Forty-six ward committee members from all seven wards in Subcouncil 8 received certificates celebrating five years of dedication to residents.
Helderberg councillors Chantal Cerfontein, Stuart Pringle and Xolani Sotashe were recognised for long-standing dedication to the community.
Ward 85 councillor Chantal Cerfontein handed over shoes on behalf of Cape Town deputy mayor Eddie Andrews to grateful Strand learners.
The Somerset West Municipal Court will be temporarily closed to the public at 13:00 this Friday (31 July), to allow for scheduled renovations.
Nine road safety ambassadors have been deployed in Strand and Lwandle to protect pedestrians in hotspot areas after 72 road fatalities were recorded.
The City of Cape Town’s memorial wall now bears the names of 51 staffers who died in the line of duty, honouring more than a century of service.
The Youth Driver Development Programme is giving 20 young people from Helderberg informal settlements a licence to drive their futures forward.
Residents say Strand’s overgrown pavements are a public safety crisis — yet the City has no logged complaints and clearing is only expected from July.
Cape Town’s acting mayor used his Freedom Day address to propose renaming Ben Friedman Plein to Strand Muslim Square and advance affordable housing reform.
Representatives were elected to the Rusthof Housing Development committee with officials announcing construction will begin within a month.