Cape Town’s 24/7 call centres are essential to the city’s communication and service delivery. The City emphasizes the importance of avoiding duplicate service requests to ensure efficient and timely response. Citizens can participate in shaping the city’s development by responsibly using the available communication channels and fostering a productive relationship between the City and its residents. Cape Town offers a variety of communication channels for requesting city services, each carefully managed and designed to serve a specific purpose. The connection between citizens and the City is one of mutual respect and collaboration, with each service request contributing to Cape Town’s continually evolving narrative.
The city has been experiencing an increase in electricity service requests due to severe weather conditions, putting a strain on already stretched resources. This has resulted in unplanned power outages in several areas, which prompt swift action from authorities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents.
The City of Cape Town has recently introduced a range of new features to its web service request page to streamline service delivery and improve communication with residents. These enhancements aim to simplify the process of reporting faults and service requests, enabling residents to effectively report issues in areas without specific street addresses, such as public open spaces and informal settlements.
The Energy Directorate of the City of Cape Town has successfully implemented a plan to address outstanding streetlight repairs in the Mitchells Plain area. Despite facing high service requests, loadshedding, and weatherrelated issues, the City has made steady progress. ## Increase in Electricity Infrastructure Repair Service Requests Due to Vandalism and Theft