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25 June 2026
STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR EDDIE ANDREWS
15 June 2026
We deeply appreciate and welcome the Commissioner's support for more policing powers for our Metro police
27 May 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis Council Speech
20 May 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has responded to Cosatu’s criticism of the City’s Constitutional Court bid to invalidate the Public Procurement Act
24 April 2026
The 50-year milestone matters
26 November 2025
We can turn the tables on gang, gun, and drug crime, but this is only possible if we increase conviction rates, which remain extremely low.
10 November 2025
Alderman Eddie Andrews delivered the Remembrance Day address at the Cenotaph in Adderley Street on 9 November 2025
24 August 2025
Earlier this month, the City filed a game-changing proposal for municipal police to be granted powers to investigate crime and up convictions for gang, gun, and drug offences.
08 August 2025
City has filed a game-changing proposal for municipal police to be granted powers to investigate crime and up convictions for gang, gun, and drug offences
12 June 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the City will ask Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to expand his proposal for more powers.
04 June 2025
Our communities are plagued by crime at all levels and it is clear that more is needed – from the South African Police Service and the City.
Claimed conviction rates of 80-90% are misleading due to how many cases never go to trial
23 May 2025
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced this week that City policing operations are removing over 400 illegal guns from the streets every year
22 May 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says City policing operations are removing over 400 illegal guns from the streets every year
29 April 2025
Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews joined Mitchells Plain residents in proudly honouring Dr Athol Williams with a striking mural
27 March 2025
“Invested in Hope” Budget 2025/26
19 February 2025
Urbanisation is a defining phenomenon of the 21st century. By 2050 an estimated 70% of the world’s population will live in cities (United Nations, 2018).
08 January 2025
The City has established that ‘Project Blue’ falsely claims to have used SANAS-accredited laboratories to analyse coastal water quality.
06 January 2025
Cape Town’s popular beaches showed consistently high water quality over the festive season.
17 December 2024
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
10 December 2024
Statement by Mayoral Commitee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith
25 November 2024
From 25 November 2024 to 29 November 2024, ICLEI Africa, in collaboration with the City of Cape Town, will host government leaders, researchers, and youth ambassadors from 20 African and European cities
12 November 2024
*Below is the full speech text delivered by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis at the Remembrance Day event in Adderley Street, Cape Town
28 October 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to put a stop to anti-poor cuts to housing grants and other pro-poor funding streams
25 September 2024
STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ENERGY, ALDERMAN XANTHEA LIMBERG
22 August 2024
Mayor’s Council Speech 22 Aug 2024 – Cape Town spends SA-record R9,4bn on infrastructure
05 August 2024
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE BY THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN, ATTERBURY, OLD MUTUAL AND SAPOA
25 July 2024
Council Speech- 25 July 2024
25 June 2024
As a City, we are leading efforts to make it as difficult as possible for gangs and extortionists to operate in the metro.
24 May 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to congratulate the South African team for winning gold at the Chelsea Flower Show
19 March 2024
Cape Town is a rapidly growing and expanding City.
22 February 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a major R540m cut in national funding.
19 February 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to cut grant-funding to municipalities and provinces as part of budget austerity measures
31 January 2024
As 2024 starts to take-off, optimism about our city abounds, and the light of hope is shining bright out of Cape Town.
29 January 2024
A clean audit is far more than just symbolic recognition, it is the very basis for better service delivery for residents
18 December 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
15 November 2023
The City of Cape Town held its annual Interfaith Dialogue at the Cape Town Civic Centre on Tuesday evening, 14 November.
12 November 2023
Statement by the Executive Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis
01 November 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says National Cabinet have chosen to cut pro-poor funding over government waste, with far-reaching consequences for local government.
31 October 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to protect municipal grant funding in his mid-term budget speech this week.
26 October 2023
The Cape Town City Council is set to release land for the largest ever social housing development in the inner city.
24 October 2023
Statement by Alderman James Vos, the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth
14 September 2023
he debut issue provides a snapshot of the many experiences, investment opportunities, and communities that colour the Mother City with features on Langa’s centenary, cruise tourism, green energy, why Cape Town is the ideal gateway to Antarctica and much more.
17 August 2023
The Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town welcome the opportunity to make the terms of the agreement which ended the minibus-taxi strike an order of the High Court today.
14 August 2023
Misrepresentations of these terms creates a very serious risk of confrontation between enforcement staff and taxi drivers.
10 August 2023
The City of Cape Town is pleased that the destructive taxi strike has come to an end. We appreciate the constructive approach taken by minibus taxi association Santaco today.
11 June 2023
The City of Cape Town's budget for the new financial year, starting 1 July 2023
31 May 2023
Budget Vote Speech
City Council has passed Cape Town’s ‘Building Hope’ Budget for 2023/24 today, 31 May 2023.
19 May 2023
The City respects the right of civil society to challenge invalid decisions, but the OCA's litigation is groundless and an abuse of court
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for 201 Civic Centres, including Community Halls, Centres, Recreation Hubs and Multi-purpose centres around the metro.
The City of Cape Town today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), establishing a multi-year strategic partnership to expand skills development
See all tenders received by the City of Cape Town.
The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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