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24 July 2026
In the last 12 months, the City’s Law Enforcement Department impounded 247 vehicles used for illegal dumping.
16 July 2026
City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will continue investing in critical infrastructure and progressing service delivery from 1 July 2026
13 July 2026
Metro Police officers arrested 130 suspects, including 23 for drunk driving, and issued 5 665 fines.
26 June 2026
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Directorate is busy replacing 100-year-old bulk water mains in the Philippi and Browns Farm areas
24 June 2026
A specialised Reaction Unit of 120 members was launched to swiftly respond to sudden
27 May 2026
Mayor Hill-Lewis Council Speech
12 May 2026
The City’s Electricity teams remain on the ground, attending to approximately 4 800 outstanding service requests received since yesterday morning.
13 April 2026
Metro Police officers were stoned by hostile community members in Athlone this weekend
07 April 2026
The City’s enforcement departments had a busy weekend
19 March 2026
The City of Cape Town’s response to the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak is coordinated by the Disaster Risk Management Centre.
09 March 2026
Law Enforcement officers made 259 arrests in the past week and issued 10 113 fines for various transgressions
16 January 2026
City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to make steady progress in tackling trench reinstatements.
01 December 2025
This is the biggest investment in public transport by any metro in South Africa to date
28 November 2025
These latest crime stats make it clear that violent crime continues to plague some of our most vulnerable communities
17 November 2025
Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.
10 October 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will be doing planned work in the identified areas, which will result in water supply disruption. .
10 September 2025
MyCiTi kerbside stops in Khayelitsha and Philippi-Phase 2A
25 August 2025
LEAP officers on patrol in Philippi East last night responded to gunshots in the area.
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.
01 July 2025
The City is conducting community workshops on possible public realm upgrades along Stock Road in Philippi East
02 June 2025
LEAP officers were flagged down in Philippi East at approximately 01:30 on 1 June 2025, by a woman who alerted them to an incident of sexual assault.
28 May 2025
These successes bear testament to responsive and present enforcement on the ground
26 May 2025
Traffic calming measures enhance pedestrian safety, particularly around schools where the highest concentration of vulnerable road users is usually found.
02 May 2025
Comment on traffic calming measures for the Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern regions until Monday, 2 June 2025
22 April 2025
It was a mixed bag this Easter
18 March 2025
It was quite exciting to witness the delivery of these large concrete beams for the new Duinefontein Bridge between Philippi and Manenberg.
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.
21 August 2024
The construction work is taking place along Govan Mbeki Road (M9) between the intersection with Heinz Road and just west of NY72 Road.
15 July 2024
The City of Cape Town will start construction work in the Philippi area around mid-August 2024, if all goes as planned.
22 May 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to improve its sewer pump station infrastructure.
15 April 2024
The confiscations bring the total number of firearms recovered in April to at least 14, as well as a zip gun and two imitation firearms.
08 April 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was on the ground in the Helderberg district on Monday together with City teams working non-stop on the metro-wide storm response.
The City’s Electricity teams are working around the clock to attend to the high volumes of weather-related electricity service requests.
27 March 2024
City Council budget speech 2024
15 March 2024
The City of Cape Town’s construction of two new MyCiTi depots on the corner of Spine Road and Mew Way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain is now 65% complete and on track to conclude by May 2025.
21 February 2024
The City of Cape Town condemns the attack on a security guard and a K9 patrol dog at the construction site on the intersection of Duinefontein Road and Govan Mbeki Road in Philippi yesterday morning, 20 February 2024.
09 February 2024
The City urges all communities to stand with us in our ongoing fight against electricity infrastructure theft, damage and vandalism.
19 December 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Council approved the local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the Philippi Opportunity Area at its meeting last week
18 December 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
11 November 2023
Approximately R4 million has been spent on the repair and replacement of damaged infrastructure in the last three months and sadly, many of the incidents are reoccurring where the same infrastructure is vandalise
02 November 2023
proposed construction of traffic calming measures in Eerste River; Kuils River; Mitchells Plain; Khayelitsha; Philippi; Blue Downs; Gordon’s Bay and Somerset West
06 October 2023
Waste collection services in Gugulethu, Philippi East/Lower Crossroads and Nyanga have been reinstated under security protection and will resume according to the usual schedule from Monday, 9 October if all goes as planned. In the meantime, the Urban Waste Management Directorate will commence with clearing the backlog on Saturday, 7 October. Services in these areas were unfortunately temporarily disrupted because refuse collection staff received threats of attack unless the City pays protection fees. In addition, services in Manenberg also resumed after gang violence subsided.
03 October 2023
Collections teams in the area yesterday morning reported that they were being followed by vehicles of armed men.
29 September 2023
On Thursday, 28 September 2023, a refuse collection crew was working in A Fenqe Street in Nyanga when they were approached by eight armed men.
14 September 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate regretfully informs residents of Philippi East that we have been forced to temporarily withdraw waste collection services from the area for the second time this year.
04 September 2023
The City’s enforcement services made 321 arrests in the last week –
18 August 2023
City comment on South African Police Service crime stats
10 August 2023
The City is taking extraordinary measures to mitigate the impact on service delivery while the SANTACO strike is continuing.
08 August 2023
I am horrified at the events of the past 24 hours, directed at some of our clinics and libraries.
07 August 2023
The beginning of the new work week has been tainted by the ongoing violence and lawlessness associated with the SANTACO strike action.
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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