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/%28Treasury%29%20Policies%20and%20publications%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | The Cape Town Civic Centre Walk-in Office will be closed from 23 to 31 December 2024 and will reopen on 2 January 2025. | <p>‘The Cape Town Civic Centre Walk-in Office will be closed from 13:00 on 24 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 and will reopen on 2 January 2025. A complaint box with complaint forms will be placed at the entrance of the Civic Centre, Walk-in Enquiries Office for staff, councillors or members of the public to submit complaints during our annual office closure. In addition, the office will be closed this Friday, 13 December 2024, from 13:00.</p><p>‘All Ombud satellite offices will be open today, 10 December 2024, and will then be closed for the festive season. All Ombudsman satellite office operations will continue as normal from 14 January 2025 from 09:00 to 14:00.</p><p>‘The Ombudsman’s Office deals with last-resort municipal-related complaints about the City’s administration, as an office of last resort. This means that complainants would need to approach their first point of contact, such as the City’s Customer Relations Management Department or Subcouncil before approaching the Ombud’s Office. We thank staff, councillors and residents for their understanding and for continuing to submit their complaints during this time,’ said the City’s Ombud, Vusumzi Magwebu</p><p>Details of the City’s Ombud satellite offices:</p><table width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Office</strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>Address</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Kuils River Walk-in Centre</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Van Riebeeck Road, Kuils River, Cape Town, 7580</td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Durbanville Walk-in Centre</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Administration Office, Oxford Street, Durbanville, 7550</td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Stocks and Stocks Municipality Building</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Ntlazane Road, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, 7784</td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Liberty Promenade Mall </td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">AZ Berman Drive, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, 7785</td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Atlantis Special Economic Zone</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">William Gourlay Street, Atlantis Industrial, Cape Town, 7349</td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Desmond and Leah Tutu House</td><td class="ms-rteTable-default">Ground floor, Corner of Harrington and Long Market Street, Cape Town, 8001</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> </p><p>For more information relating to the Office of the City Ombudsman, please visit: City <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Departments/Ombudsman" target="_blank">Ombudsman webpage</a>.<br> </p><p><strong>End</strong><br></p><p><br> </p> | 2024-12-09T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Closure of Ocean View Customer Interaction Centre | Closure of Ocean View Customer Interaction Centre | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Budget-Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Residents are encouraged to visit another interaction centre, particularly the new Fish Hoek Customer Interaction Centre, and to make use of the City’s various, convenient online options | <p>‘The closure is due to a number of factors, including limited services and a decline in customer visits, among others. Residents in the community will continue to be served via the mobile office. For fault reporting, customers can continue using the free telephone line in the Housing Office. </p><p>‘Residents are encouraged to visit another interaction centre, particularly the new Fish Hoek Customer Interaction Centre, and to make use of the City’s various, convenient online options. One option is to make an online booking at a centre which is convenient and another is to use e-Services. A number of services are available here, such as viewing municipal accounts, renewing motor vehicle licences, entering water meter readings and applying for rates rebates, among others. There are also a number of ways to pay online, directly via your bank or at a retail shop. We have also made it simple to do business with the City online by including a QR code on accounts. The City regrets any inconvenience caused to the residents of Ocean View and surrounds,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Councillor Siseko Mbandezi.</p><p>For a list of all City Customer Interaction Offices, please visit: <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Explore%20and%20enjoy/See-all-city-facilities/our-service-facilities/Walk-in%20centres" target="_blank">bit.ly/CCT_CustomerCentres</a> </p><p>Residents may access the City’s online booking system at https://bookings.capetown.gov.za to book an appointment for motor vehicle licence renewals, as well as for account payments and queries. See this short YouTube video <a href="https://bit.ly/3WH8j5o">https://bit.ly/3WH8j5o</a> to see how you can do so.</p><p><strong>Register on e-Services</strong><br>• Renew vehicle licences<br>• Submit water/electricity readings<br>• Pay municipal accounts online (debit order payment option, only)<br>• View current account and account history<br>• Apply to receive accounts via email<br>• Log service requests</p><p>To register for e-Services visit: <a href="https://eservices.capetown.gov.za/">https://eservices.capetown.gov.za/</a> </p><p><strong>Receive your account via email:</strong><br>Register on the City’s e-Services for the emailed accounts service. Please contact us via email at <a href="mailto:Revenue.Eservices@capetown.gov.za">Revenue.Eservices@capetown.gov.za</a> for assistance. <br>Customers may also submit their request to receive emailed accounts via SMS to 31223.</p><p><strong>For account payments:</strong><br>• Online: <a href="http://www.easypay.co.za/">www.Easypay.co.za</a> or <a href="http://www.powertime.co.za/">www.powertime.co.za</a> <br>• EFTs: Select the City as a bank-listed beneficiary. Use only your nine-digit municipal account number as reference<br>• Retailers: Checkers, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Spar and Woolworths<br>• e-Services: Use the City’s online e-services portal<br>• ATM: contact your bank to add the City as an ATM beneficiary<br>• QR code payments - for more information on QR code payments, please see the user’s guide: <a href="https://bit.ly/3MhZXgT">https://bit.ly/3MhZXgT</a> </p><p>Payment for the renewal of motor vehicle licences may be made online at <a href="http://www.capetown.gov.za/">www.capetown.gov.za</a> /vehiclelicensing. Payment of pre-due date traffic fines may be made at selected Spar shops or online at <a href="http://www.paythat.co.za/">www.paythat.co.za</a> .</p><p>For payment arrangements email <a href="mailto:payment.arrangements@capetown.gov.za">payment.arrangements@capetown.gov.za</a> <br>For indigent applications email <a href="mailto:indigent.relief@capetown.gov.za">indigent.relief@capetown.gov.za</a> </p><p> <br><strong>End</strong></p> | 2024-12-09T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| City facilitates fathers and sons dialogue | City facilitates fathers and sons dialogue | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/City%20news.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | The workshop provided a safe space for participants to share their experiences and challenge harmful gender norms | <span><p>Workshop participants included men and boys from Langa, Kraaifontein, Delft, Mfuleni, and Cape Town CBD.</p><p>Facilitators used art and therapeutic techniques to foster dialogue and connection. </p><p>‘The workshop provided a safe space for participants to share their experiences and challenge harmful gender norms. The primary goal was to strengthen father-son relationships by emphasising the importance of modelling positive behaviour. Additionally, the participants created art pieces that symbolise their commitment to preventing gender-based violence.</p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Fathers%20&%20sons%20dialogue_16Days_10Dec2024%20%2810%29.jpeg" alt="" style="width:1069px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>‘Social expectations and cultural norms often reinforce ideas of masculinity that equate strength with aggression, making violence seem like an acceptable response to conflict. It is imperative that we chart a different path if we are serious about building a safer society for women, children and men who are victims of abuse,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Patricia van der Ross.</p><p>As part of the programme, the men and boys also developed individual and community action plans to address GBV. These plans are intended to guide their actions and commitments beyond the workshop.</p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/Fathers%20&%20sons%20dialogue_16Days_10Dec2024%20%2813%29.jpeg" alt="" style="width:1069px;" /></figure></span><p>The initiative concluded with a ceremony earlier today, coinciding with the closing of the International 16 Days of Activism Campaign. </p><p>The CACD department remains dedicated to promoting awareness and action against GBV through year-round initiatives.</p><p>‘South Africa experiences some of the highest rates of violent behaviours and femicide globally. Statistics show that most GBV cases target women and girls, often perpetrated by men. With the workshop, we hope to further challenge harmful gender norms and stereotypes that fuel violence,’ added Councillor Van der Ross.</p><p><br>End</p><p> </p><span><figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> </figure></span><span></span> | 2024-12-09T22:00:00Z | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
