Have your say: help shape how the City supports businesses

15 June 2026

The City’s Economic Growth Directorate is inviting the public to comment from today, Monday, 15 June, on the draft updates to the Business Support Policy

Almost 700 new trading opportunities open across Cape Town after Council approves plans

28 May 2026

Today’s approval means nearly 700 more opportunities for residents to earn an income

Setting Cape Town on a growth trajectory – The “Big Five” economic priorities for 2026

28 January 2026

A lot has been done to establish Cape Town as South Africa’s city of hope

An end of year note from Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

22 December 2025

MAYORAL MINUTE 2025

Cape Town adopts Rail Business Plan, Vision 2050

04 December 2025

Council gives go-ahead for Cape Town’s new Market Management Policy

04 December 2025

Today, Council approved the new Market Management Policy, which will now be implemented to strengthen, expand and better manage markets on City-owned land.

Cape Town’s Vision 2050: Mayor calls for comment on the City’s Long-Term Plan

14 July 2025

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has encouraged Capetonians to engage with the City’s Long-Term Plan for the next 25 years

Council adopts New Mobile Business Policy to boost inclusive economic growth

29 May 2025

The revised policy paves the way for the City to better regulate and support mobile business operators

Doing Business in Cape Town Summit Speech

18 October 2024

This is an excerpt from a speech delivered on Thursday, 16 October 2024

City extends comment period for proposed mobile business trading areas across metro

17 October 2024

​The City is extending the public comment period on 142 proposed mobile business trading areas in Cape Town.

Comment on new policy for markets on City-owned land

15 October 2024

​The City of Cape Town is calling on residents and stakeholders to share their views on the newly proposed Market Management Policy

City seeks public comment on proposed mobile business trading areas around Cape Town

25 September 2024

​The City is urging the public to have their say on 142 proposed mobile business trading areas in Cape Town

City to undertake wide-ranging R56m informal trading developments

23 August 2023

I’m proud to share that the City is moving ahead with a wide-ranging schedule of infrastructure initiatives for informal trading sites across the metro.

City of Hope connects traders to opportunities to help grow economy

19 June 2023

More than 400 traders attended the City of Cape Town’s Economic Growth Directorate’s Informal Trading Economy and Expo held at the City Hall.

Registration now open for the 2023 Informal Sector Summit & Expo

31 May 2023

​The City of Cape Town encourages participants in the informal economy, such as traders, to register for this year's sectoral summit, which will take place on Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Council Speech by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

25 May 2023

Today, the monetary policy committee will announce what most economists say will be a 50-basis-point hike in interest rates.

Comment on proposed changes to Informal Trading By-law for mobile businesses

22 May 2023

The public have the opportunity from today, Monday 22 May until Thursday 22 June 2023 to comment on the proposed amendments to the Informal Trading By-law

Have your say on proposed mobile business trading areas

15 May 2023

The City of Cape Town is constantly looking and investing in ways to help support various business sector

Council adopts new local spatial plans to guide development and land use in Mamre

26 April 2023

​The City of Cape Town’s Council approved the Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Mamre at its meeting today, 26 April 2023.

Spatial planning budget prioritises health of vleis, coastline, resilience to climate change

18 April 2023

This is a huge honour and recognition of the best-practice work that the City has undertaken in implementing innovative policies and plans to ensure Cape Town's wetlands are protected,

New spatial vision for Philippi Opportunity Area available for comment

16 June 2022

Public Participation Process for the Philippi Opportunity Area.

Council gives go-ahead for traders’ permit relief, waiving of development charges for NGOs and NPOs

26 May 2022

Council’s approval today of two key matters put forward by the City’s Economic Growth Directorate are key steps on the road to economic relief and provide support to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and non-profit organisations (NPOs) to operate.

Residents encouraged to comment on new spatial vision for the Philippi Opportunity Area

02 May 2022

City of Cape Town’s proposed local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the Philippi Opportunity Area.

Achieving social justice through formal employment

21 February 2022

World Day of Social Justice is being commemorated since 2007

City engages on best practice with Nelson Mandela Bay

14 October 2021

To ensure it delivers effectively, the NMBM’s Economic Development Tourism and Agriculture Department, embarked on a study tour to identify best practices adopted by well-functioning cities and classified the City of Cape Town as one such city.

City engages with leadership of all informal traders associations under the theme ‘Trading and living amid COVID-19’

09 July 2020

City recognised the key role that informal trading plays in poverty alleviation, income generation and entrepreneurial development

Our economic action plan means Cape Town is ready for level 3

25 May 2020

STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, ALDERMAN DAN PLATO.

Informal Trading Plan for Kuils River approved

31 January 2020

The City of Cape Town has approved a trading plan for informal businesses in the Kuils River Central Business District (CBD) that will see a total of 179 trading bays undergoing a facelift.