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11 June 2026
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department has officially opened the new R10,2 million Princess Vlei trail
28 May 2026
Following Council’s approval on Wednesday 27 May, the City is running two public participation processes concurrently
21 May 2026
The City of Cape Town continues to strengthen environmental rehabilitation efforts through grant funding support to community-based organisations
23 March 2026
12 March 2026
Across Strand and the broader Helderberg, several multi-million rand sewer, wastewater treatment and flood alleviation infrastructure projects are under way to strengthen resilience
01 March 2026
Ecological burns: Tygerberg; Westlake; Blaauwberg
27 January 2026
Nearly 500 residents participated in the City’s online survey about Miller’s Point
The City’s pioneering affordable housing programme is characterised by well-packaged and de-risked properties fuelled by public private partnerships.
04 November 2025
Extensive infrastructure upgrades, proactive maintenance and environmental monitoring continue to form part of the City’s long-term plan to restore the Milnerton Lagoon.
12 August 2025
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department's annual Spring Readiness Programme has begun
21 July 2025
The aim of the project is to increase the river’s capacity to carry water, reinforce and stabilise its banks, and create a safer, more functional river corridor.
14 July 2025
Councillor Zahid Badroodien met with the Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay at the community-based organisation is driving clean-ups, conversation and more in the area.
13 June 2025
Infrastructure upgrades, enhanced maintenance and improved environmental monitoring will help restore water quality in the Milnerton Lagoon and surrounding areas.
05 June 2025
The planting effort focused on the Kraaifontein Spiderhead (Serruria furcellata), a rare Protea species, as part of a broader fynbos rehabilitation initiative
17 April 2025
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department marked Earth Day 2025 at Wynberg Park, to honour this year’s global Earth Day theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’.
01 April 2025
The construction work related to the roll-out of the MyCiTi bus service to Claremont commenced last month, including the setup of the contractor’s site camp.
29 March 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department broke ground yesterday to mark the start of construction.
22 January 2025
The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.
10 October 2024
The Recreation and Parks Department manages extensive grassed areas across the city.
07 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has taken decisive action following the illegal felling of trees in the Klaasenbosch Greenbelt.
06 August 2024
The drive will run from August to the end of November at specific public open spaces, to allow for spring flowers and a variety of indigenous plants to bloom and seed.
31 July 2024
Today, 31 July 2024, marks World Ranger Day. This year, the City has decided to share the stories of three of our passionate rangers who are taking good care of various City nature reserves across Cape Town.
30 July 2024
With dams filling up, residents may have questions related to Cape Town's current and future water supply resilience.
08 April 2024
The City together with Rusthof Neighbourhood Watch and the Keep Rusthof forum spent Saturday, 6 April 2024, raising awareness in the Rusthof community about the impact of waste on the environment.
29 January 2024
Staff from the Tygerberg Nature Reserve are currently attending to remaining hot spots and smouldering vegetation by damping down the areas with water to prevent any new flare-ups.
Ten staff members from the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate are able to analyse insects in the river network in order to assess water quality and ecological integrity.
21 September 2023
Residents and interested stakeholders will have the opportunity from today, Thursday, 21 September 2023 until Tuesday, 21 November 2023, to submit their comments during the 60-day public participation period on the marine outfalls discharge permits applications. They can also comment on the permits for the Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) in Mitchells Plain, Simon’s Town, Millers Point, Oudekraal and Llandudno.
06 September 2023
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the 2023 edition of the Mayor’s Portfolio of Urban Sustainability
10 August 2023
This initiative will run from August to the end of November 2023 at specific Public Open Spaces (POS).
01 August 2023
While we certainly welcome the healthy dam levels, we cannot allow this to give us a false sense of water security for the future.
29 December 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2023.
29 November 2022
Tackling pollution to improve inland water quality and health of waterbodies in a set of priority river catchments – including the Sand River Catchment - is a key focus for the City
23 November 2022
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is implementing ongoing remedial work at Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works
07 November 2022
The Arts and Culture Branch invites proposals for the funding of projects that will promote and support sustainable cultural development and social well-being in communities throughout the metropole, towards building a city of hope.
16 October 2022
The City’s Biodiversity Management Unit, along with Fire and Rescue Services staff, conducted a controlled fuel reduction burn on Robben Island as part of ongoing training.
21 August 2022
The City of Cape Town has created the Urban Watercourse Guideline as part of its Green Infrastructure Programme. This free resource is now available to all residents
04 August 2022
The City's Recreation and Parks Department has adopted a 'no mowing' position during late winter and early spring
05 July 2022
The City of Cape Town will, in the second week of July 2022, commence with a dune rehabilitation project that forms part of a longer-term initiative to rehabilitate
15 June 2022
The City of Cape Town has been rated as the most sustainable City in Africa according to the Corporate Knights Sustainability Cities Index report
14 June 2022
The City would like to inform residents that as a result of the recent wild fire, the Helderberg Nature Reserve will remain closed for the next month
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents that the recent Rietvlei wildfire at the Table Bay Nature Reserve has not had a negative impact on the Reserve ecologically
03 June 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted a Fynbos planting event at Majik Forest, Bellville.
02 June 2022
Nine organisations will benefit from a Grants-in-Aid allocation of just under R650 000 by the City’s Arts and Culture Branch
08 May 2022
City invests millions for the remediation of three vleis and improvement of water quality
23 March 2022
Partnerships between the City of Cape Town and the community, stakeholders and industry are key to addressing chronic pollution in our waterways and working together towards becoming a water sensitive city
14 December 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February and March 2022.
21 October 2021
04 October 2021
Dams supplying Cape Town have for the second year running crested the 100% mark
28 September 2021
20 September 2021
Weekly dams' update.
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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