Cape Town to invest R120 billion over the next ten years

By Johnathan Paoli

City of Cape Town to invest R120 billion in infrastructure over the next ten years.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the city will invest R120 billion in the next ten years to improve infrastructure across the metro, when tabling the metro’s infrastructure report on Thursday during a council meeting adding that 73% of the R11 billion infrastructure budget for the 2024 financial year is expected to be spent on lower-income communities as well as informal settlements.

Hill-Lewis said the multi-billion rand upgrades to the wastewater works were on track in order to reduce sewage spills, especially in poor communities.

“By quadrupling our sewer plant replacement targets to 100km annually. Increasing pump station-related projects with an increase of 330% over this budget cycle for pump station expenditure and upgrades. 

“Also, the bulk sewer upgrades that are taking place around the city in Milnerton, Gordon’s Bay, Philippi, and