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21 July 2026
More than 200 bags of waste have been removed, over 20 stormwater drains cleared and hundreds of residents reached through a City-funded community project
10 July 2026
There has been considerable confusion and misinformation this week regarding a notice issued by our Environmental Health Practitioners
07 June 2026
Food safety is a highly legislated space, but the onus is on everyone to help promote it by adhering to basic practices, whether you run a business or are cooking for your household.
16 May 2026
One of the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s 2026 grant funding recipients, Bantubanye Community Development, is helping residents in Khayelitsha.
14 May 2026
The City’s Community, Arts and Culture Department, within the Community Services and Health Directorate, has provided winter support supplies.
20 April 2026
City clinics are taking delivery of nearly 18 500 doses of vaccine – by 24 April, all facilities should have stock
18 February 2026
During the colder months, more rough sleepers and vulnerable people seek shelter and assistance.
31 January 2026
A Certificate Of Acceptability (COA) is a legal document confirming that a food business meets basic hygiene and food safety standards
14 January 2026
The City's Food Control Unit has a list of easy-to-implement food safety tips for packed school lunches to prevent food spoilage.
18 December 2025
The City of Cape Town has received unanimous Council approval to enter into a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Agreement.
30 October 2025
This financial year, the City has provided 872 new portable flush toilets and attended to 1 790 maintenance activities across informal settlements.
14 October 2025
It’s Global Handwashing Day – a reminder that regular handwashing remains one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent disease.
26 September 2025
The theme this year is ‘clean air, healthy people’.
06 August 2025
The handover of goods included food parcels, blankets, and mattresses to 178 households in the Klipfontein Mission Station area.
25 July 2025
City Health will commemorate World Hepatitis Day on Monday, 28 July
02 July 2025
The Disaster Risk Management Centre will once again coordinate the City's response to any impacts brought about by the forecast.
06 June 2025
'Humanitarian relief is challenging, with complexities around mandates and centralisation of funding at a national level that often results in delays.
13 May 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is urging Somerset West residents to help prevent sewer blockages.
09 May 2025
The Winter Readiness Programme is but one of the many City interventions to assist persons living on the street.
19 April 2025
Distribution to clinics is under way, and the vaccines will be available free of charge.
03 March 2025
Innovative ‘off-grid’ sanitation technology is now fully operational at Masincedane Informal Settlement in Strandfontein, one of the pilot sites for this City initiative supported by the Water Research Commission and funded by the Gates Foundation. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis visited the site together with partners on Monday, 3 March.
25 February 2025
The period between November and May is regarded as Surge Season as it usually coincides with an increase in diarrheal disease.
09 February 2025
In 2024, the City hosted a number of training interventions on a range of topics, reaching 1 668 ECD staff members from across the metropole.
22 January 2025
Most complaints relate to dates of durability (or what people perceive as expired foodstuff), unhygienic conditions at food premises and food quality concerns.
09 January 2025
Zeekoevlei waterbody re-opens
28 November 2024
With the festive season fast approaching, the City urges residents to help prevent sewer blockages by disposing of waste responsibly.
22 November 2024
The City’s Environmental Health Service has received at least one thousand applications for Certificates of Acceptability (COA) this week.
15 November 2024
Next to public safety, humanitarian relief in a crisis or disaster scenario is essential
06 November 2024
Parents are urged to watch for specific danger signs that necessitate prompt medical care from healthcare practitioners.
19 October 2024
Fire breaks are required by the National Veld and Forest Fire Act 101 of 1998.
17 October 2024
This week the City launched a new heat-health awareness campaign in Joe Slovo and it will be reaching out to some of its most vulnerable groups, starting with elderly residents, across the metro
29 September 2024
Impact assessments this winter recorded 788 affected areas, just over 52 000 structures and approximately 167 000 persons.
26 September 2024
Environmental factors are an ongoing threat to public health
15 September 2024
The training initiative was a joint effort between City Health and the Community Arts & Culture Development Department.
06 September 2024
This donation stemmed from a sanitary products drive from the City’s Corporate Services Directorate during Women’s Month to provide assistance to disadvantaged women and girls who are impacted by the menstrual hygiene crisis
12 July 2024
Assessments by the Disaster Risk Management Centre and Human Settlements Department to date indicate that just over 33 000 households have been affected across the metropole
09 July 2024
Our frontline teams are out there serving Capetonians with great dedication and pride in these difficult storm conditions.
07 July 2024
The assistance includes aid and capacity building training, among others.
07 June 2024
World Food Safety Day is celebrated worldwide annually on June 7.
05 June 2024
City Health took delivery of 18 500 flu vaccines at the beginning of May.
16 May 2024
With winter on our doorstep, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has been busy preparing its infrastructure and systems for the rainy season which generally sees extra stormwater entering its networks.
28 February 2024
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the infectious diseases affecting many South Africans.
11 February 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department will observe Pregnancy Week, from 12 to 16 February.
26 January 2024
City reminds communities to take special care during summer when risk of diarrhoea is high
06 December 2023
Cape Town has made significant strides in reducing both the incidence of diarrhoea in children under five, but also the number of cases with severe dehydration, which can be fatal.
18 October 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department commemorated Global Handwashing Day at the Greenlands Primary School in Bishop Lavis earlier today.
15 October 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department commemorates Global Handwashing Day, 15 October.
26 July 2023
This marks the programme's seventh year and saw the City partner with Smart Procurement World who facilitated the initiative.
11 July 2023
Over the past financial year (ie July 2022 to June 2023) the City has spent about R417 million to help reduce and tackle blockages in Cape Town's sewer system.
15 June 2023
The Street Netball Programme is an initiative of the Sporting Chance Foundation, and part the build up to the Vitality Netball World Cup.
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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