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29 June 2026
The City has produced a SOEC report every five years since 2003, providing residents, industries, and potential investors with an evidence base for energy and climate planning on the back of emerging trends, complex realities and opportunities related to our metro’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
23 June 2026
The City of Cape Town congratulates GreenCape on being named Impact Intermediary of the Year at the African Impact Investment Awards, announced on 11 June 2026 at the Africa Impact Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.
10 June 2026
There is incredible progress happening at the MyCiTi bus station construction site in Claremont
15 April 2026
All-in-all, the City will take delivery of 30 low-floor electric buses between August 2026 and June 2027.
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is intensifying its focus on waste minimisation through recycling, reuse and composting
02 April 2026
The City intends to procure bulk electricity depending on the commercial viability
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.
23 January 2026
From 1 February 2026 the Think Twice Recycling Service in the northern surburbs will take place on the same day as general refuse collections in these areas.
17 November 2025
The City of Cape Town reminder to comment on the proposed Mobility and Access Plan for the Cape Town CBD (CBDMAP).
12 November 2025
City’s new gas-to-energy plant will generate enough electricity to power 4 300 households by converting landfill gas to power at the Coastal Park Landfill.
17 October 2025
The City of Cape Town invites residents, the business community and stakeholders to comment on the proposed Mobility and Access Plan for the Cape Town CBD (CBDMAP).
15 October 2025
Travel demand management is a collection of programmes, techniques and policies aimed at influencing the travel choices people make
07 October 2025
The City’s home composting initiative is continuing to provide residents with composting bins with new locations announced for October.
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.
12 September 2025
The City of Cape Town’s commitment to organic waste diversion took another step forward today as residents in Khayelitsha received home composting containers
21 August 2025
Organic waste that ends up in landfill contributes greatly to global warming by producing methane gas
23 July 2025
The City is pleased to report that our home composting programme continues to create fertile ground for compost culture to take root in Cape Town
30 June 2025
The City embarked on Smart Driver training for 150 MyCiTi bus drivers who received Smart Driver competency certificates
05 June 2025
The City of Cape Town is making progress with its R200 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Atlantis
17 April 2025
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department marked Earth Day 2025 at Wynberg Park, to honour this year’s global Earth Day theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’.
02 April 2025
The City currently manages about 2,1 million tonnes of waste annually, with about 31,53% of this waste currently diverted from landfill
04 February 2025
Handover and launch of a cyber-lab at Oaklands High School in Lansdowne
18 December 2024
This festive season let’s all work together to not let food go to waste so we can help protect ourselves from its negative effects in terms of climate change.
30 October 2024
Cape Town is set to host the prestigious Earthshot Week beginning Monday, 4 November
06 September 2024
The City of Cape Town published the proposed revised Municipal Planning By-law on 22 July 2024 for public comment.
15 July 2024
We welcome this initial return of R36m from our first carbon credit auction.
13 May 2024
Today the City of Cape Town launched the ‘I am a Smart Driver’ sticker programme.
03 May 2024
With the alarming rate at which organic waste is filling up landfills and contributing to climate change.
30 April 2024
The tender has been awarded for the City of Cape Town’s Atlantis solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with construction planned to start in August this year and to be completed within 12 months, if all goes to plan.
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
28 March 2024
Refuse collection is scheduled to take place as normal on upcoming public holidays.
27 February 2024
A site visit to Coastal Park landfill today showed promise as City officials checked on the progress at the waste-to-energy project on site. Read more below:
05 February 2024
Statistics reveal how the City keeps Capetonians moving.
04 February 2024
The Urban Mobility Directorate's efforts are focused on keeping people, goods, and services on the move with a well maintained and expanding road network, and improved access to public transport services.
20 December 2023
Recent years have borne witness to an alarming surge in climate-related catastrophes.
19 December 2023
The City of Cape Town is urging residents of Cape Town to join in the effort to reduce food waste during the upcoming Christmas celebrations
17 November 2023
The City of Cape Town has received an A-rating for climate action and transparency.
21 July 2023
The Bracken Nature Reserve Visitor Education Centre has achieved a 5-star rating from the Green Building Council South Africa.
12 June 2023
The Top 20 City of Cape Town fleet drivers who are implementing the golden rules of smart driving and improving their driving behaviour
26 April 2023
Promoting home composting is a useful tactic the City is using to reduce emissions from landfills
15 March 2023
The City, in partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT) and funded by the European Union, today, 15 March 2023, launched Climate Campaigners
17 February 2023
STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT, ALDERMAN GRANT TWIGG
22 December 2022
This call to action comes as it’s been determined that landfill gas is produced when food waste decomposes at landfill. This gas largely consists of methane, the global warming potential of which is around 25 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. It has been established that, if world food wastage were a country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas contributor in the world.
24 November 2022
We are proud to be one of only 122 cities across the world to have been awarded this top honour.
10 November 2022
Today Thursday 10 November, on World Quality Day, the City’s Bellville Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) received ISO 50001 certification, which recognises this facility for its leading efforts in energy efficiency.
02 October 2022
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is a forum that shares strategies for reducing carbon emissions and spurring global action in confronting climate change
29 September 2022
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
27 September 2022
The City aims to be a leader in renewable energy and alternative technology solutions through facilitation, promotion and helping to create an enabling environment for greater investment in this sector
25 September 2022
During the last financial year, the Environmental Health Service attended to 8 356 complaints from the public.
17 September 2022
The City of Cape Town congratulates the Brunel Solar Team from the Netherlands for winning the 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge.
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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