News and Speeches
Disruption in Water supply to Duynefontein and Milnerton
19 October 2009The City's Water and Sanitation Department had to shut down the water supply to the Duynefontein area (near Melkbosstrand) at 12:00 (midday) today due to a defective control valve on the 600mm diameter Melkbos pipeline that supplies water to... Read More
Bus and Minibus Tax Lane Operation Nets 122 Offenders
19 October 2009Cape Town Traffic Services this morning targeted offenders who illegally use the BMT lane during peak hour traffic. The following offences were recorded during the three hour operation: Read More
Mayor takes City to the People
19 October 2009Executive Mayor Dan Plato's Community Outreach Programme, "Taking the City to the People", continues this week. Read More
City Events will add Momentum to Cape Town Green Week
18 October 2009Cape Town is living up to its aim of becoming a green city, with an unprecedented number of sustainability-related events taking place in the city this week, which has been coined Cape Town Green Week. Read More
Media Alert: MEC Grant to visit SA's Top School
18 October 2009Yesterday, Westerford High School was named South Africa's top school in a survey commissioned by the Sunday Times. Tomorrow, MEC Grant will be visiting the school to meet and congratulate the teachers and the principal who played such a vital role... Read More
Boost for Sterilisation Services in the Western Cape
15 October 2009Reproductive health care should be available, accessible, appropriate and affordable to all those who require it. The use of family planning is often influenced by education, place of residence and means. Read More
City to Oppose Dassenberg Development
15 October 2009The City of Cape Town will go ahead with the court application opposing the development of portion 7, farm 940, Dassenberg, Noordhoek after the Planning and Environment Portfolio Committee( PEPCO) last week decided to apply for review of the... Read More
City's Vice Squad assists SAPS in Brothel Closures
15 October 2009Two brothels in Goodwood have been closed down after a collaborative undercover operation between the South African Police Services and the "Vice Squad" of the City of Cape Town's Specialised Law Enforcement Services. Read More
Media Alert: Boost for Sterilisation Services in the Western Cape
15 October 2009The Association for Voluntary Sterilisation of South Africa (AVSSA) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tygerberg Hospital have united in a joint venture to better the quality of sterilisation services in the Western Cape. Read More
City Task Team inspects problem buildings in Langa and Southfield
14 October 2009To speed up the process and close legislative loopholes that prevent the City from acting effectively against the owners of problem buildings, the task team chaired by Alderman Brian Watkyns, on Monday, 12 October carried out inspections of two more... Read More
Media Alert: Metro Police launch R20 million Emergency Response System
14 October 2009On Friday, 16 October, the Metro Police will officially launch its R20 million Integrated Spatial Emergency Response Management System (referred to as ISERMS). Read More
Cape Town's Top Traffic Offenders
14 October 2009In support of its intensified efforts to reclaim unpaid traffic fines, Cape Town Traffic Services is releasing a list of the top ten taxis, private vehicles and BMT lane offenders. The list identifies the most frequent offenders on the city's roads... Read More
Housing Challenge met through Successful Partnering
13 October 2009A partnership comprising Standard Bank, Bitol Developments and the City of Cape Town has won a prestigious Merit Award from the South African Housing Foundation for its Leo Mews project in Elsies River. Read More
Leaners involve in Bus Accident near Malmesbury
13 October 2009This afternoon, at approximately 14h30, 14 October 2009, a minibus transporting learners from Swartland Primary School and Swartland High School was involved in an accident just south of Malmesbury. Read More
City host President's Award for Youth Empowerment
13 October 2009The City of Cape Town will host an awards ceremony for the President's Award for Youth Empowerment in the Civic Centre. Alderman Ian Neilson, Executive Deputy Mayor, will officiate. Read More
Media Alert: Amended Standing Committee Schedule October 14, 2009
13 October 2009Cape Town, Wednesday, October 14, 2009: amended Standing Committee Schedule for today, October 14: Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Development and 2010 World CupTime: 09:00 to 13:00Venue: Committee Room 2, 4th Floor Read More
Audio/Vibration System assist the Disabled Pedestrains at Traffic Lights
13 October 2009Visually and/or hearing impaired pedestrians will benefit from a City of Cape Town decision to equip all new traffic signal road intersections with a vibrating button which emits an audio signal when it is safe to cross. Read More
City Traffic Officers visit Shelter for Abused Women and Children
13 October 2009Cape Town Traffic Services Women's Forum extends an invitation to members of the media to accompany them to the Dusk to Dawn Haven, a shelter for abused women and children. Read More
Media alert: Audio/vibration signals to aid Blind and Deaf pedestrians at Intersections
13 October 2009Blind and deaf pedestrians will benefit from a City of Cape Town decision to equip all new traffic signal road intersections with a vibrating button which emits an audio signal when it is safe to cross. Read More
MEC Grant: Teacher Vacancy Lists Attract Strong Interest
12 October 2009"We are pleased by the strong interest shown in response to the latest advertisements for teachers in the province," said MEC for Education in the Western Cape Donald Grant on Tuesday. Read More
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