Reminder to help shape the City’s updated Freight Management Strategy
25 March 2026
The City of Cape Town is in the process of updating its Freight Management Strategy to ensure that the movement of goods across the city remains safe, efficient and reliable, while maintaining accessibility for all road users. Members of the public, as well as interested stakeholders and organisations, are reminded to submit their comments, recommendations and input on the draft strategy document ahead of the closing date of Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
‘The City of Cape Town is updating its Freight Management Strategy. The current strategy, from 2016, laid a good foundation, but implementation was constrained by limited data, enforcement resources and mandates. The updated strategy now provides direction on tackling new and growing issues like how the movement of goods affects city planning and road infrastructure, the increase in small delivery services (micro-freight), trucks parking in unofficial areas, environmental impacts, and lack of compliance,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.
The City suggests a shift of freight back to rail, and greater use of the port’s after-hours offering, to alleviate the pressure on the road system.
‘Freight is the movement of goods from one place to another. Think food, fuel, building materials and everyday products. All of these have to get somewhere; either by road, rail, sea or air. So, the question then is: how can this be done efficiently with minimal impact on you, on our road infrastructure, and on the environment? The City wants to hear from everyone affected by freight transport. You, industrialists and all other interested parties such as the freight industry, truck owners, operators, and drivers,’ added Councillor Quintas.
Comments, recommendations or inputs can be submitted by:Online: Scan the QR code in Dropbox folder to submit your comments digitally
Written submissions: Forms for written submissions can be obtained from your nearest Subcouncil office or City library
A summary of the draft strategy and the draft freight management strategy, will be available for viewing at:
All Subcouncil offices and City libraries
The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist those who cannot read or write, live with disabilities or who are from disadvantaged groups and unable to submit written comments. Contact Zandile Mahlasela on 021 400 5501or Zandile.Mahlasela@capetown.gov.za.For more information related to the draft strategy email UrbanMobility.CT@capetown.gov.za or contact the project manager on 021 400 9339.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
