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10 July 2026
As part of its project plan for the funding from the City, FORHB undertook various key activities
11 June 2026
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department has officially opened the new R10,2 million Princess Vlei trail
23 April 2026
The City joins this year’s World Penguin Day celebrations with trepidation and worry
01 March 2026
Ecological burns: Tygerberg; Westlake; Blaauwberg
19 September 2025
The City has added another nature reserve to Cape Town’s protected areas, namely Schapenberg.
09 June 2025
The City has approved a property transaction that aims to support the long-term sustainability of the NPO, Sanccob (the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds).
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’.
29 March 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department broke ground yesterday to mark the start of construction.
18 February 2025
City’s Biodiversity Management Branch and the City’s River Wardens rolled up their sleeves securing pathways and clearing up pollution and invasive vegetation within the surrounding area on the eastern shore of the Zeekoevlei section of False Bay Nature Reserve
22 January 2025
The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.
05 December 2024
Today, 5 December 2024, marks International Volunteer Day, the City and SANParks would like to thank all of the passionate environmental volunteers for their exemplary efforts to improve and maintain the beauty and healthy condition of Cape Town’s natural environment.
07 November 2024
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reintroduced the Cape Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) at False Bay Nature Reserve: Rondevlei section.
29 October 2024
As the most biodiverse city in the world, we have a responsibility to conserve and protect this unique biodiversity
16 September 2024
The draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve proposes a number of interventions in the interest of safety and security
06 September 2024
The City of Cape Town has extended the commenting period for the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR) with 30 days until 31 October 2024
04 September 2024
Majik Forest is a conservation area in Durbanville and this allows the City of Cape Town's Recreation and Parks Department to manage the site as a sensitive natural system.
02 September 2024
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, adventure sport operators, and all other stakeholders to comment on the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR).
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.
28 March 2024
This initiative is a part of the City's ongoing river maintenance designed to enhance inland water quality, a primary objective within the City's water goals.
04 March 2024
The aim of this upgrade is threefold
02 February 2024
World Wetlands Day 2024
01 November 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Blaauwberg Nature Reserve has been awarded Green Flag status again
02 August 2023
The City of Cape Town partnered with Nature Connect, an environmental education organisation, to support the Western Leopard Toad Underpass Project
18 July 2023
The participating residents and nature reserve team planted over 1 900 indigenous seedling plants at the Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve today.
11 July 2023
The nature reserve team will be planting over 1 900 indigenous seedling plants at the Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve on 18 July 2023.
06 June 2023
The Recreation and Parks Department hosted events to celebrate World Environment Day
02 April 2023
Dredging work starts the first week of April on the LSW to reduce the risk of flooding for residents of the surrounding areas. This work is being done as part of ongoing river maintenance and programmes to improve inland water quality.
03 March 2023
The City of Cape Town has discovered a small jumping cockroach – called a Leaproach – at the Steenbras Nature Reserve
01 February 2023
The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2023 is: ‘It's time for wetland restoration’.
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.
23 December 2022
The fire was reported at about 11:00 yesterday morning, 22 December 2022, on the western side of Rondevlei, near Lavender Hill, but with the westerly wind the fire burnt towards the southern shoreline where there are no structures.
28 November 2022
Community involvement has been shown as one of the topmost contributors to protecting the immeasurable value of City parks and public open spaces.
17 November 2022
The Tygerberg Nature Reserve team has been pleasantly surprised with the wildlife sightings in the last few months, similarly, the plant diversity and myriad of spring flowers did not disappoint.
10 November 2022
Biodiversity and climate change are two sides of the same coin, and it is more important than ever for us all to act responsibly to reduce our carbon footprint.
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.
08 September 2022
Entrance to the reserve is free and the new opening times
31 July 2022
World Ranger Day-City taking the opportunity to celebrate and recognise the important role the Biodiversity staff play
01 April 2022
Alderman Eddie Andrews at the Battle of Muizenberg.
08 November 2021
VanSchoorsdrift conservation area.
05 August 2021
The warmer weather creates a favourable climate for spring flowers to start blooming.
04 June 2021
300 plants added at Jack Muller Park
19 May 2021
The City’s Invasive Species Unit started removing Madeira Vine and American Bramble from the Kirstenhof Wetland on 13 April 2021. The operation is now nearing completion.
29 March 2021
For months starting in November last year, the need to remove Port Jackson at Bowlers Public Open Space became apparent when the growth spurt of the invasive species started to affect the remnants of the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand
17 March 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has joined hands with non-profit organisation Project Noordhoeked to clear invasive alien vegetation growing in parts of the Noordhoek Wetland
24 November 2020
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management branch worked hard at conserving the biodiversity and maintaining the natural beauty of its 21 nature reserves
26 August 2020
Every Spring brings forth an explosion of annuals and perennials which germinate in the wet soil as the weather warms up
09 July 2020
The City’s Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve staff will be conducting a fuel reduction burn of stacked alien vegetation material in the Atlantis Sand Fynbos at the Klein Dassenberg Conservation Area
15 April 2020
Westlake’s finest caught on camera! Pictured here is a Grey Mongoose; Porcupine; Caracal and Water Mongoose all captured over the past Easter weekend by camera traps recently installed at the City of Cape Town Westlake Conservation Centre
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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