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Opportunities for Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises to grow
The City’s Strategic Business Partner GreenCape is a key driver in the R488 million Green Outcomes Fund (GOF) that was…
City encourages residents to participate in COVID-19 community screening
As the roll-out of community screening and testing gathers pace, I would like to call on residents in the areas where the…
Update on permits for informal (uncooked) food trading
A total number of 934 permits have been issued since the City of Cape Town started the process of providing permits to…
Commuters reminded to keep their distance, travel for crucial matters only
I want to remind residents to please commute for urgent matters only – to buy food, to get chronic medicine, access…
City looking at all service delivery options in informal settlements
Much work is under way to ensure there is a comprehensive City of Cape Town response to priority high risk areas, such as in…
Grace period post lockdown for motor vehicle licences, registrations
The City of Cape Town would like to advise residents of an extension regarding the validity of motor vehicle licences. Read…
Women in Business Programme continues amid COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, the City of Cape Town has found innovative ways to continue with its training for the…
City drives ‘water on wheels’ as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts
The City of Cape Town continues to provide basic and essential services to approximately 200 000 informal households. Cape…
Permits to be granted for informal (uncooked) food trading during lockdown
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national State of Disaster and…
Clothing and textile cluster designs support programme for industry during COVID-19
As an innovative, world-class City, we are continuously looking to support and invest in priority sectors especially during…
Housing of refugees/non-nationals who occupied church & city streets
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that our country would be placed under lockdown as a result of the…
City calls for donations to assist vulnerable groups
The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre is tapping into Cape Town’s extensive NGO network and relationships with various…
Week one done: Thank you for staying home
With an overwhelming compliance rate by the end of the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown, I want to thank the people of…
Guidance for travel and tourism businesses impacted by COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has had a severe impact on travel and tourism businesses. The City of Cape Town has drafted the…
City creates a central service offering temporary shelter for street people
As a result of the national lockdown due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus announced by the President of South…
Clarity for business over lockdown regulations
The City of Cape Town has noted the uncertainty over the National Government’s lockdown regulations and subsequent…
Restrictions on public transport eased
The National Minister of Transport has issued new directives to extend the operating times of public transport services that…
Call centres assisting essential markets stay on the line
The City of Cape Town welcomes National Government’s decision to allow call centres that provide essential services…
City making every effort to clear refuse collection backlog
The City of Cape Town assures residents that every effort is being made to maintain delivery of basic services despite the…
City to start moving street people to temporary shelters
The City of Cape Town will this weekend start moving street people to the first of several temporary shelter sites that…
Covid - 19 - Essential services during nationwide lockdown
Essential services workers who will be allowed to report for work during the 21-day nationwide lockdown will do…
City finalises plans for essential services during COVID-19 lockdown
The City of Cape Town is primed to continue delivering essential services to residents during the three-week lockdown that…
City pilot bin project set to help keep the CBD clean
Efforts by CCID Urban Management to keep the CBD clean are receiving a boost with a pilot bin project by the City of…
CCID stormwater drains team prepares for rainy season
With the rainy season imminent, the CCID’s Urban Management department is taking steps to help prevent flooding in…