Tag: The City of Cape Town
Green shoots in a Green hub
The Atlantis SEZ (ASEZ) is part of the City of Cape Town’s initiative taken in 2011 to establish a greentech manufacturing hub in Atlantis. The ASEZ is somewhat unique amongst other...
Some 70 000 old electricity meters have been replaced
The City of Cape Town’s R196 million programme to install new prepaid meters has been ongoing for approximately eight years and is nearing completion with 70 000 old credit meters (non-pre-paid meters)...
CoCT to appoint expert panel to guide water strategy
The City of Cape Town aims to increase its available supply capacity by an additional 300 million litres of water per day from alternative sources like desalination and water reuse. The...
City’s plans to bring new water online surges ahead despite pandemic
Projects in the City’s New Water Programme are progressing well, despite the challenges of the global pandemic. The programme aims to bring new water online to ensure a safe, reliable supply...
The City of Cape Town’s 2020/2021 annual budget – getting through the COVID-19 pandemic...
Councillors, city officials, residents, members of the media, today, in these unprecedented times, I table the City’s annual budget before council.
Doing so via Skype is a new approach for all us,...
‘More could be done to protect people’s livelihoods when reopening economy’
The City of Cape Town is determined to get people back to work as the country prepares to move to level four of the nationwide lockdown.
Level four permits certain businesses to...
High-lying Cape residents may be without water
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be undertaking the connection of the newly installed 500 mm diameter pipeline to the existing 500 mm diameter water main in...
Cape Town water being treated for harmless compound
The City of Cape Town is treating its dwindling water supplies for a harmless organic compound that is affecting its smell and taste, it said on Tuesday. Confirming the suspicions of...
City invests R60m to install new ceilings in old ‘RDP’ houses
The City of Cape Town’s Transport and Urban Development Authority is gearing up for the roll-out of Phase 2 of its ceiling retrofit project. This R60m project aims to warm up...
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