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Traffic25 OctJakes Gerwel Drive southbound lanes closed for urgent repairs near BonteheuwelTwo of the four southbound lanes between Bofors Circle and the N2 are shut for repairs after illegal digging under Bonteheuwel Bridge, and the City urges drivers to avoid the road.Source: Smile 90.4FMUtilities23 OctCape Town weighs precautionary water restrictions from DecemberCape Town may bring in precautionary water restrictions around December as dams keep falling, though no final decision has been made.Source: Cape Town EtcBusiness23 OctCape Town to host manufacturing summit at the CTICC next monthThe City of Cape Town will host a manufacturing summit at the CTICC on 11 November 2026, where it plans to outline its new Manufacturing Support Policy.Source: Cape Business NewsCommunity30 SepFire and Rescue Service adds new wildfire 4x4s and staff ahead of a dry summerCape Town's Fire and Rescue Service has added 11 new wildland 4x4 vehicles and plans to spend more than R25 million on firefighting capacity this financial year.Source: City of Cape TownTraffic30 SepStormwater and road works in Samora Machel expected to cause delays until mid-DecemberThe City is replacing stormwater pipes and resurfacing Oliver Tambo Avenue and Anton Fransch Street in Samora Machel, with work running Monday to Saturday until mid-December.Source: City of Cape TownUtilities29 SepCity opens tender for a private partner to build the Faure wastewater-to-drinking-water schemeCape Town has started a two-stage procurement for the Faure New Water Scheme, a R2.83 billion plan to purify treated wastewater into drinking water, with first submissions due by 26 February 2027.Source: IOL / Cape ArgusBusiness28 SepComment on Cape Town's draft short-term letting by-law closes on 5 OctoberResidents and hosts have until 5 October to comment on a draft City by-law that would make short-term rentals register and could move many onto commercial property rates from July 2027.Source: GroundUpUtilities26 SepOvernight power cut on 10 October for electricity upgrades across the Southern and Far South suburbsLarge parts of the Southern and Far South suburbs will be without electricity from 20:00 on Saturday 10 October until 06:00 on Sunday 11 October while the City upgrades the network.Source: IOL / Cape ArgusCommunity25 SepSand-lowering machines on Muizenberg, Fish Hoek and Hout Bay beaches from 1 OctoberThe City starts its yearly beach-lowering work at Muizenberg, Fish Hoek and Hout Bay on 1 October, aiming to finish by mid-November; the beaches stay open throughout.Source: City of Cape TownUtilities25 SepFaure treatment plant offline until Friday evening as City asks residents to use less waterThe Faure Water Treatment Plant is shut for maintenance until 18:00 on Friday 2 October, with local water work and pressure tests continuing in several suburbs this week.Source: City of Cape TownCommunity19 SepMost City pools open daily for the September school holidaysPublic pools run by the City open every day from 23 September to 5 October, while five pools stay shut for maintenance or redevelopment.Source: City of Cape TownCommunity18 SepCity lists the five scams most often targeting Cape Town residentsThe City has warned residents about fake disconnection threats, housing and job offers, traffic-fine demands and bogus parking fees, and says how to check what is genuine.Source: City of Cape TownCommunity18 SepConstruction starts on Tutu Memorial Park in MilnertonBuilding work has begun to turn Lupin Crescent Park in Milnerton into the Tutu Memorial Park, with an amphitheatre, children's play area and memorial garden.Source: EWNUtilities16 SepCape Town weighs summer water restrictions as dams sit near 75.5%The City says its Water Restrictions Committee is considering precautionary restrictions before summer, with combined dam storage at about 75.5% and no restrictions in force yet.Source: Cape Argus (IOL)
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