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23 July 2026
The City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 budget has set aside R488 million for equipment and infrastructure used for waste management
02 June 2026
Repairs and maintenance of rivers, canals and waterways take place throughout the year across Cape Town, with operations intensifying ahead of the winter season
25 May 2026
The Soet River CMF received grant funding from the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate to support water pollution reduction.
15 May 2026
Our waste collection teams have shown incredible dedication and resilience, working through challenging conditions to ensure that services continue
30 April 2026
It remains my firm belief that Cape Town cannot truly work unless it works for everyone
23 April 2026
The City would like to thank the many community groups who have taken the initiative to organise community-led clean-up events in their areas.
31 March 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis City of Hope Budget Speech
22 January 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate removed about 150 tonnes of solid waste from the Kleinvlei Canal during November and December 2025.
21 October 2025
The City is engaging with community leadership structures to ensure safe access for our teams so that relief operations can proceed.
23 August 2025
One team's efforts in particular have stood out - the Anti-Land Invasion Unit's B Shift impounded 25 trucks in Dunoon and Mfuleni.
27 June 2025
This year’s increased winter rain has led to flooding, sewer overflows, blockages and an increased number of service requests from residents.
18 June 2025
The repairs and maintenance of the City’s rivers, canals and waterways take place across the City all year round.
04 June 2025
Freedom of speech should not violate the rights of others
14 April 2025
In line with strategic imperatives, the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s proposed budget priorities for the 2025/26 financial year
01 April 2025
Council recently approved Cape Town’s first Waste Strategy. This proactive game plan outlines the City’s approach over the next 10 years to manage waste more effectively and sustainably, in collaboration with all Cape Town stakeholders, to help create a cleaner Cape Town for all.
27 March 2025
“Invested in Hope” Budget 2025/26
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a South African-record infrastructure investment of R39,7bn over three years in an address to City Council
21 January 2025
PSHB sighting in Durbanville
20 December 2024
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to please be on the lookout for any trees on their properties or at various parks and conservation areas these holidays
18 December 2024
A PSHB beetle infestation was first recorded in Oldenland Road, Somerset West, in an ailing London plane in March 2019.
13 December 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to all members of the public, landowners and businesses that handle trees and plant material
22 October 2024
Informality is a reality in Cape Town, as it is across South Africa and many parts of the world
As part of the annual #SpringCleanCT campaign, the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is encouraging residents to team up with the City in the fight against illegal dumping.
05 September 2024
01 July 2024
The City of Cape Town is funding a record infrastructure investment in communities
30 May 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).
14 May 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses that handle trees and plant material.
19 April 2024
The City is proposing some R4,8bn in social support for the indigent and for pensioners who qualify for assistance.
The City was first notified of a possible infested tree in Alphen yesterday, 18 April 2024.
28 March 2024
The proposed budget of R76,4 bn, includes a record R12,1bn capital expenditure for the 2024/25 financial year, surpassing even World Cup spend
27 March 2024
City Council budget speech 2024
In an address to City Council, Mayor Hill-Lewis said the scale of Cape Town's infrastructure spending – worth R120bn over ten years
26 March 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to inform residents that trees infested with the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) have been discovered in Penhill, Eerste River.
13 March 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses, which handle trees and plant material
10 March 2024
All pensioners, 60 years and older, are encouraged to apply for the City’s financial support.
21 February 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is urging communities to join hands in the fight against illegal dumping by organising once-off community clean-up events.
15 February 2024
The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped. Importantly, the use of pesticides and fungicides have not proven effective at eradicating PSHB from infected trees.
13 February 2024
In light of the continuing challenge of theft of wheelie bins, the City is reminding residents of the necessary steps to take if their bin is stolen.
31 January 2024
As 2024 starts to take-off, optimism about our city abounds, and the light of hope is shining bright out of Cape Town.
21 November 2023
The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses which handle trees and plant material
14 November 2023
All pensioners, 60 years and older, are encouraged to apply for financial support before the end of this month.
10 November 2023
The City’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at Site B Community Hall
13 September 2023
Cape Town’s new anti-litter mascot, Bingo, is hitting the campaign trail to schools as part of the annual #SpringCleanCT campaign for 2023.
12 September 2023
Residents in surrounding communities are encouraged to visit the roadshow and engage with representatives from the City's UWM Directorate
01 September 2023
Close to 200 000 additional bags of litter were collected across Cape Town last year as part of joint spring clean-up campaign efforts by the City, residents, civil society, schools, and businesses.
29 August 2023
The City is extending its pensioner support application deadline from 31 August to 30 November 2023.
25 August 2023
Eskom's 18,5% increase has driven up the cost to supply electricity and is impacting households.
20 August 2023
The Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at Bishop Lavis Civic Centre on Tuesday, 29 August 2023.
03 August 2023
We urge all pensioners 60 years and older and people who receive social grants, or a pension amounting to no more than R22 000 income per month, to approach the City for assistance.
26 July 2023
The sewer pipe replacement programme taking place in UItsig forms part of the City's commitment to provide resilient infrastructure
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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