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21 July 2026
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate wants to alert the public to a scam calling on road users to click on a link to pay so-called ‘unpaid parking fees’.
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate is alerting residents to housing opportunity scam attempts on social media platforms.
22 April 2026
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate is aware of a poorly written letter or email currently in circulation targeting potential beneficiaries in Belhar
05 March 2026
The City reminds customers that it would never approach a customer via WhatsApp about payments
27 February 2026
The City’s Human Settlements Directorate urges residents to be on alert for scams targeting housing project beneficiaries.
27 January 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate has recently become aware of a new EPWP jobs scam, circulating on Whatsapp
14 January 2026
The City reiterates that City housing opportunities are free and qualifying residents will never be asked to pay for placement on the City’s Housing Needs Register, or for allocation of housing opportunities
09 January 2026
The City has been made aware of false information circulating, claiming there are opportunities for a R13 000 monlty contract.
09 December 2025
World Anti-Corruption Day, celebrated on 9 December annually, continues its youth theme focused on ‘Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity’
02 December 2025
Residents are reminded to be alert and aware of scammers posing as City Water and Sanitation staff soliciting payment from customers to avoid supposed water restrictions/disconnections
25 November 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate urges residents to be alert to electricity scams and encourages all Capetonians to be vigilant of individuals posing as City officials
19 November 2025
The scammers are out in full force and during International Fraud Awareness Week, currently under way until 22 November
10 November 2025
Residents and potential housing beneficiaries must be extra cautious ahead of and during the festive season.
28 August 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Electricity Department warns residents about a new electricity scam and urges everyone to be vigilant of individuals posing as City officials.
02 July 2025
Scammers posing as City health inspectors are once again targeting businesses, demanding payment for fake 'health certificates'.
23 June 2025
‘Our world is rapidly changing and technological advances bring opportunities and challenges
28 February 2025
The incident occurred while the driver was on his way to pick up the team for the next school visit.
24 February 2025
The swift reaction by Law Enforcement officers on Saturday, 22 February 2025, led to the arrest of three suspects pretending to be City officials in Walmer Estate, Woodstock after officers followed up on information.
20 November 2024
In commemoration of International Fraud Awareness Week, the City’s Ethics and Forensic Services Department embarked on a number of initiatives to educate and engage residents on how not to become a victim of fraud
04 November 2024
City alert to a social media post that is falsely offering free MyCiTi travel as well as discounted MyCiTi bus cards.
29 August 2024
The City of Cape Town has recently become aware of a fake notice about EPWP job interviews in Khayelitsha circulating on Whatsapp (see the image below). This is not endorsed by the City.
22 August 2024
'The City was made aware of this latest scamming attempt when a resident contacted the City's Call Centre to enquire about the R5 000 she'd been asked to deposit to obtain her title deed
21 July 2024
A Sanddrift resident recently reported to the City that two scammers visited her home claiming to work for the City’s Electricity Department to check on electricity prepaid meters in the area.
30 June 2024
Residents are urged to be on alert and aware of a scam doing the rounds.
17 April 2024
The City would like to warn residents of the latest electricity scam.
06 February 2024
The City encourages residents to be cautious when approached about a housing opportunity and to be aware of scammers.
10 January 2024
Please remember that when the requested reference number or City-issued identification card cannot be produced, to not allow them into your home
20 December 2023
We are asking residents to be extra cautious this festive season and to always be on the lookout for too-good-to-be true housing opportunity requests
22 November 2023
Residents are advised they can verify the validity of any contractor should they be approached and that their water meter is eligible for replacement.
21 November 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate reminds residents to be aware of any potential scammers pretending to be City electricity officials.
22 October 2023
The City of Cape Town has recently become aware of a new EPWP jobs scam, circulating on Whatsapp, which refers to mass recruitment for EPWP in 2023.
19 October 2023
As a City, we welcome and utterly support the arrest yesterday, 18 October 2023, of two City officials
29 August 2023
In recent weeks, City Health has been informed of several such instances.
14 July 2023
The City reiterates its call to residents to always exercise caution when approached about housing opportunities.
28 June 2023
The City would like to warn residents of two new electricity scams which are doing the rounds
15 June 2023
The City urges residents to remember that they do not need to pay for a housing opportunity and to always be vigilant of potential scammers.
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate urges residents to be aware of scammers in the Somerset West area pretending to be City officials
31 May 2023
The City urges residents to remember that they do not need to pay for a housing opportunity and to be aware of scammers.
16 March 2023
Any suspicious behaviour should be reported to the City’s law enforcement agencies or to the SAPS.
21 February 2023
The City is aware of a scammer that is impersonating the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Malusi Booi on social media platforms.
25 January 2023
'The City is aware of scammers who are attempting to sell electricity prepaid tokens at a discounted rate.
14 November 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department is warning against fake health officials trying to scam business owners.
09 November 2022
If you are asked to pay to register on the City's Housing Needs Register you are being scammed.
06 September 2022
The City reminds residents to be aware of scammers posing as electricity officials to gain access to their homes.
27 July 2022
The City's Forensic Investigation Unit is aware of a recent scam attempt shared with certain vendors and is carrying out an urgent investigation
26 July 2022
The said advertisement was issued by the City in 2016 already, and the closing date for applications was 24 May 2016. Thus, this advertisement is no longer valid.
06 June 2022
The City’s Forensic Investigations Unit is aware of new scams shared with some City vendors
02 June 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate urges residents to be aware of scammers trying to obtain the personal details of customers
24 May 2022
The City’s Forensic Investigations Unit is aware of a recent scam attempt shared with some City vendors.
06 May 2022
The City is aware of a prepaid electricity scam doing the rounds online.
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
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The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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