City of cape town
WC move to lift water restrictions worth celebrating, says MEC Bredell
For the first time in years, dams have reached a 100% capacity following good rainfall during winter.
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Court set to hear application to block relocation of Kataza the baboon
City of Cape Town said it would be opposing the application to review a decision to move the primate - known as Kataza - from the Slangkop Troop to Tokai.
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Cape Town residents approach court to block relocation of Kataza the baboon
Concerned community members are fighting to block the relocation of a baboon from the Slangkop troop to Tokai, saying it has been to the detriment of the primate.
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Municipalities in good standing can now generate their own electricity
This follows Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe last week gazetted of amendments to Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity.
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Cape Town’s iconic festive lights event cancelled due to COVID-19
The iconic free, open-air concert draws a crowd of about 100,000 revellers to the Cape Town CBD every year and sets the tone for festive season celebrations.
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CT traffic officials arrest man found with 12 guns in Killarney
It is understood that officers caught the 37-year-old man following a high-speed chase on Sunday morning.
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CoCT: Land invaders are stealing housing opportunities from the poor
The City of Cape Town said that the expenditure on security for land invasions was justified.
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CoCT urges citizens to comply with COVID protocols to help avoid second wave
As more members of the public are allowed to roam around and regain a sense of what life once was, more people are no longer wearing their masks in public or maintaining social distancing.
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Violent protests erupt in Hangberg after anti-land invasion operation by CoCT
Residents burned tyres, threw stones, and moved a vehicle and a fishing vessel into the road to block motorists.
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CoCT writes to Mbalula, ports regulator arguing against hike in port tariffs
The city said the regulator issued the Tariff Methodology to be used to determine the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) revenue in March.
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CoCT officials meet with Mitchells Plain community following Siqalo protests
Over the weekend, a group of Siqalo residents took to the streets, demanding houses.
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CoCT sees major spike in land invasions, says housing opportunities under threat
Over the past three months, the city has seen a sharp increase in illegal land invasions and has recorded 115 protests.
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Elderly man dies in fire in Steenberg
The City of Cape Town's fire and rescue services responded to an emergency call of an informal structure alight in the area just after midnight.
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CoCT slammed for not reducing water tariffs after dam levels improve
The city said that tariffs were currently on level 1 and were based on the projected consumption trends so that the income received covered the cost of providing water services.
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Dlamini-Zuma raises concerns over Cape Town’s high crime rate
The minister raised concerns on Wednesday about the metro, during a discussion on the second day of the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) local government week.
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Water tariff reduction dependent on increase in water consumption - CoCT
City Mayco member for Water and Waste, Xanthea Limberg, said that the city was aware that the increase in dam levels was generating questions around water tariffs.
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CoCT says it’s spent over R61m on emergency COVID procurement
This amount is in addition to the R72 million that was procured for the provision of personal protective equipment to ensure that basic services can continue while protecting frontline and essential staff members.
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Several CT informal settlements left flooded after heavy rainfall
These include Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Philippi, Delft, Macassar and Kuils River.
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Curbing non-communicable diseases: CoCT plans to nip public smoking in the bud
It's part of the Bloomberg Partnership for Health Cities Tobacco Campaign that connects a network of 70 cities, where mayors have committed to preventing non-communicable diseases.
