Cape Town observed steady progress on water and sewer pipe replacements. The Water and Sanitation Directorate of the City of Cape Town has replaced a total of 35.71 km of water pipes (targeting 71.4%) and 33.99 km of sewer pipes (targeting 34%), within six months from June to December 2025. This ensures that the residents will continue to have reliable services.
Reportedly, the ongoing investment of the City of Cape Town into upgrading and modernising the ageing water and sewer infrastructure as part of its annual pipe replacement programme remains on track. During November and December 2025, 12.54 km of water pipes and 7.96 km of sewer pipes were placed.
This proactive measure forms part of the long-term commitment by the City of Cape Town to reduce water losses, preventing sewer overflows and improving service reliability. These projects are taking place across Cape Town to maintain safe, efficient and uninterrupted reliable water and sanitation services for the residents, while minimising unplanned disruptions.
Various factors are taken into account when prioritising pipe replacement projects such as pipe age, material type, historical failure data and operational risk, ensuring that the areas that are most in need receive attention first.
Pipes that were replaced in November 2025:
- 10,200m of water pipes in Constantia, Fish Hoek, Sun Valley, Steenberg, Wynberg, Macassar, Kuils River, Somerset West, Strand, Gordon’s Bay, Scottsdene, Door De Kraal (Bellville), Camps Bay, Tygerdal, Glenlily (Parow) and Parow Industrial.
- 6, 725m of sewer pipes in Plumstead, Somerset West, Belmont Park, Kasselsvlei, Bellville South, Blaaubergstrand, Tygerdal, Richmond Estate, Rylands, Gatesville, Mountain View and Penlyn Estate.
Pipes that were replaced in December 2025:
- 2,343m of water pipes in Constantia, Fish Hoek, Heathfield, Sun Valley, Steenberg, Wynberg, Retreat, Boston- Bellville, Tygerdal, Hanover Park, Glenlily (Parow) and Parow Industrial.
- 1,231m of sewer pipes in Somerset West.
Several projects continued over the festive season to ensure steady progress against annual infrastructure replacement targets.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water and Sanitation – Councillor Zahid Badroodien said that the pipe replacement programme enables the City of Cape Town to accelerate implementation and maintain momentum on critical infrastructure upgrades.
The Water and Sanitation Directorate aims to initiate water pipe replacement projects in the coming months in Glencairn, Noordhoek, Bergvliet, Morningside (Somerset West), Strand, Rylands and Oranjezicht.