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01 August 2026
31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’
03 July 2026
The City's Water and Sanitation Directorate has invested more than R600 000 in these CMFs
08 April 2026
The False Bay Nature Reserve is a site of international importance according to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
18 February 2026
2026 Junior River Warden programme has commenced,
02 February 2026
DFFE and the City of Cape Town celebrated World Wetlands Day at the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve.
16 January 2026
City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to make steady progress in tackling trench reinstatements.
16 November 2025
Brutus, the first hippo to be reintroduced into the Western Cape in 300 years, passed away last week.
29 October 2025
The City is building a pipeline of practically skilled conservation practitioners who strengthen the City’s operational capacity through the River Warden Skills Development Programme
18 September 2025
The City is inviting residents to visit any of our nature reserves on Heritage Day, 24 September 2025, and to enjoy free access to these beautiful natural and recreational areas across the city
23 May 2025
The Deputy Mayor emphasised the complexity of sustainable development in the context of a rapidly growing city with globally significant biodiversity.
19 May 2025
All is on track for the dredging of Zeekoevlei to commence by mid-June 2025
14 May 2025
The dredging of Zeekoevlei will commence in June 2025. The project team is making great progress with the preparations
17 December 2024
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
13 November 2024
Collaborative efforts between community stakeholders and the City are key to improving inland water quality.
07 November 2024
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reintroduced the Cape Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) at False Bay Nature Reserve: Rondevlei section.
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.
24 July 2024
The City achieved one of its top priorities, to combat water pollution during the 2023/2024 financial year, by installing eight waste interceptors in rivers and waterways across the city.
17 July 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind the public to comment on the proposal to redevelop and upgrade the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei in the False Bay Nature Reserve.
01 July 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve.
26 June 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve
The Women & Girls Invisible Force of Resilience programme started on 18 June 2024 with 19 learners from Tafelsig, Mondale, Portlands and AZ Burman High Schools in Mitchells Plain attending.
12 May 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind organisations with an interest in the City’s nature reserves to apply for membership of the Protected Area Advisory Committees
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.
15 April 2024
The Protected Area Advisory Committees play a crucial role as they ensure that our communities have the opportunity to get involved and play an advisory role with regards to the management of the City's nature reserves.
02 February 2024
World Wetlands Day 2024
04 December 2023
Unveiled the newly expanded picnic area at the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve.
13 October 2023
As part of the activities to celebrate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the DRMC will also be hosting a Youth Climate Change programme with a NGO in Mitchells Plain called L&C Community Outreach Programme
28 June 2023
The expansion of the City's False Bay Nature Reserve land estate will now create more habitat for wild life in the area, including that of the famous hippos in Rondevlei.
28 April 2023
The drawdown always happens on Freedom Day and is a much anticipated event
12 April 2023
The City Nature Challenge is two weeks away
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.
03 October 2022
The week kicked off with learners from Leiden Primary School in Delft visiting the Edith Stephens Nature Reserve.
05 August 2022
The City advises residents that water in the distribution system coming from Faure water treatment plant over parts of the city is currently discoloured.
31 July 2022
World Ranger Day-City taking the opportunity to celebrate and recognise the important role the Biodiversity staff play
16 May 2022
The City would like to inform residents that this closure will affect all water sports in the Zeekoevlei portion of the nature reserve for the next two months.
19 April 2022
the City of Cape Town will not be charging any entrance fee at its Nature Reserves across the city this coming Friday, 22 April (Earth Day)
16 January 2022
Sludge removal from the Rondevlei weir.
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.
10 November 2021
City teams are putting in extra hours and will work over the weekend to clear any backlogs
01 August 2021
The sewer overflow was the result of heavy rains leading to significant stormwater ingress, damaged manholes in the vicinity and infrastructure damage due to illegal dumping into the sewer system
28 June 2021
The nature reserves and protected areas in Cape Town concern all of us
06 June 2021
Organisations with an interest in nature conservation to please nominate representatives to serve on these committees.
28 January 2021
False Bay Nature Reserve staff treated hyacinths plants at the the Zeekoevlei waterbody.
01 July 2020
In November last year, the staff from the City’s False Bay Nature Reserve spotted a dispersing hippo in Rondevlei
21 May 2020
The City would like to inform residents who live in areas serviced by the Collections Depots in Mitchells Plain and Woodstock that they can expect delays in their refuse collection over the coming days.
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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