Cape Town to Publish Budget 2026-27 Amendments Following Court Ruling
City will engage the National Treasury and Co-operative Governance Departments nationally to seek regulatory clarity on available options for municipalities to equitably cross-subsidise lower and middle-income households.
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Defends Constitutional Court Bid Against Procurement Act
The City of Cape Town argued that the Act was passed unlawfully, with fatal shortcomings in public participation and parliament’s procedures, including that seven of nine provinces did not have…
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Launches New Masiphumelele Gateway Market to Boost Informal Trade
These projects purposefully centre the various and specific needs of the different communities. While it simultaneously strengthens a network of traders, entrepreneurs and small businesses that fuel economic growth.
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Calls for Faster Rail Devolution to Boost Affordable Transport
The National Masterplan cites research from Cape Town’s Rail Business Plan. It found that lower-income households would save an estimated R932m a year; if trains were working as they should in a…
Cape Town and STADIO Team Up to Develop Bachelor’s in Municipal Policing
The degree programme will unlock new opportunities for the enforcement staff and will create a pipeline for career progression within the City. Furthermore, the programme and the qualification will be open to anyone who meets the criteria, so they have…
Cape Town Launches R4.7 Billion Upgrade of Macassar Wastewater Plant
The project provides scope that is new inlet works, biological nutrient removal reactors, secondary settling tanks, UV and chlorine disinfection, sludge digestion and mechanical dewatering facilities, combined heat and power installation, and refurbishment…
Cape Town completes R7.7m upgrade of Safe Space-1 facility at Culemborg
One of the latest exciting additions is the partnership with Streetscapes and the CCID on a pilot Sober Space to help safely manage clients who arrive back at the Culemborg facility intoxicated.
Cape Town is on track to achieve greater infrastructure investment
Cape Town is also on track to outspend all three Gauteng metros combined based on current spending patterns in this term of office. One of the starkest examples of the investment…
Cape Town launches new Coastal Park Material Recovery Facility in Muizenberg
Coastal Park MRF depends on residents continuing to separate their recyclables. Every household that participates plays a role in helping Cape Town become a cleaner and more sustainable city.