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08 July 2026
At a public meeting on 24 June 2026, the City updated residents on the progress of the restoration programme
15 May 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruptions.
01 April 2026
Efforts to restore the Milnerton Lagoon are ramping up
23 March 2026
18 March 2026
There is no definitive timeline on when this fire will be extinguished, but the Fire and Rescue Service will continue its efforts.
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
14 January 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is on track with investing about R430 million to upgrade key infrastructure in the Helderberg sewer system.
06 November 2025
The City is carrying out this routine maintenance work to ensure that we keep Cape Town moving on good quality roads
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.
29 October 2025
The emission of dark smoke from vehicles that are using public roads is a contravention of the City’s Air Quality Management By-law 2016.
26 September 2025
The theme this year is ‘clean air, healthy people’.
08 August 2025
Improve the safety of cyclists along Bree Street between the intersections of Shortmarket Street and Hans Strijdom Avenue.
11 July 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas
01 July 2025
An ambient air quality monitoring station is now in place to better monitor air quality around Milnerton Lagoon
19 June 2025
In celebration of World Accreditation Day, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate hosted a recognition event.
13 June 2025
Infrastructure upgrades, enhanced maintenance and improved environmental monitoring will help restore water quality in the Milnerton Lagoon and surrounding areas.
05 May 2025
A ceremonial tree planting was held last week to highlight the importance of planting ahead of the winter season
06 April 2025
City Health has proposed to spend just over R56 million in the next financial year on a range of priorities, including R27 840 000 on upgrades of a number of facilities.
03 April 2025
'We want to extend our appreciation to patrons and the public at large for their patience and continued support during this period
07 March 2025
The City of Cape Town would like to reassure residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink and compliant with South African Drinking Water Quality Standards (SANS 241: 2015). The change in taste is due to the presence of geosmin in our drinking water supply originating from the Theewaterskloof Dam. It poses no threat to human health.
06 March 2025
The City acknowledges the frustration experienced by residents living near the Milnerton lagoon and is making every effort to find solutions for the negative impact on quality of life.
30 January 2025
The library will scale back services from Monday, 3 February until Monday, 3 March, while urgent ventilation issues are addressed.
18 November 2024
At a celebratory event on 8 November 2024, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate marked 100 years since the establishment of the Scientific Services branch in Athlone.
11 October 2024
04 October 2024
27 September 2024
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas.
26 September 2024
Environmental factors are an ongoing threat to public health
24 August 2024
The installation and successful commissioning of two new cremators that have met Air Emission Standards, marks a major milestone.
18 March 2024
The launch was announced at an event at Cape Town's Civic Centre, bringing together City of Cape Town policymakers and researchers from across the world.
29 January 2024
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.
19 January 2024
New equipment for Scientific Services
03 November 2023
Alderman Eddie Andrews, visited the Table Bay Nature Reserve’s Rietvlei section to observe the impact of the Mayors Priority Programme (MPP) River Wardens work.
12 October 2023
A business case for the electrification of municipal vehicle fleets was recently developed by the City’s partner GreenCape, who has done a case study on the three year Electric Vehicle (EV) pilot project.
11 October 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed a High Court application by Unite Behind to compel the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the National Government
09 October 2023
Monitoring and testing water and air quality in Cape Town is a crucial behind-the-scenes service to help ensure our residents' safety.
21 August 2023
The City of Cape Town offers bursary opportunities to selected students each year.
10 July 2023
Maitland Crematorium's second cremator, which has been out of service since 24 April 2023 for maintenance, is back in operation this week.
02 April 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department has received nearly 200 generator noise complaints over a 12-month period.
27 February 2023
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruptions.
10 November 2022
Today Thursday 10 November, on World Quality Day, the City’s Bellville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) received ISO 50001 certification, which recognises this facility for its leading efforts in energy efficiency.
04 October 2022
The accolade is the cherry on top of sustained hard work from the pharmacy staff at the Ikwezi Community Day Centre, championed by their Responsible Pharmacist, Lindy Mckenzie.
25 September 2022
During the last financial year, the Environmental Health Service attended to 8 356 complaints from the public.
20 September 2022
The City of Cape Town’s mammoth essential maintenance operation on the Cape Flats bulk water supply network has been completed
06 September 2022
City of Cape Town's State of Environment Report 2022 now available online.
31 August 2022
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
16 March 2022
The National Department of Mineral Resources and Energy recently granted a mining company environmental authorisation to do sand mining
22 February 2022
STATEMENT BY CAPE TOWN MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
06 January 2022
The City of Cape Town would like to reassure residents who have detected an earthy flavour to their tap water that it remains safe to drink and compliant with SANS241 standards.
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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