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...
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10th Our Ocean Conference – Our Ocean, Our Action
Between April 28 to 30, the 2025 Our Ocean Conference will be held at BEXCO in Busan, Republic of Korea. The conference is expected to be a milestone event for global action to...
Sustainability not just a responsibility but a growth opportunity: AGES 2025
The Africa Green Economy Summit (AGES), which took place in Cape Town recently, reinforced a crucial message, that sustainability is not just a responsibility; it...
14 Female Entrepreneurs Graduate from Standard Chartered Women in Tech Accelerator Programme
Chris Egberink, CEO of Standard Chartered South Africa, and Anjani Harjeven, CEO of WomHub, with the winners of the Women in Tech Accelerator Programme: Merishka...
City cuts more red tape with online Energy Services Application
In another innovative step to cut red tape and make City services easier to access through online innovation, the City’s new Energy Services Application for...
Budget 2025 – The First Step Towards a Children’s Budget
The revised 2025 National Budget contains the single biggest fiscal investment in early childhood development (ECD) in South Africa’s history. Real Reform for ECD calls on...
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...
NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL EXPLORES SOUTH AFRICA’S PAST AND THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
Internationally acclaimed author Prof. Berend Mets is set to captivate readers once again with his latest historical novel, a thought-provoking and emotionally charged story that explores whether...
Think Tank reveals six key learnings for the hospitality industry
South Africa’s tourism industry needs to capitalise on the country’s diverse, open spaces and warm, friendly people. This was an overarching theme of the second...
CLIMATE COMMISSION CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO GLOBAL EFFORTS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) convened its 17th Ordinary Quarterly Meeting on Friday 7th March, to discuss the Commission’s work programme for the year 2025 /26,...