Cape Town is on a mission to make the city pipe free as water and sewer replacements stay on track. The Water and Sanitation Directorate has ensured its annual water and sewer pipe replacements programme that helps in maintaining reliable services for residents.
Since July, over 49 km of water and sewer pipes have been replaced in various areas across the city. In Oct 2025, a total of 20.63 km of water and sewer pipes were replaced.
With this latest progress, the total pipe replacement for the 2025-26 financial year now stands at 23.17 km of water pipes and 26.03 km of sewer pipes. As per the latest report, 46% work of the targeted 50 km of water pipes and 26% of the 100 km of sewer pipes is complete. With this the City of Cape Town aims to replace this financial year.
This is a steady progress that reflects the commitment of the City to renew ageing infrastructure and improved the service reliability. In Oct 2025 several replacements were done, such as:
- 12.76 km of water pipes in Parow Industrial
- Glenlily
- Rylands
- Hanover Park
- Tygerdal
- Camps Bay
- Scottsdene
- Welgemoed
- Brackenfell
- Somerset West
- Strand
- Boston (Bellville)
- Macassar
- Wynberg
- Sun Valley Fish Hoek and Constantia.
7.86 km of sewer pipes in Plumstead, Century City, Tygerdal, Kewtown (Athlone), Richmond Estate, Rylands, Gatesville, Mount View and Penlyn Estate, have been also refurbished.
Considering this, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water Sanitation – Councillor Zahid Badroodien stated that the City of Cape Town has committed R589.5 million towards city-wide water and sewer pipe replacements.
By rehabilitating old infrastructure and swiftly addressing the leaks. The team is also reducing water losses and is improving the reliability of services.
According to Badroodien, as the population in the City of Cape Town increases across the metro, network upgrades are essential for reducing pipe bursts and sewer overflows.
These proactive upgrades also help in limiting long-term repair costs and protecting the environment by reducing sewage spills. The City of Cape Town understands that construction work may cause temporary inconvenience, team’s work to minimise disruption and keep residents informed.
They thanked the residents for their understanding when work occurred in their areas.