Durbanville Rose Garden opens for volunteer winter pruning

13 July 2026

Winter pruning helps prepare the roses for healthy growth and flowering during the rose season

City partnership with WESSA cultivates water-wise gardeners

12 July 2026

Steenberg residents have supported WESSA's partnership with the City by becoming custodians of the Sandvlei Catchment and advocating for water resilience in their neighbourhood.

City invites residents to community information sessions - Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle pest

27 May 2026

The PSHB continues to pose a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity.

Khayelitsha partnership equips 2 000 residents with water-saving and hygiene skills

16 May 2026

One of the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s 2026 grant funding recipients, Bantubanye Community Development, is helping residents in Khayelitsha.

Selected drop-off facilities reopen to commercial garden waste

06 May 2026

​The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate has reopened Hout Bay and Prince George Drive Community Recycling Centres

City reminds residents to attend community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

05 March 2026

​The City is encouraging residents to attend the upcoming PSHB information sessions

City cuts harmful emissions through landfill gas projects for cleaner air, safer communities

29 January 2026

In commemoration of the day, the City of Cape Town is highlighting the measurable climate and financial benefits achieved through its landfill gas extraction and utilisation projects.

Info sessions on PSHB pest in Northern Suburbs

24 November 2025

The City of Cape Town is inviting all residents or businesses that handle trees and plant material in the northern suburbs to the PSHB information sessions in Durbanville and Bellville this week

City invites residents to community information sessions: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest

21 November 2025

The PSHB beetle poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest and biodiversity.

Community food gardens aim to uproot hunger

16 October 2025

Today on World Food Day, Thursday, 16 October, the City’s Public Empowerment and Development Department and Western Cape Government’s Community Development Worker (CDW) Programme, launched the Food Gardens Project.

Residents invited to free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest information sessions

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

City highlights organic waste diversion efforts on Zero Emissions Day

23 September 2025

The City marks the strides made to curb carbon emissions and human-induced climate change through its organic waste diversion pilot projects.

Things are looking rosy at Westridge Gardens

15 August 2025

Residents, including learners and senior citizens, joined City staff and gardening experts from Ludwig’s Roses and Master Organics to learn the art of pruning and caring for roses.

Turning spaces into opportunity: City backs place-making for a more beautiful Bellville and economic growth

30 June 2025

Place-making is one of the pillars of our City strategy to stimulate jobs, investment, and enterprise development

City celebrates World Facilities Management Day in Bellville

15 May 2025

The City of Cape Town celebrated World Facilities Day 2025 at the Bellville Municipal Building.

Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

18 December 2024

A PSHB beetle infestation was first recorded in Oldenland Road, Somerset West, in an ailing London plane in March 2019.

Somerset West community invited to Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training

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

Joint clean-up effort increases food security for Dura Flats residents

28 November 2024

#SpringCleanCT campaign

Seniors celebrate blooming success at Westridge Rose Garden

14 November 2024

​The City’s Recreation and Parks Department, together with seniors from Mitchells Plain, celebrated the flourishing success of the Westridge Rose Garden

City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Constantia

07 November 2024

Westridge Rose Garden hosts its first mini pruning workshop

05 September 2024

​The City of Cape Town’s Westridge Rose Garden in Mitchells Plain was abuzz with activity last week as it hosted its very first mini rose pruning workshop

Manenberg Spring Day leaves Red River Primary spick and span

02 September 2024

This community-driven initiative is part of the City’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP) aimed at fostering sustainable and integrated communities.

City teams still battling to clear waste backlogs

11 July 2024

Unfortunately, widespread disruption to the City’s waste management system and service delays are expected for the rest of the week due to storm impacts.

Refuse collection delays due to heavy rain

10 July 2024

Flooding is hindering the movement and operation of waste compactors and collection teams throughout the city.

Sinovuyo Senior Citizens Club bolstered by the City

20 June 2024

The City has provided support to the Sinovuyo Senior Citizens Club in Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha, through the Community Development Worker Programme.

City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Constantia

30 May 2024

The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

Refuse collection in Philippi delayed by protests

30 May 2024

The City of Cape Town wants to inform Philippi residents that the Urban Waste Management Directorate unfortunately could not empty refuse bins yesterday.

Closure of pedestrian lanes under way in Mitchells Plain to create safer neighbourhoods

23 May 2024

​The City of Cape Town has initiated a phased process to close pedestrian and cycle lanes across Mitchells Plain in areas where these are used for criminal activities.

City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Durbanville area

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.

Spread Awareness this Stop Food Waste Day

24 April 2024

This year, the City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate would like to use the platform of Stop Food Waste Day to highlight the top ways to reduce food waste

Illegal dumping causes blockage and flooding in Tafelsig

09 April 2024

Localised flooding-UM clears Stormwater blockage in Tafelsig

City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Muizenberg, Table View

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

City offers free Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) pest training in Parow, Strand, Masiphumelele

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.

A milestone for Mitchells Plain

30 January 2024

Years of hard work and collaboration will now help residents create a safer and more beautiful Mitchells Plain, following the decision to waive application fees for the leasing of identified high-risk lanes.

Love food and hate waste this year

28 January 2024

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate would like to urge residents to explore composting and food gardening in 2024 to help divert food waste from landfills.

Beetle pest training for businesses handling trees and plant material, and residents

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

 Rose show was bloomin’ marvelous

13 November 2023

The Durbanville Rose Garden’s first ever Rose Show drew an excited group of gardening enthusiasts this past weekend.

Bloomin’ lovely at Durbanville garden’s first ever rose show

03 November 2023

The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department invites garden enthusiasts to the first ever Rose Show.

Solarisation site in South for beetle pest infested plant material

16 October 2023

Solarisation is one of the recommended methods of dealing with infested plant material.

Love food, hate waste – start composting today

03 September 2023

The City of Cape Town is continuing to distribute home composting containers to residents this financial year.

City launches Spring Cleaning campaign at council facilities

01 September 2023

Spring cleaning campaign

Council approves signing of MOA for Presidential Employment Programme: CBD Regeneration Project

29 August 2023

The Economic Growth Directorate's management of the PEP: CBD Regeneration Project occurred in July 2022

City issues notices to homeowners who illegally encroach Cape Town’s coastline

01 August 2023

Cape Town's coastline draws millions of visitors every year.

Gardening enthusiasts come out to ‘snip’ the roses

17 July 2023

The City’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted its second annual Rose Care and Pruning Open Day for beginners and enthusiasts in the Durbanville Rose Garden this past weekend

Stop food waste with home composting

26 April 2023

Promoting home composting is a useful tactic the City is using to reduce emissions from landfills

City issues list of recommended trees to replace those infested by borer beetle

04 April 2023

The City of Cape Town has issued a list of 28 recommended trees for those residents who want to replace trees on their properties that are infested with the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) beetle.

Reminder of beetle pest training in Helderberg area for businesses handling trees and plant material

14 March 2023

The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped.

City encourages residents to participate in voluntary tree replacement programme

10 March 2023

​The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to participate in a voluntary tree replacement initiative as we are busy removing beetle infested trees from public owned land

Beetle infested trees removed from public owned land while City kick-starts voluntary tree replacement programme

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

Reminder of beetle pest training for businesses handling trees and plant material

06 March 2023

The intention is to educate private businesses on how to identify infested trees, and manage and transport beetle infested biomass to prevent the spread of the pest as far as possible.