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10 July 2026
As part of its project plan for the funding from the City, FORHB undertook various key activities
18 June 2026
The PSHB continues to pose a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity
27 May 2026
The PSHB continues to pose a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity.
21 May 2026
The City of Cape Town continues to strengthen environmental rehabilitation efforts through grant funding support to community-based organisations
17 March 2026
Removing alien vegetation in catchment areas is yielding tangible results for Cape Town’s water supply
25 February 2026
Cape Town is not in a drought, but the window to avoid water restrictions later this year is narrowing. Based on the current water usage trend, dam storage could drop as low as 40% by May if this year’s rainfall is average.
02 February 2026
DFFE and the City of Cape Town celebrated World Wetlands Day at the Rondevlei section of the False Bay Nature Reserve.
12 December 2025
The first round of grants demonstrated the power of active citizenry.
01 December 2025
The City will be investing R600 000 into the following initiatives this financial year.
08 October 2025
The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions in Claremont; Pinelands; Durbanville; Kraaifontein and Somerset West about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to all residents and businesses
12 August 2025
PSHB training session in Constantia
05 August 2025
Councillor Zahid Badroodien joined the City of Cape Town’s Junior City Council (JCC) on a visit to the Faure Water Treatment Plant (WTP).
03 July 2025
We are committed to ensuring our communities have dignified access to basic services by reducing sewer overflows and accelerating the replacement of water and sewer pipes
19 June 2025
Webinar to educate residents about PSHB
23 May 2025
The City's Invasive Species Unit will be hosting four of these sessions in June 2025
16 April 2025
The City will continue to make record-setting investments in Cape Town’s water and sanitation infrastructure
28 March 2025
The City of Cape Town is an active participant in UNEP’s Generation Restoration programme in partnership with ICLEI Africa
26 March 2025
A high-level delegation from the World Bank took time out of the 14th International Water Association (IWA) Conference to visit key water and sanitation facilities in Cape Town.
20 March 2025
To kick off National Water Week, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the proactive clearing of water-thirsty alien invasive plants as one of its interventions to help build a water secure future for residents
17 February 2025
The interactive online tool spotlights locations where 100 drinking water reuse schemes are situated worldwide.
07 February 2025
The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important community training session in Durbanville about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).
23 January 2025
The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important online information session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).
09 December 2024
The scope of work entails removal of invasive species that have proliferated along a section of the Elsieskraal River, situated at Tafelsig canyon between Jip De Jager and north of the N1.
05 December 2024
Today, 5 December 2024, marks International Volunteer Day, the City and SANParks would like to thank all of the passionate environmental volunteers for their exemplary efforts to improve and maintain the beauty and healthy condition of Cape Town’s natural environment.
09 October 2024
The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town’s urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped.
17 September 2024
The study will be undertaken by a suitably qualified transaction advisory team, who have been appointed as approved by Council resolution.
26 August 2024
Investing in aquifers is one of the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s strategic interventions, towards introducing new water sources for the future.
07 August 2024
Water and Sanitation's 2024/25 total budget of R18 billion for the upcoming financial year speaks volumes.
25 April 2024
Residents have the opportunity to comment until 30 April 2024 on the City's proposed budget for 2024/2025 financial year.
19 April 2024
The City was first notified of a possible infested tree in Alphen yesterday, 18 April 2024.
17 April 2024
Carbon Smart Skills Development programme
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.
06 March 2024
Census 2022 data shows that Cape Town’s population is now 4 772 846, remarkably 27,6% higher than in 2011.
12 February 2024
The removal of non-indigenous, water-guzzling plants is an important component of the City's Water Strategy and long-term New Water Programme, which aims to add 55 billion litres per year to the water network by 2026.
02 February 2024
World Wetlands Day 2024
16 October 2023
Solarisation is one of the recommended methods of dealing with infested plant material.
02 June 2023
The main aim of this planting event and specific aspect of this research project is to improve the effectiveness of the Sand Fynbos ecological restoration within the City's Blaauwberg Nature Reserve and beyond.
01 June 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is celebrating the massive strides made by the Greater Cape Town Water Fund to clear alien invasive plants over the past three years
02 April 2023
Dredging work starts the first week of April on the LSW to reduce the risk of flooding for residents of the surrounding areas. This work is being done as part of ongoing river maintenance and programmes to improve inland water quality.
14 March 2023
The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped.
07 March 2023
Tomorrow, 8 March 2023, the City of Cape Town will commence with the removal of Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) infested trees from City-owned land
22 February 2023
The beetle was discovered outside of the Somerset West area for the first time on 24 January 2023
06 February 2023
The beetle poses a serious threat to our urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped. Residents are encouraged to get involved in preventing this pest from spreading even further
25 January 2023
The City of Cape Town wants to inform residents that a tree infested with the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) was discovered on a private property in Newlands yesterday afternoon
28 November 2022
Community involvement has been shown as one of the topmost contributors to protecting the immeasurable value of City parks and public open spaces.
14 August 2022
The City of Cape Town is the first city in Africa to make a significant investment in the rehabilitation of the rainfall catchment areas which feed our water supply dams. The City is contributing R50 million in the 22/23 financial year to a partnership coordinated by The Nature Conservancy, which clears thirsty alien invasive plants (AIPs) so that more water reaches our dams.
01 April 2022
Alderman Eddie Andrews at the Battle of Muizenberg.
15 March 2022
The City's Water and Sanitation Directorate has to date spent more than R10 million on cleaning and removing about 5000m3 volume of material
01 March 2022
The City’s Invasive Species Unit has four operational teams to assist with the removal of the wasps across Cape Town
16 January 2022
Sludge removal from the Rondevlei weir.
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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