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    City clamping down on illegal building work

    City clamping down on illegal building work

    02 July 2026

    The City has 76 building inspectors who conduct on average 16 000 inspections per month

    City invites residents to community information sessions - Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle pest

    City invites residents to community information sessions - Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle pest

    27 May 2026

    The PSHB continues to pose a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity.

    Repairs to damaged Kloof Road under way

    Repairs to damaged Kloof Road under way

    26 March 2026

    Kloof Road is one of the access routes that links the City Bowl with the Atlantic Seaboard suburbs of Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point

    Joint City and Eskom intervention powers progress in Dunoon

    Joint City and Eskom intervention powers progress in Dunoon

    25 March 2026

    City Energy and Eskom’s joint efforts in Dunoon are making significant progress.

    Mayor calls on Prasa to act on alleged gang-links to central line contracts

    Mayor calls on Prasa to act on alleged gang-links to central line contracts

    10 March 2026

    Calling on Prasa to suspend the implicated officials pending a full investigation, establish the total amount of contract-funding that flowed to gang-linked companies

    City reminds residents to attend community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

    City reminds residents to attend community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

    05 March 2026

    ​The City is encouraging residents to attend the upcoming PSHB information sessions

    City invests R5,7 million in new water infrastructure for Macassar

    City invests R5,7 million in new water infrastructure for Macassar

    05 March 2026

    With dam levels dropping, saving water and ensuring residents continue to enjoy a reliable water supply remains a priority for the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate

    New traffic management plan along Beach Road to accommodate second phase of Strand Seawall

    New traffic management plan along Beach Road to accommodate second phase of Strand Seawall

    03 February 2026

    ​The City would like to advise all residents, businesses and visitors in the Strand area that the second phase of the Stand Seawall project is currently under way and expanding further east

    Repairs to damaged Kloof Road to commence by March 2026

    Repairs to damaged Kloof Road to commence by March 2026

    10 December 2025

    The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate will commence with the repairs to Kloof Road by March 2026

    Info sessions on PSHB pest in Northern Suburbs

    Info sessions on PSHB pest in Northern Suburbs

    24 November 2025

    The City of Cape Town is inviting all residents or businesses that handle trees and plant material in the northern suburbs to the PSHB information sessions in Durbanville and Bellville this week

    City invites residents to community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

    City invites residents to community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

    21 November 2025

    The PSHB beetle poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity.

    Vacating illegal structures key to fixing sinkholes affecting parts of SST in Khayelitsha

    Vacating illegal structures key to fixing sinkholes affecting parts of SST in Khayelitsha

    14 November 2025

    The City of Cape Town is in discussions to encourage people to vacate 40 structures illegally built on top of an 800 mm bulk sewer line requiring urgent maintenance.

    Annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    Annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    25 September 2025

    The City will commence with its annual beach lowering programme in Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach from Wednesday, 1 October 2025, if all goes as planned

    Complex sewer repair reinstates services for 5 000 Delft households

    Complex sewer repair reinstates services for 5 000 Delft households

    16 September 2025

    A collapsed sewer pipeline in Tambotie Street, Delft South.

    City lights up Khayelitsha with R10 million high mast light refurbishments

    City lights up Khayelitsha with R10 million high mast light refurbishments

    16 September 2025

    ​The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Alderman Xanthea Limberg, visited Khayelitsha.

    Mayor marks historic environmental protection progress at recreational vleis

    Mayor marks historic environmental protection progress at recreational vleis

    08 September 2025

    We pledged to restore the City’s waterways and it is a joy to witness critical milestones at two of our recreational vleis today.

    Winter rain delays Southfield Canal repair

    Winter rain delays Southfield Canal repair

    07 August 2025

    Repair work on two sections of the Southfield Canal was initiated by the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate in June 2025

    Beware of the borer beetle: residents invited to important community meetings in June

    Beware of the borer beetle: residents invited to important community meetings in June

    23 May 2025

    The City's Invasive Species Unit will be hosting four of these sessions in June 2025

    Public to comment on proposed rehabilitation of Kloof Road

    Public to comment on proposed rehabilitation of Kloof Road

    23 May 2025

    ​The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate wants to inform the public that processes are under way to obtain environmental approvals for the repairs to Kloof Road.

    Assembling of Zeekoevlei dredger under way

    Assembling of Zeekoevlei dredger under way

    19 May 2025

    All is on track for the dredging of Zeekoevlei to commence by mid-June 2025

    Destructive borer beetle: residents invited to important community meeting in Kraaifontein and Pinelands

    Destructive borer beetle: residents invited to important community meeting in Kraaifontein and Pinelands

    20 March 2025

    The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend vitally important community training sessions in Kraaifontein and Pinelands about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

    Destructive borer beetle: residents invited to important community meeting in Durbanville

    Destructive borer beetle: residents invited to important community meeting in Durbanville

    07 February 2025

    ​The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important community training session in Durbanville about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

    Residents are urged to attend an online information session about the invasive borer beetle

    Residents are urged to attend an online information session about the invasive borer beetle

    23 January 2025

    The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important online information session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

    Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

    Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

    18 December 2024

    A PSHB beetle infestation was first recorded in Oldenland Road, Somerset West, in an ailing London plane in March 2019.

    Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

    Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

    13 December 2024

    ​The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to all members of the public, landowners and businesses that handle trees and plant material

    Kloof Road repairs to commence in 2025

    Kloof Road repairs to commence in 2025

    21 November 2024

    The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate can confirm that several processes are under way to ensure the repair work to a section of Kloof Road can commence in 2025

    City invites residents to online Borer beetle info session

    City invites residents to online Borer beetle info session

    09 October 2024

    The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town’s urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped.

    Annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    Annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    26 September 2024

    From Tuesday, 1 October 2024, the City of Cape Town gets off the ground with its annual beach lowering programme.

    Municipal Planning By-law amended to impound machinery used for illegal construction work

    Municipal Planning By-law amended to impound machinery used for illegal construction work

    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.

    City reaches halfway mark in 72-hour operation for proactive essential maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    City reaches halfway mark in 72-hour operation for proactive essential maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    25 June 2024

    ​The proactive essential maintenance on the Cape Flats water network is progressing well as the City’s transversal efforts are more than 38 hours into the three-day operation

    What you need to know: 72-hour disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    What you need to know: 72-hour disruption for maintenance on Cape Flats water network

    20 June 2024

    The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will undertake a 72-hour operation from Monday, 24 June, until Wednesday, 26 June, which will affect the Cape Flats. This will result in several areas having no water during this time.

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Constantia

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Constantia

    30 May 2024

    The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

    City empowers budding entrepreneurs through EPWP

    City empowers budding entrepreneurs through EPWP

    16 May 2024

    The City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate is proud to announce the successful implementation of the EPWP Entrepreneurship Trainee Programme (EETP)

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Durbanville area

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Durbanville area

    14 May 2024

    The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses that handle trees and plant material.

    Spaanschemats River prepped for winter

    Spaanschemats River prepped for winter

    02 May 2024

    The Spaanschemats River spans 5km from Silverhurst Drive to the M3 freeway in Constantia, winding through both public and private land.

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Muizenberg, Table View

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Muizenberg, Table View

    13 March 2024

    ​The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses, which handle trees and plant material

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Parow, Strand, Masiphumelele

    City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Parow, Strand, Masiphumelele

    15 February 2024

    The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped. Importantly, the use of pesticides and fungicides have not proven effective at eradicating PSHB from infected trees.

    City honours Fleet Management specialist for dedicated service

    City honours Fleet Management specialist for dedicated service

    28 November 2023

    Mark Davids started his career at the City more than 35 years ago as a small plant operator where he operated dumpers, compressors and various other fleet machinery.

    Beetle pest training for businesses handling trees and plant material, and residents

    Beetle pest training for businesses handling trees and plant material, and residents

    21 November 2023

    ​The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses which handle trees and plant material

     City announces expansion project for enhanced capacity at Maitland Crematorium

     City announces expansion project for enhanced capacity at Maitland Crematorium

    21 November 2023

    The Maitland Crematorium is currently undergoing R17,6 million vital infrastructure upgrades.

    City addresses mowing challenges

    City addresses mowing challenges

    12 October 2023

    Recreation and Parks Department is committed to providing efficient and effective mowing services to maintain public open spaces.

    Celebrating our water heritage with Woodhead Dam’s 126th anniversary

    Celebrating our water heritage with Woodhead Dam’s 126th anniversary

    29 September 2023

    ​For 126 years, this dam has supplied residents with water in their homes – at one period, it was even the main source of water to the city.

    New high-tech factory to boost Cape Town’s clothing and textile industry

    New high-tech factory to boost Cape Town’s clothing and textile industry

    27 September 2023

    The garment manufacturer is a division of the Ivili Group, a South African woman-owned company that is aiming to lead the charge towards increasing locally produced

    Recreation and Parks distributes 3 000 trees and counting

    Recreation and Parks distributes 3 000 trees and counting

    24 September 2023

    The Department has hosted a series of tree planting activities and greening initiatives aimed at enhancing Cape Town’s urban landscape.

    City undertakes annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    City undertakes annual beach lowering at Fish Hoek, Muizenberg, Gordon’s Bay and Bikini Beach

    06 September 2023

    Beach lowering or re-profiling is important in maintaining ecological stability in highly altered coastal systems, specifically as it relates to mitigating and managing windblown sand.

    The Cape Shoveler and Otter are coming for the wetland weeds

    The Cape Shoveler and Otter are coming for the wetland weeds

    10 August 2023

    These extraordinary aquatic machines will be patrolling the waterbodies for weeds.

    City working tirelessly to get refuse collection schedule back to normal in affected informal settlements

    City working tirelessly to get refuse collection schedule back to normal in affected informal settlements

    02 August 2023

    Residents are assured that the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is making every effort to address the refuse collection delays

    City rolls out fire mitigation pilot project

    City rolls out fire mitigation pilot project

    11 July 2023

    Mandoval Vermiculite Pty Ltd first demonstrated its product during a simulation at the Epping fire station in 2021.

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