News and Speeches for City of Cape Town
Disaster Risk Reduction Officials and Experts Meet at Disaster Management Conference
18 October 2005With the opening today (19 October 2005) in Hartenbos of the biggest annual disaster management conference in Africa, delegates will observe a minute of silence and light candles to commemorate those who have perished in or suffered injury or damage... Read More
City's Annual Free "Concerts In The Park" Underway
18 October 2005The City of Cape Town's Arts and Culture Department within the Social Development Directorate annually hosts a series of free "Concerts in the Park". The aim of the concerts is to encourage communities to reclaim these open spaces in a positive way. Read More
Celebration of Cape Town-Aachen Local Agenda 21 Partnership
18 October 2005The Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Aachen African Spring Festival is currently underway in Cape Town in celebration of the five year anniversary of the LA21 Partnership between the City of Cape Town and the City of Aachen in Germany. Read More
City and Provincial Department of Social Services Launch Phakama Brick-Making Plant In Khayelitsha
13 October 2005The City of Cape Town in partnership with the Provincial Department of Social Services officially launched the Phakama Brick-Making Plant in Khayelitsha today 14 October 2005, as part of the City's Khayelitsha Poverty Reduction Programme (KPRP). Read More
City Local Agenda 21 Celebrates Open Day at Imizamo Yethu
12 October 2005As part of the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) partnership Summer Festival which celebrates five years of partnership between the City of Cape Town and the City of Aachen in Germany, the City will host an open day at Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay. Date:... Read More
City Sponsors Street Kids for World Championship
12 October 2005The City of Cape Town has approved a special grant of R150 000 to cover the cost of five street kids that will represent South Africa at a prestigious international Power Lifting event. The Global Power Lifting World Championship takes place in... Read More
City Celebrates Five Years of Aachen Partnership with A Spring Festival for All
10 October 2005The City of Cape Town is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Local Agenda 21 Partnership with the City of Aachen in Germany. This partnership was established in 2000 to promote sustainable development and incorporates local community... Read More
Free Voluntary Counselling and Hiv Testing Available at Bellville Long Distance Taxi Rank
6 October 2005As of 17 October 2005, New Start, a non-government organisation, will provide free pre-and-post test counselling at the Bellville Long Distance Taxi Rank. This service will be available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10:00 till 18:00. Read More
Guguletu Residents Asked to Assist with Crime Prevention Campaign
6 October 2005Residents of and visitors to Guguletu will see a visible police presence, law enforcement and crime prevention in and around Guguletu during October. Read More
Company's Garden Opens for Craft Market
27 September 2005The City of Cape Town is to open its green heart, the Company's Garden, for a permanent craft market which will stimulate job creation and attract tourists to the City Centre on Wednesday, 28 September 2005. The craft market is a result of a... Read More
City to Ease Water Restrictions
21 September 2005New and less stringent water restrictions will be introduced by the City of Cape Town on 1 November 2005 following consultation with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry and the Department's easing of water restrictions for the Western Cape. Read More
City Hosts Workshop to Promote Fair Trade in Crafts
20 September 2005Fairtrade is a trading partnership which seeks greater equity in international trade. It was originally used by those who support social justice and the alleviation of the intense poverty found in many developing nations. Read More
Minister Essop Approves Extension of Boundaries of Tygerberg Nature Reserve
19 September 2005The Provincial Minister for Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Tasneem Essop, has approved the application by the City of Cape Town for the extension of the boundaries of the Tygerberg Nature Read More
City's Police Use Sports to Gear Up for Major Disasters
13 September 2005During the past five years, the world has experienced some of the worst man-made and natural disasters, and it is crucial for South Africa's metropolitan police services to network more closely and share world-class safety strategies. Read More
City Thanks Residents for Saving Scarce Water
13 September 2005As the total capacity of the major dams supplying the City of Cape Town exceeds the 80% mark, current restrictions are to be modified to make sure that water saving habits learnt during last summer's severe drought become a way of life. Read More
Cape Town Announces Strategies to Ensure Future Water Supply
13 September 2005A number of significant strategic initiatives to reduce water demand as well as to plan for future water supply schemes were announced by the City of Cape Town's water team during a media visit to water installations. Read More
City Celebrates Arbor Month at Lookout Hill in Mitchells Plain
12 September 2005One of Cape Town's most spectacular viewing points, Rocklands Lookout Hill in Mitchells Plain, is being beautified with the planting of indigenous trees. Read More
City Expands Fire Fighting Services
9 September 2005Hout Bay residents will have a brand new fire station with 30 uniformed Read More
Hoax Calls Overshadow 107 Emergency Calls
7 September 2005The majority of calls to the City's 107 emergency number are nuisance calls. Some 80 % of calls are made by pranksters. The highest call volumes were registered in December 2004 and January this year, the City's Portfolio Committee on Safety and... Read More
Cape Town Residents Urged to Register to Vote
1 September 2005Residents of Cape Town who have registered to vote in the upcoming municipal have been thanked by Executive Deputy Mayor Gawa Samuels and those who have not done so urged to register or confirm their registration. "The details of an estimated 400... Read More
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