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24 April 2026
City starts tree planting campaign with the planting of trees in Bonteheuwel
03 September 2025
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department launched Arbor Month with a ceremonial tree planting and awareness event at Westridge Gardens, in Mitchells Plain, earlier today, 3 September 2025
26 May 2025
Thanks to the combined efforts of Parks and Recreation, Roads and Infrastructure and the Energy Department, the project came to fruition in May 2025
05 May 2025
A ceremonial tree planting was held last week to highlight the importance of planting ahead of the winter season
13 March 2025
The City of Cape Town's Recreation and Parks Department has launched a new initiative called 'Adopt a Tree' whereby local communities can get involved in expanding green spaces in the city.
07 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has taken decisive action following the illegal felling of trees in the Klaasenbosch Greenbelt.
08 June 2024
Our trimming work near our electricity infrastructure is crucial for the safety and reliability of our supply infrastructure.
13 May 2024
Winter is coming, and the Recreation and Parks Department is working hard to mitigate the challenges that come with the colder months.
19 April 2024
The City was first notified of a possible infested tree in Alphen yesterday, 18 April 2024.
08 April 2024
The highest number of calls came from the City Bowl and southern suburbs, as well as the Helderberg Basin, including Firgrove, Strand, Somerset West and Gordon's Bay.
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
08 January 2024
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is preparing to carry out phase 3 of the 1 300m water pipe replacement project in Plumstead. With the use of cutting-edge trenchless pipe cracking technology, the 50-year-old ageing fibre cement pipes are being replaced with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes.
08 December 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department made the difficult decision after monitoring the tree for some time.
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
16 October 2023
Solarisation is one of the recommended methods of dealing with infested plant material.
09 October 2023
The Recreation and Parks standby tree emergency team was promptly dispatched upon receiving the call and the fallen tree was identified as Turkish Oak (Quercus cerris).
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.
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
03 April 2022
A decision was taken to review the existing policy, which has been in place since 2015
24 February 2022
The extent and destruction of trees in the Durbanville CBD has risen at an alarming rate recently.
28 November 2021
The group is encouraging people to join their ‘save a tree’ campaign.
18 June 2021
The Recreation and Parks Department set out to plant 2 000 trees in public spaces and has exceeded its target by an additional 203 trees added to parks, verges and public open spaces across the city
10 April 2021
The City of Cape Town joined the Ukranian Embassy in a tree planting event in the Bo–Kaap today.
26 November 2020
The handbook consists of six chapters including, Water, Waste, Energy, Environment, Transport and Heritage
02 September 2020
September falls towards the end of Cape Town’s rainy season. Cape Town has a unique climate where specific species of trees grow. Traditionally, tree planting is best throughout the winter months.
24 August 2020
Trees complement Cape Town’s natural landscape and aesthetic backdrop and form part of the city’s ‘green infrastructure’
19 August 2020
An important component of managing the Urban Forest is a tree inventory
14 July 2020
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department has been kept busy over the past few days, dealing with tree obstructions caused by adverse weather conditions.
09 July 2020
About 5 000 Spekbome are growing patiently until regulations allow for them to be handed over to the NGOs
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
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The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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