Tag: City of Cape Town
Advancing water resilience: getting to an additional 500 million litres of new water a...
New water augmentation
The City has commenced procuring and commissioning, in a staged way, various augmentation schemes with the intention of making available up to...
City’s support generates investment worth R2,67bn, with 6 236 jobs created in key growth...
The City of Cape Town, via its Enterprise and Investment Department under the Directorate of the Mayor, has facilitated R2,67 billion worth of investment,...
CT’s emergency water plans making progress
The City of Cape Town says plans of potentially partnering with the private sector to create a short-term emergency water supply using desalination, storm...
Critical warning remains in place for all water users in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town is preparing for the imminent implementation of further intensified waterrestrictions. The envisaged Level 4b restrictions would adjust the water usage target downwards to 500 million...
City of Cape Town considering 17 proposals from entrepreneurs to tackle water crisis
As the City of Cape Town brought further water restrictions into effect on Wednesday (1 June), a city councillor has revealed that her office has so...
Councillor Limberg comments on water drill plan
Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, Councillor, Xanthea Limberg says:
"The City has been studying the deep aquifer underlying...
City is a hub for the food and beverage manufacturing sector
Cape Townboasts some of the country’s largest food and beverage manufacturing companies, making the city a well-established hub for the sector.
According to the City...
City’s new draft by-law on outdoor advertising
The City’s new draft by-law on outdoor advertising is an improvement on the first version but it is still too complicated and full of...
How groundwater can help – not solve – city’s water shortage
As the end of summer finds Cape Town’s water supply in a precarious state, there are options for making relatively quick and expanded use...
Drought crisis: City lowers usage target as dam levels continue to decline
The City of Cape Town has lowered the target for collective water use per day by 100 million litres to 600 million litres. This...