A sign at a public participation meeting on the City of Cape Town’s proposed 2026/27 budget. Residents called for pools to be open seven days a week in the summer months. Photo: Matthew Hirsch
17 April 2026 | By Matthew Hirsch
Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting.
Residents donned swimming caps, goggles and beach towels and held placards that read, “Restore access to community pools seven days a week” and “Fund our pools”. They had come to a public participation meeting at the City of Cape Town’s Wale Street offices on Thursday evening to discuss the City’s proposed 2026/27 budget…