Councillor Emile Langenhoven outlines innovative plans for Ward 62 this year

Ward 62 Councillor Emile Langenhoven shares his plans and goals for the upcoming year.

“As we enter 2026, I would like to thank the residents of Ward 62 for your continued engagement, resilience, and commitment to our community,” he said.

Ward 62 covers areas like parts of  Wynberg, Constantia, Bergvliet, Fernwood Estate, Bishopscourt, and Diep River. 

Mr Langenhoven believes that an Inter-Library chess tournament can help identify pupils who have an aptitude for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) subjects.

“Identified pupils would then be introduced to targeted programmes designed to inspire and guide them into STEM-related career pathways,” he said.

He said this plan is still in the conceptual phase, as he has engaged with the City, and he would like to encourage STEM organisations, educational partners, and potential sponsors to come on board and support the development of this project.

The Homeless Alliance consists of a partnership between  U-Turn, The Haven Night Shelter, Rhea Thusana, the City of Cape Town, civil society organisations, and various non-profits. Mr Langenhoven also chairs the Homeless Alliance.

“Its purpose is to create clear pathways of care for people experiencing homelessness, using a whole-of-society approach to address this complex challenge,” he said.

He said that homelessness is still a challenge in the Constantia and Wynberg areas. Last year, the Homeless Alliance hosted two workshops, one focused on working on the pathway from homelessness to reintegration into society, and the other workshop focused on homeless outreach with their various civil society partners.

“This year, we are introducing the Homeless Hackathon that will bring together professionals to develop innovative, practical solutions in the homelessness space,” he said. 

The Wynberg Business Forum (WBF) launch has been a project that Mr Langenhoven has been developing for some time.

“It has become clear that commercial property owners and businesses in Wynberg do not speak with a unified voice,” he said. He said this WBF will provide coordination, influence, and collective leverage that individual businesses and property owners do not have on their own, so that Wynberg becomes cleaner, safer, and more investable.

“We currently have 30 businesses and commercial property owners registered, and the forum’s official launch is planned for the first quarter of 2026,” he said.

Some criminal elements that Mr. Langenhoven and his partners would like to encounter are the illegal drag racing activities along the M3, which affect three wards.

“Addressing this issue requires a coordinated, multi-ward enforcement strategy to identify and apprehend those responsible,” he said.

He said that cable theft has increased, which leads to area outages, which becomes a drain on city resources that must be dealt with in cooperation with law enforcement and the community.

Mr Langenhoven has encouraged residents to log service requests to www.capetown.gov.za/ServiceRequests or via the City of Cape Town application. 

He welcomes WhatsApp messages from residents, though he does receive a high volume of messages, which may take days to respond to, so email Emile.Langenhoven@capetown.gov.za if you would like to raise any matters.