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Notice of AGM 2019

The SOMERSET WEST CITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NPC will be hosting an Annual General Meeting and all stakeholders are invited to a review of the year’s activities, approval of the extension of the CID term and planning for 2020/21. Date:     5 November 2019 Time:     16:00 Venue: The Farm House Coffee Shop Restaurant, The Trading Post Centre, 53 […]

Annual General Meeting 2018

Please follow the links below to download the relevant documentation Agenda and Notice to members CoR 36.2 2018 Nomination as Director form Proxy form Implementation Plan Budget 2019-20 Surplus Utilisation Audited AFS (full set) Membership List Minutes of previous AGM (2017) APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF MEMBERSHIP – COMPANY APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF MEMBERSHIP – PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL Clippings of […]

Development Management Information (DMI) Guidelines Series

DMI Guideline Series – A5 flyer   Full information (content of the booklets) can be downloaded from the following link : http://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/City-publications/publications-and-reports/building-planning-and-development

Somerset West CID team working like busy bees

Although the cleaning team of the Somerset West CID consists of only three members, they certainly do a great job and make a difference.  Manager Ernst van Zyl has appreciation for them and says he has good reason to motivate them to keep up the good work!  The photos of the cleaning team tell more […]

The City of Cape Town draft Budget 2018-2019 comment period is open

The City of Cape Town draft Budget 2018-2019 comment period is open Dear Cape Town residents and businesses The draft Budget 2018-2019 is available for comment until 16:30 on Friday, 4 May 2018. A budget of R 49.1 billion will be spent in the metropolitan area to ensure that services are maintained, improved and expanded, […]

Shelter Plays a Role in SWCID

Homeless persons who find refuge at the Somerset West Night Shelter, are given the opportunity to earn their board and lodgings by being employed to assist the SWCID teams, especially with cleaning tasks. The prerequisite is that they should be clean in terms of drug and alcohol consumption.    The services of the shelter, its staff and […]

Cleaning operations in full swing

The cleaning team of the SWCID has a host of tasks and challenges to contend with daily.  Accompanying photos show the various activities that they engage in, which include the following:  mowing of grass;  maintenance work on poles;  removal of stones that are lying around – in order to prevent criminally minded people  from using them to break windows […]

Urban Management Trolley Introduced

The Geocentric Urban Management Trolley Project was initiated in 2017.  The aim of the project is to provide urban cleaning and maintenance teams with a platform to improve their daily tasks, assist with moving of equipment and tools and enable recycling while performing their tasks.  A few design considerations were introduced into the design of […]