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20 March 2026
This is a special milestone for Observatory Library. It’s not only a historic building, but a longstanding community hub.
25 October 2025
The Chess@Libraries initiative is a collaboration between the City’s Library and Information Services Department and the Western Cape Chess Federation.
10 October 2025
By celebrating the milestones of our libraries, we highlight their role as vital community hubs for learning and connection
03 October 2025
Our third Fine Free Week for the year saw 9 105 items returned, valued at just more than R1,14 million
28 August 2025
This will be the third Fine Free Week for 2025
11 July 2025
The programme is scheduled to run until Friday, 19 July 2025 at 45 Recreation facilities.
21 June 2025
City libraries to offer another fine free week duirng the school holiday
20 June 2025
The City’s libraries and recreation facilities are ready to keep learners busy and active this winter school holiday with hundreds of programmes.
14 June 2025
The number of libraries taking part in this year’s round of chess tournaments has more than doubled.
29 September 2024
This year’s Chess@Libraries is the biggest one yet with 150 players on board at the final tournament in Parow on Friday, 27 September.
12 June 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department and City libraries have put together a programme for the school holidays.
06 October 2023
The tournament started in July at various libraries in a quest to find the final teams for yesterday's competition, which consisted of 70 players from 19 libraries for the elimination round.
21 July 2023
City host Flag Ceremony for Netball World Cup
13 July 2023
The Fan Park will be the official viewing area for the Netball World Cup Cape Town 2023.
26 May 2023
What makes the milestone even more special, is that Durbanville is an incredibly popular library, with the highest membership of the City's 101 libraries and one satellite library
27 March 2023
Chess clubs at the City's libraries are growing once again after the Covid-19 hiatus.
02 December 2022
Four of the City’s libraries recently celebrated various milestones
11 October 2022
The Ocean View Library was built and opened in 1972, four years after the community was established.
20 January 2020
The Executive Mayor Dan Plato, joined by Mayco Member for Community Services and Health, Cllr Zahid Badroodien, today visited Leonsdale Library in Elsies River, where they engaged with Nathan Strydom and Destiny Strydom, dedicated matriculants who made use of this City facility to obtain a matric pass.
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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