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06 August 2026
The City’s Metro Police Department is in its 25th year of operations
12 September 2025
The Metro Police Strategic Surveillance Unit had a number of successes in the past week
04 July 2025
The City is offering a R100 000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible
04 June 2025
Our communities are plagued by crime at all levels and it is clear that more is needed – from the South African Police Service and the City.
20 January 2025
The detections led ground forces to two prohibited firearms, and three suspects behind bars.
01 September 2024
There was a 34% increase, year-on-year, in the number of firearms removed from the streets by the City's Metro Police and law Enforcement Departments.
24 April 2024
The armed security guards had driven to the site in Phola Park in their own company vehicle, while a City vehicle transported five operational staff.
10 September 2023
01 August 2023
The City notes the circulation of statements and messages, accusing our enforcement agencies of brutality during a violent taxi blockade in the CBD earlier today.
22 February 2023
We are clearly delivering despite the immense challenges we are facing. The unprecedented large-scale unlawful occupations created 186 new informal settlements, or more than 69 000 new structures (between March 2020 to December 2021).
23 January 2023
The City's enforcement departments made 307 arrests this past week, which means 100 more than last week
16 January 2023
Weekly enforcement success
On Saturday evening, 14 January 2023, officers from the Metro Police Tactical Response Unit(TRU) arrested three suspects for the illegal possession of drugs in Jubilee Street, Mitchells Plain.
07 November 2022
Over the next 3 years R66m has been budgeted for expanding the City's law enforcement training college to produce even more well-trained officers, across Metro Police, Law Enforcement and Traffic Services.
28 July 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Tactical Response Unit, within the Safety and Security Directorate, responds to incidents of civil unrest.
23 May 2022
A crowd of bystanders interfered with Metro Police officers in the execution of their duties
19 April 2022
A total of 62 283 speeding offences, with fines, were recorded around the city
28 February 2022
The efforts of officers attached to the LEAP initiative, and their Metro Police counterparts saw the recovery of half a dozen firearms.
14 February 2022
Safety and Security weekly roundup.
06 December 2021
The parade was the first in a series of commemorative events set to take place over the next 12 months.
02 November 2021
General Enforcement done throughout the metropole
27 September 2021
Any amount of alcohol in your bloodstream can impact your driving ability and put you, and anyone else on the road, at risk of an accident, injury or death.
06 September 2021
Earlier today, members of the Law Enforcement Metal Theft Unit conducted an inspection on random vehicles conveying scrap to a scrap metal dealer in Wetton
30 August 2021
The swift action of Law Enforcement Auxiliary officers led to the recovery of a hijacked vehicle on Saturday, 28 August 2021
19 July 2021
Metro Police officers walked into a firefight at the Langa Taxi Rank when members attached to the Tactical Response Unit were dispatched to a taxi related shooting at the rank
21 June 2021
Those intent on breaking the law show they have scant regard for the curfew, while the reverence for a Sunday has long gone
17 May 2021
19 April 2021
Metro-police mid-year awards ceremony.
15 March 2021
01 March 2021
A suspect in a murder case is back behind bars after he was arrested by Law Enforcement officers last week for possession of an illegal firearm.
22 June 2020
Safety and Security weekly update.
11 May 2020
There continue to be far too many people on the roads, in violation of the lockdown regulations, or dabbling in criminal activity
27 February 2020
City redirects some of the LEAP officers to Ocean View to support existing City enforcement services and SAPS working in the area.
27 January 2020
Safety and Security weekend operations round-up
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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