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30 July 2026
A reminder to the public that the amendments centre on the provisions for impounding vehicles and related penalties
02 July 2026
The City has 76 building inspectors who conduct on average 16 000 inspections per month
01 June 2026
The City’s Traffic Officers arrested 67 suspects – 60 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
28 May 2026
The amendments to the Traffic By-law focus on the provisions for impounding vehicles and the related penalties.
27 May 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis Council Speech
14 May 2026
The amendments seek to further assist in reducing dangerous behaviour of road users, to regulate vehicle safety and traffic usage
04 May 2026
The Traffic Service’s Ghost and Random Breath Testing Units disrupted an illegal gathering in Bellville South last night
07 April 2026
The City’s enforcement departments had a busy weekend
23 August 2025
One team's efforts in particular have stood out - the Anti-Land Invasion Unit's B Shift impounded 25 trucks in Dunoon and Mfuleni.
12 August 2025
The City is pleased to announce that the revised Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) was Gazetted on Friday, 8 August 2025.
27 June 2025
Cape Town’s Council has approved a number of changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) to make it easier to build and develop in the city.
26 June 2025
Cape Town’s Council has approved a number changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL)
26 July 2024
The City of Cape Town is proposing amendments and new provisions to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) that regulates development and land use in the city.
29 January 2024
Between Friday, 26 January and Sunday, 28 January, the Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded 1 979 incidents
18 August 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s dismissal of Santaco’s interdict application
08 August 2023
The City of Cape Town can confirm that all taxi impoundments in the metro are for offences under the National Land Transport Act (NLTA).
02 August 2023
The City's Safety and Security Portfolio Committee notes the robust debate that has followed the implementation of the provisions of the amended Traffic By-law – specifically the impoundment of private vehicles.
24 July 2023
Cape Town Traffic Services held integrated roadblocks and impounded 326 public transport vehicles, compared to 264 the week before and 248 two weeks ago.
04 May 2023
The two-year moratorium on new applications for metered-taxi operating licences was lifted in February 2023 and is being executed in two phases.
02 August 2022
The City of Cape Town first introduced its Traffic By-law in 2011.
19 January 2022
The City’s Traffic officers will keep a close eye on scholar transport vehicles, to ensure compliance and the safety of their young passengers
08 December 2021
Impound facilities have limited space available and the crushing allows for more parking space for impounded vehicles.
29 September 2021
Council’s approval of these by-laws follows the Mayoral Committee’s greenlight, and the unanimous support of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee earlier this month.
08 September 2021
These by-laws will help us protect land and buildings against unlawful occupation, and ensure the humane and constitutional enforcement of the prohibition on sleeping in public places
31 July 2021
The draft Unlawful Occupation of Land by-law is expected to streamline procedures underpinning the effective resolution of complaints, and to mitigate risks to the City, individuals, and landowners, by ensuring that necessary and ongoing enforcement actions to protect land are supported by legislation.
27 July 2021
The City of Cape Town, as with other metros in South Africa, has seen an unprecedented increase in unlawful occupation since the start of the Covid-19 national lockdown in March 2021.
02 June 2021
The City of Cape Town invites the public to comment on proposed amendments to the Streets, Public Places and Noise Nuisance by-law.
11 March 2021
The City of Cape Town’s newly-established joint anti-dogfighting team has already ventured into several hotspots.
04 October 2020
COVID-19 has definitely had a noticeable impact on the way we have been able to provide services to communities
11 May 2020
There continue to be far too many people on the roads, in violation of the lockdown regulations, or dabbling in criminal activity
16 March 2020
Weekly Safety and Security round-up.
25 February 2020
Statement by the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith
24 February 2020
Residents are encouraged to read the proposed by-law and to please submit their comments.
10 February 2020
The City has been lobbying for tougher sanctions, not just for the public transport sector, but all road users who insist on flouting the law
06 January 2020
Apart from the arrests for outstanding warrants and drunk driving, among others, officers also issued more than 350 000 fines.
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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