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Infrastructure & Utilities

5 Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

2 Jun 2026

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Facilities & Property Management

Pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Issued by Catchwords 25 May 2026

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Energy

Cape Town to spend R71.2bn on energy projects

8 Jul 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Property Development

Athlone Power Station's redevelopment hits roadblock

14 May 2025

Property

R1bn housing tender controversy: SAPS raids the office of MMC JP Smith

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

Circular Economy & Waste Management

6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

26 Aug 2021

The Racing Park Developers’ Association wants to overturn the sale of industrial land to the Western Cape Human Settlements Department for housing 1,500 families from overcrowded informal settlements in Dunoon. Photo: Peter Luhanga

Mixed-Use Property

Developers try to overturn sale of land for Cape Town housing development

Peter Luhanga 25 Aug 2021

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph 5 Nov 2020

Strandfontein temporary desalination plant being decommissioned

Infrastructure & Utilities

Strandfontein temporary desalination plant being decommissioned

23 Jun 2020

Beaches at risk: Report reveals alarming pollution along Cape Town's coast

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Beaches at risk: Report reveals alarming pollution along Cape Town's coast

Steve Kretzmann 30 Apr 2020

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Environment & Natural Resources

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Infrastructure & Utilities

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020

R1.7bn upgrade at Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works under way

Infrastructure & Utilities

R1.7bn upgrade at Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works under way

8 Jul 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Infrastructure & Utilities

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019

How dirty is the Cape Flats groundwater?

Infrastructure & Utilities

How dirty is the Cape Flats groundwater?

Steve Kretzmann 29 Mar 2019

City fails to publish water quality tests for two years

Infrastructure & Utilities

City fails to publish water quality tests for two years

Steve Kretzmann 12 Feb 2019

People who lost their shacks in October’s fire in Overcome Heights tried to rebuild their shacks on private land because their was no longer space to rebuild in their old locations. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

Affordable & Social Housing

Fire victims rebuild their homes, only to have them demolished by city

Bernard Chiguvare 6 Nov 2018

Over 500 people have occupied land owned by Oasis Crescent Property company. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare

Affordable & Social Housing

Land occupiers in Philippi want city to buy Oasis land

Bernard Chiguvare 19 Oct 2018

CoCT to double capacity of Potsdam wastewater treatment plant

Infrastructure & Utilities

CoCT to double capacity of Potsdam wastewater treatment plant

5 Oct 2018

Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

Infrastructure & Utilities

Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

Vincent Lali 23 Jul 2018

What are the new amendments to Cape Town's Water By-law?

Legislation & Regulation

What are the new amendments to Cape Town's Water By-law?

14 Jun 2018

Borehole by Ndumberi Riabai, Borehole Construction, Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Infrastructure & Utilities

Thieves delay more water coming online in Cape Town

Nico Gous 20 Mar 2018

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Dave Chambers 16 Mar 2018

Water curbs: a tale of rich and poor

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water curbs: a tale of rich and poor

Maxwell Roeland 8 Mar 2018

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

Sustainable Development

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

5 Mar 2018

Could Cape Town see its green waste drop-off sites closed?

Infrastructure & Utilities

Could Cape Town see its green waste drop-off sites closed?

1 Feb 2018

Bottled water and the drought

FMCG

Bottled water and the drought

Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp staff 20 Dec 2017

CT begins site prep for Monwabisi desalination plant

Infrastructure & Utilities

CT begins site prep for Monwabisi desalination plant

15 Dec 2017

Draft Water Amendment By-law open for public comment

Legislation & Regulation

Draft Water Amendment By-law open for public comment

12 Dec 2017

Agriculture sector expects job-loss bloodbath, with 50,000 possibly out of work

Agriculture

Agriculture sector expects job-loss bloodbath, with 50,000 possibly out of work

Aphiwe Deklerk 26 Oct 2017

There is an answer to Cape Town's water emergency

Infrastructure & Utilities

There is an answer to Cape Town's water emergency

Neels Blom 26 Oct 2017

From left to right: Joep Schoof, Chairperson: FEDHASA Cape Hotels segment; Jeff Rosenberg, Chairperson: FEDHASA Cape; Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, Western Cape; Chris Godenir, Alternate: FEDHASA Cape Hotels segment and councillor Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services and energy.

Responsible Tourism

FEDHASA Cape members sign Water Wise Pledge

12 Oct 2017

Water crisis can be good for business

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water crisis can be good for business

Taschica Pillay 5 Oct 2017

City goes after water guzzlers

Infrastructure & Utilities

City goes after water guzzlers

3 Aug 2017

Infrastructure & Utilities

Recent rainfall has had little impact as CT continues to face drought crisis

26 Jul 2017

CT's emergency water plans making progress

Infrastructure & Utilities

CT's emergency water plans making progress

12 Jul 2017

Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect

Food, Water & Energy Security

Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect

3 Jul 2017

Cape Town considers implementing further water restrictions

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town considers implementing further water restrictions

27 Jun 2017

Salt water set to ease Cape Town dam crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Salt water set to ease Cape Town dam crisis

26 Jun 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

Hospitality

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

25 May 2017

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

16 May 2017

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

Infrastructure & Utilities

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

30 Mar 2017

City of Cape Town declares drought local disaster

Infrastructure & Utilities

City of Cape Town declares drought local disaster

8 Mar 2017

Open Design festival opens in Cape Town in August

Design

Open Design festival opens in Cape Town in August

27 Jul 2016

City of Cape Town calls for public comment on Draft Filming By-law

Legislation & Regulation

City of Cape Town calls for public comment on Draft Filming By-law

25 Jul 2016

SAP's Skills for Africa programme kicks off in Cape Town

ICT

SAP's Skills for Africa programme kicks off in Cape Town

28 Jun 2016

Cape Town may see fibre-optic cable installation within its pipes

Telecoms & Networks

Cape Town may see fibre-optic cable installation within its pipes

16 Mar 2016

Internet infrastructure roll-out continues for a digitally inclusive city

Network

Internet infrastructure roll-out continues for a digitally inclusive city

12 Nov 2015

Broadband roll-out connects City of Cape Town

Internet

Broadband roll-out connects City of Cape Town

20 Jul 2015

Smart Cape aims to help people study, find jobs and business opportunities

Education & Skills Development

Smart Cape aims to help people study, find jobs and business opportunities

27 Jan 2015