The City of Cape Town will partner with the Centre of Expertise (COE) as a means to stay up to date with innovations in water and sanitation best practice. This non-profit company (NPC) focuses on identifying innovative technology and expertise...
The City of Cape Town has started construction on the second phase of its Cape Flats 3 Bulk Sewer (CF3) project. The contractor will soon be setting up their site offices in the vicinity of Yusuf Gool Boulevard in Rylands and starting with the test...
The City of Cape Town will soon meet with the National Government to discuss possible water restrictions over the coming dry season. While the City does what it can to reduce water losses, responsible water use by residents, as prescribed by the...
The City of Cape Town’s Electricity Services Department has successfully completed an infrastructure upgrade that was necessary to allow for the next phases of work to commence on the Joe Slovo housing project. This involved replacing the overhead...
The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department took delivery of five new Dulevo Veloce 5000 street sweepers from AAD Specialised Transport Solutions on 10 June this year. These new street sweepers, can remove sand, leaves and...
The City of Cape Town plans to spend R503.7 million on direct water and sanitation services to informal settlements in the upcoming 2015/16 financial year. According to a statement by the municipality this money will be spent on increasing the...
The Northern Areas Sewer, next to Jan Smuts Drive in Pinelands, has collapsed and is being attended to by City of Cape Town contractors. The municipality says over-pumping is taking place and workers are now digging to unblock the sewer. “A...
The City of Cape Town is replacing metal, cast-iron manhole covers, with plastic and ductile-iron covers – potentially saving the ratepayer millions of rands each year. Manholes in new developments across the city are now fitted with hinged...
The City of Cape Town will replace 5Â 000 automatic flushing urinals across the city with waterless ones. The project will save an estimated 20 million litres of water per year. As part of a pilot project, R30Â 000 worth of waterless urinals have...
