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22 December 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre was the first response to requests for assistance in 1 853 incidents this past weekend.
28 October 2025
The City of Cape Town invites the public to the Open Day about the community-driven draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the Big Bay area.
09 October 2025
The draft LSDF for Big Bay and surrounding areas was an initiative driven by the local community
19 September 2025
The City has added another nature reserve to Cape Town’s protected areas, namely Schapenberg.
22 August 2025
The City strongly condemns the deliberate vandalism of the Swartklip Road Pump Station in Tafelsig, which has left the facility completely inoperable. This will result in sewer overflows in the area.
02 July 2025
Scammers posing as City health inspectors are once again targeting businesses, demanding payment for fake 'health certificates'.
23 May 2025
The Deputy Mayor emphasised the complexity of sustainable development in the context of a rapidly growing city with globally significant biodiversity.
20 February 2025
Cape Town was the first municipality in South Africa to develop and implement a spatial biodiversity plan, which is fitting since this beautiful city claims the title of the most biodiverse city in the world
17 February 2025
The City’s Biodiversity Management branch will explain the importance of the critical draft policy
13 February 2025
22 January 2025
The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.
21 January 2025
PSHB sighting in Durbanville
17 October 2024
The City would like to remind residents and visitors that it is against the law to approach any whale or dolphin within 300m of the shoreline.
15 September 2024
Coastal clean-up initiative at the Helderberg Marine Protected Area along Strand Beach on International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day, Saturday 21 September 2024
25 July 2024
The City requests motorists and residents to avoid Govan Mbeki Road between Symphony Way and Klipfontein Road, due to flooding.
10 May 2024
Sewer blockages and overflows can have far-reaching consequences, including contamination of water sources, damage to infrastructure and disruption of essential services.
24 April 2024
Many Cape Town residents may be unaware that the City has its very own pod of Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) that has called the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve home since 1981.
10 March 2024
Residents in Atlantis are encouraged to report any information related to incidents of extortion threats directed at waste collection services in the area, should they occur.
02 February 2024
World Wetlands Day 2024
20 December 2023
Knysna Warbler rediscovered
18 December 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
24 November 2023
We are appealing to members of the public, tour operators, tour guides and all our visitors to work with the City and DFFE to put an end to this abuse and cruelty that seals endure during training
15 November 2023
The City of Cape Town held its annual Interfaith Dialogue at the Cape Town Civic Centre on Tuesday evening, 14 November.
10 November 2023
The City of Cape Town wants to remind the public to respect our coastal wildlife, and to avoid any interaction as far as possible.
01 November 2023
Safety and Security Portfolio Committee express concerns about attacks on officers
27 September 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the cancellation of a threatened shutdown of Mitchells Plain businesses and City construction sites by the National Coloured Congress (NCC), originally planned for 28 September
22 September 2023
The City of Cape Town requests commuters and residents to please avoid Govan Mbeki Road between the intersections with Sheffield Road and Stock Road in Khayelitsha, due to flooding.
16 September 2023
City staff and contractors were threatened with extortion and forced off site while on duty in Eerste River
08 August 2023
I am horrified at the events of the past 24 hours, directed at some of our clinics and libraries.
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.
13 June 2023
Roads in urgent need of maintenance and upgrades, not only in the interest of the safety of all road users, but also to prolong the longevity of the road infrastructure
02 June 2023
The main aim of this planting event and specific aspect of this research project is to improve the effectiveness of the Sand Fynbos ecological restoration within the City's Blaauwberg Nature Reserve and beyond.
25 May 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas, survived a shooting incident yesterday afternoon, 24 May 2023
International Day of Biological Diversity celebrations which were held at the Green Point Urban Park
19 May 2023
The City respects the right of civil society to challenge invalid decisions, but the OCA's litigation is groundless and an abuse of court
12 May 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Road Infrastructure Management Department regrets to inform the local community of Mfuleni that the resurfacing of various streets has been temporarily halted
03 March 2023
The City of Cape Town has discovered a small jumping cockroach – called a Leaproach – at the Steenbras Nature Reserve
16 February 2023
Statement by the City's Mayoral Committee member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi
25 January 2023
The City of Cape Town wants to inform residents that a tree infested with the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) was discovered on a private property in Newlands yesterday afternoon
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.
14 November 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department is warning against fake health officials trying to scam business owners.
08 September 2022
Entrance to the reserve is free and the new opening times
08 June 2022
Two contractors of the Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (PRASA) have been shot and wounded
07 June 2022
encourage residents of the Somerset West community and subject experts to please register for this event and to participate in this workshop
06 June 2022
The increase in physical assault incidents as recorded by our Public Emergency Communication Centre is cause for concern.
10 May 2022
Winter is fast approaching and we want to ensure that the ground work is done and our road infrastructure is able to cope with the eventualities of the season
21 February 2022
The City’s Coastal Management Branch and Law Enforcement officials will monitor the area to advise and remind residents that no fishing is allowed along the Helderberg Marine Protected Area (MPA) coastline
03 November 2021
The City of Cape Town appeals to residents to refrain from the destructive behaviour that has become synonymous with Guy Fawkes.
02 November 2021
General Enforcement done throughout the metropole
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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