Artists invited to submit public artwork proposals for new MyCiTi station in Claremont

2026-02-20

The City of Cape Town invites artists and creative practitioners to submit concept proposals for public artworks at the new MyCiTi bus station in Claremont. This station, to be built in coming months, will be a major public transport hub within the Metro-South East Corridor, otherwise known as Phase 2A of the MyCiTi roll-out. This initiative forms part of the City’s ongoing commitment to integrating high-quality public art into transport infrastructure; enhancing the commuter experience while celebrating the cultural, historical and environmental identity of the communities it serves. Submissions are now open and close on Friday, 27 March 2026.

Casting of new MyCiTi bus lanes under way in Lansdowne

2026-02-19

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate has reached a key milestone with the casting of the first red bus lanes along Govan Mbeki Road, in the vicinity of the Sky Circle project in Lansdowne. All is on track to complete the project by December 2026 and to have the first MyCiTi buses operating along this route in the second half of 2027.

Vuyani Public Transport Interchange moves closer to completion

2026-02-16

The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas, together with senior officials from the Transport Infrastructure Implementation team, recently visited the new Vuyani Public Transport Interchange (PTI), which is currently under construction. Once complete, the PTI will provide dedicated facilities for minibus-taxi operators and serve commuters travelling to Mfuleni, Eerste River, Blackheath, Kuils River and Lwandle, improving connectivity and convenience for the community.

Update on repairs to Stanhope bridge

2026-02-10

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is making good progress with the urgent repair work on the Stanhope bridge in Claremont. The team is currently in week two of the planned six week remedial work timeline. If all goes according to plan the contractor should complete the remedial works in four weeks’ time, which is when the second lane from Claremont Main Road lane will be reopened. The current lane reduction is an emergency intervention after the existing retaining wall on the southeast quadrant of the Stanhope bridge failed on 26 January 2026.

Validator Upgrade - Refunds in Progress

2026-02-05

The replacement of validators is now complete at stations and on buses as part of ongoing improvements to the MyCiTi payment system. During this transition, a limited number of passengers experienced errors when using their cards to tap.

City and UCT conducting research to test electric buses in Cape Town

2026-02-04

The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate, together with the University of Cape Town, will in the coming months undertake research to test and understand how electric buses will operate as part of the City’s MyCiTi bus fleet. The electric bus (e-bus) research is funded by the City of Cape Town and through a grant from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI). The agreement between the City and the eBRT2030 Consortium, the UEMI implementing agent, can now go ahead after the Mayoral Committee has given its approval at its meeting earlier today.

City advises road users of urgent repairs to Stanhope bridge

2026-01-28

The City regrets to inform road users that the Stanhope bridge in Claremont will only have one lane in each direction available to traffic until further notice. The lane reduction is an emergency intervention after the existing retaining wall on the southeast quadrant of the Stanhope bridge failed on 26 January 2026.

Introducing the new myconnect card

2026-01-26

The new-look myconnect card replaces the current bank issued myconnect card and works more like a store card.

Card Vending Machines discontinued from 14 February 2026

2026-01-26

We regret that our card vending machines (CVMs) will no longer work from 1 February 2026 due to system upgrades.

MyCiTi QR codes link commuters to latest bus timetables

2026-01-22

MyCiTi is currently replacing its printed bus schedules at the MyCiTi stops with QR codes, which conveniently link passengers to the latest, most reliable bus times.