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07 August 2026
We must make full use of all policing resources in Cape Town as SAPS are under severe pressure
03 August 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced that he has today lodged an intergovernmental dispute ‘as the next crucial step in the fight for expanded powers for Metro Police’
Metro Police cadets, along with the Law Enforcement Graffiti Unit, removed 785 square metres of graffiti from walls in Manenberg
22 July 2026
NSO teams across Cape Town are making headway in strengthening ties in communities where they are deployed.
07 July 2026
The City Energy teams attended to a massive 15 286 streetlight-related service requests.
29 June 2026
Teams continue to monitor for any disruptions and credible threats leading up to tomorrow, 30 June
26 June 2026
The theme for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking this year centres on prevention, which happens to be one of four focus areas of the City’s Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy
10 June 2026
The City’s Area East recorded the highest number of streetlight-related service requests attended to, with a total of 5 149
27 May 2026
Between March and April 2026, the City recorded and resolved a total of 29 526 electricity related service requests
06 May 2026
The City’s Energy teams are actively carrying out infrastructure upgrades and repairs across the city as part of our winter readiness programme.
30 April 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate has intensified efforts on the ground to repair and upgrade critical electricity infrastructure in Langa and Bonteheuwel.
15 April 2026
The City’s Energy teams attended to 8 532 streetlight-related service requests between 26 February and 25 March 2026
09 April 2026
The City’s streetlight and high mast repair and maintenance interventions form part of our broader strategy to improve service delivery and to protect our essential infrastructure in high risk areas
STADIO already offers a Bachelors in Policing Practises that will form the foundation for the crafting of the municipal qualification.
31 March 2026
The youth cadet programme was first introduced as a Metro Police Department social crime prevention initiative in 2013
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate is exploring a series of research pilot projects in hot spot areas across the metro as part of the City’s broader strategy to combat ongoing theft and vandalism
25 March 2026
City Energy and Eskom’s joint efforts in Dunoon are making significant progress.
23 March 2026
Theft, vandalism, and illegal electricity connections remain the primary drivers of electricity infrastructure faults and outages
18 March 2026
Dunoon falls within an Eskom supply area, however, the City’s public lighting responsibilities cover the entire Cape Town metropole jurisdiction.
17 March 2026
The Law Enforcement School Resource Officer (SRO) Unit is at the forefront of Safety and Security’s social crime prevention efforts.
15 March 2026
The City continues to be plagued by ongoing electrical infrastructure theft and vandalism.
12 March 2026
Macassar forms part of the City of Cape Town’s streetlight infrastructure maintenance and upgrading programme aimed at ensuring that infrastructure is repaired, maintained and upgraded where necessary.
05 March 2026
The City reminds customers that it would never approach a customer via WhatsApp about payments
02 March 2026
We are executing our city-wide MV maintenance and upgrade programme, reflecting our ongoing commitment to a reliable electricity grid and we will continue to invest in our infrastructure
19 February 2026
I am immensely proud and grateful for the hard work and dedication of our technical teams throughout the busy festive peak period.
18 February 2026
The City’s Metro Police Neighbourhood Safety Officers (NSOs) continue to make strides in communities in the fight against crime.
17 February 2026
The City maintains a network of over 245 000 streetlights across the metro
09 February 2026
During the past week, our enforcement officers on patrol issued close to 85 000 notices and arrested 392 suspects for various offences
14 December 2025
Teams are actively working in various areas across the metro as part of our year-round public lighting programme.
09 December 2025
Spine Road is extremely congested
04 December 2025
The teams have arrested more than 200 suspects for various crimes and confiscated over 1 000 units of drugs.
The City’s Energy Directorate recently visited Delft to assess public lighting challenges.
02 December 2025
Residents are reminded to be alert and aware of scammers posing as City Water and Sanitation staff soliciting payment from customers to avoid supposed water restrictions/disconnections
Our clean ups aim to ensure that our critical electricity infrastructure remains safe, accessible to electricity officials and protected from built-up waste and is part of our summer-ready initiatives
The summer holiday is the longest of the year and it can be a challenge to keep little hands and minds busy
25 November 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate urges residents to be alert to electricity scams and encourages all Capetonians to be vigilant of individuals posing as City officials
24 November 2025
As Cape Town prepares for the peak summer and holiday season, our teams remain dedicated to fixing streetlight requests as fast as possible
22 November 2025
Deen Solomons was one of the Neighbourhood Watch (NW) Awards recipients.
16 November 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALDERMAN JP SMITH
31 October 2025
City teams visited the Atlantis area where new streetlights are being installed.
25 October 2025
The Department has been fine-tuning plans over the past few years to provide opportunities to volunteers in a non-uniform capacity
21 October 2025
Entries for this year’s Neighbourhood Watch (NW) Awards close Friday, 31 October 2025
Over the past year, we have invested a significant amount of resources to make streetlight repair and maintenance a stronger priority.
03 October 2025
Every year, the Safety and Security Directorate sets out to recognise the dedication, hard work and commitment of NWs
01 October 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate has replaced a key transformer in Pinati Estate, Athlone, as part of its ongoing investment in reliable electricity services and infrastructure upgrades across the metro
In line with the City’s zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption, City Forensic Services took swift action to assess and report the matter to SAPS
25 September 2025
The six kilometre run was the second such event hosted by the Law Enforcement School Resource Officers (SRO) unit.
16 September 2025
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Alderman Xanthea Limberg, visited Khayelitsha.
12 September 2025
The Metro Police Strategic Surveillance Unit had a number of successes in the past week
09 September 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate is investing more than R8 million in refurbishing high-mast streetlights along the inbound and outbound main routes of Cape Town’s Central Business District
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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