Raising Awareness for Leopards in South Africa
FOUR PAWS South Africa and LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary highlight the importance of protecting leopards and ensuring their well-being in both the wild and captivity...
Category : Greening And Environment
City replaces over 20km of water and sewer pipes in February
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate successfully replaced 22 255 metres of water and sewer pipes in February 2025, as part of...
Transfer of City-owned properties to Atlantis SEZ lands milestone
Announcing the achievement, Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, said: ‘This is a defining moment in the City’s efforts to drive industrial...
Africa can deliver on Net-Zero Agriculture
As the world grapples with climate change, Africa faces the pressing task of achieving net-zero agriculture. The continent must confront extreme weather events threatening food...
Clearing alien invasive plants restores 48 million litres of water daily
To kick off National Water Week, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the proactive clearing of water-thirsty alien invasive plants as one of its...
City’s R523 m pipe replacement programme more than halfway complete
Since the start of the 2024/2025 financial year, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has made significant progress in upgrading critical infrastructure, replacing 63% of...
Reinstatement project delivers over 500 repairs in 60 days
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is making progress in its reinstatement work on pavements, driveways and road curbs following urgent water infrastructure repairs. Between...
City plants ‘Adopt a Tree’ seed
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has launched a new initiative called ‘Adopt a Tree’ whereby local communities can get involved in...
Unique high-tech trucks boost streetlight maintenance and repairs
The City’s advanced specialist pole manipulator trucks are equipped with advanced technologies designed to streamline streetlight replacements and repairs across the metro. Cape Town Metro...
Connected to the grid: City’s electricity teams energise informal settlement in Nyanga
The City’s Energy teams connected a further 20 informal homes to the electricity grid in Great Dutch Street, Nyanga. This R600 000 electrification project has...