The City of Cape Town’s Energy teams attended to more than 10 000 streetlight-related issues from March to April owing to vandalism, theft and illegal connections across the metro, including Atlantis.
Theft and vandalism remain the biggest driver of streetlight and power outages. The City is urging our residents to watch over the power infrastructure in their areas and report any suspicious activity to the City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre on 021 480 7700, as soon as possible.
This will greatly help to reduce the scale of the damages caused by the theft and vandalism.
Reporting potholes
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is encouraging all residents and road users to report potholes; the City repairs as many potholes as possible during the winter months to avoid further damage.
Residents can report potholes by using the City of Cape Town app, contacting the Customer Call Centre on 0860 103 089 or at contact.us@capetown.gov.za or logging a service request at capetown.gov.za/servicerequests.
Current and future projects
· KanonKop Phase 2: civil and electrical engineering by ASLA is still ongoing. Completion planned for 31 October 2025.
· Pipe replacement project in Saxonsea is still ongoing. Completion planned for 20 August 2025.
· Upgrading of the Wesfleur Park athletics track and facility is ongoing.· A stakeholder engagement with SANCO and the Human Settlements and Energy Department on the high mast and streetlight issues in Witsand was held on 9 July 2025.
· A site visit to the Lili Rose Farm with the Line Departments and Western Cape Department of Social Development took place on 9 July 2025.
· Eskom Long Term Plan Public Engagement was held at the Saxonsea Civic Hall on 10 July 2025.· The roof replacement project in Atlantis at Island Place’s Block A and Block B is completed.
