City of Cape Town

Gift of the Givers assisting Imizamo fire victims

Residents from Imizamo Yethu informal settlement will have to rebuild their lives from scratch after a massive fire wreaked havoc in Hout Bay this weekend. Three people died in the blaze, which burnt 3500 structures to the ground. 15 000 residents have been left displaced and will be provided alternative[…]

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Humpback whale stranded at Sandy Bay

A juvenile humpback whale beached at Sandy Bay beach in the early hours of Sunday morning. The City’s of Cape Town’s Environmental Management Department and the National Department of Environmental Affairs are on the scene.Officials have urged the public to avoid the area as the beach will remain closed for[…]

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2 dead, hundreds displaced in fires

Two children died in a fire in an informal dwelling in Tafelsig Mitchell’s Plain in the early hours of Sunday morning. The structure was located at the back of a house at 30 Suurberg Crescent. The City of Cape Town’s fire services said the cause of fire has not been[…]

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Haywood Road residents appeal for privacy

Residents of Haywood Road, Crawford are engaging with the City of Cape Town on their water woes, but say they are still being “harassed” by the media and the public. An unidentified resident in Haywood road has been named as the top water user in the municipality in a list[…]

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City stands by water usage data

By Thakira Desai In a city of approximately 3.8 million residents, the City of Cape Town this week came under fire after releasing a list of the top one hundred highest consumers of water within the metro, which placed three Cape Flats roads in the top three sports. Social media[…]

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Cosatu to protest over Western Cape water crisis

Cosatu in the Western Cape plans to go on strike over what it calls the City of Cape Town’s failure to address the water crisis. The labour union will file an application for legal protest action with the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac). In a statement on Thursday,[…]

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Property value soaring in CapeTown

Property value in the Western Cape and especially Cape Town is on a continuous upswing. Exclusive suburbs along the Cape Peninsula are extremely popular with foreign buyers, but South Africans too are opting for Cape Town when looking to invest in property. The Western Cape Department of Economic opportunities says[…]

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City names and shames top 100 water consumers

On Monday the City of Cape Town released the City’s top 100 water consumers. In a bid to quell continued water wastage, the City named and shamed roads within the metro that reflected the highest water consumption. Surprising to many residents, three Cape Flats roads, Haywood Road in Crawford, Manenberg[…]

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Nyanga residents relieved after rubbish removed

Residents of the Europe informal settlement in Nyanga are relieved following the removal of large mounds of rubbish which had piled up since December. The problem occurred when some residents refused to allow the City of Cape Town to use its expanded public works programme database to select community contract[…]

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City warns against hoax water messages

The City of Cape Town has warned the public not to circulate hoax messages stating that the city council will cut off water at certain times. The concern comes amid increased vigilance around the use of water, at a time of a severe drought and formal water restrictions in place.[…]

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