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18 September 2025
The City is inviting residents to visit any of our nature reserves on Heritage Day, 24 September 2025, and to enjoy free access to these beautiful natural and recreational areas across the city
13 July 2025
City's Disaster Risk Management Centre hosted resiliense programme for learners
28 May 2025
Officials placed a wildlife trailer and attempted to 'walk' the animal into the trailer
29 September 2024
Bookings for the Steenbras River Gorge and Crystal Pools hiking trail will only open on 1 November 2024 for hiking
31 July 2024
Today, 31 July 2024, marks World Ranger Day. This year, the City has decided to share the stories of three of our passionate rangers who are taking good care of various City nature reserves across Cape Town.
11 July 2024
The decision to close off public facilities such as our nature reserves is not an easy one to take, but under the current weather conditions,
12 May 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind organisations with an interest in the City’s nature reserves to apply for membership of the Protected Area Advisory Committees
15 April 2024
The Protected Area Advisory Committees play a crucial role as they ensure that our communities have the opportunity to get involved and play an advisory role with regards to the management of the City's nature reserves.
29 October 2023
City of Cape Town’s Council on Thursday, 26 October 2023, supported the proclamation of six new City managed nature reserves across Cape Town, and the extension of various nature reserves.
06 October 2023
The storm over the long weekend of 24 September resulted in severe flooding of the Steenbras Nature Reserve and along Clarence Drive near Gordon's Bay.
Steenbras River Gorge and Crystal Pools hiking trail will remain closed for this hiking season
27 September 2023
The storm over the long weekend has resulted in severe flooding of the Steenbras Nature Reserve and along Clarence Drive near Gordon's Bay.
03 March 2023
The City of Cape Town has discovered a small jumping cockroach – called a Leaproach – at the Steenbras Nature Reserve
02 February 2023
The Steenbras Nature Reserve and the Steenbras Gorge (Crystal Pools) hike are open to the public
29 December 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2023.
23 December 2022
It was decided to re-open the reserve after the re-opening of Clarence Drive (R44). The Steenbras Nature Reserve staff conducted an assessment of the popular Steenbras River Gorge and Crystal Pools Hiking Trail and it was deemed suitable for hiking.
18 December 2022
Groundwater is one of the diverse water sources the City is investing in to ensure Cape Town’s water supply remains reliable against future climate shocks.
13 December 2022
Recent heavy rain has resulted in flooding along Clarence Drive near Gordon’s Bay, with a road closure in effect. This has necessitated the closure of access to Steenbras Nature Reserve in the interest of public safety.
20 March 2022
Today kick-starts National Water Week
14 December 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February and March 2022.
31 March 2021
Speech by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato
22 March 2021
Projects in the City’s New Water Programme are progressing well, despite the challenges of the global pandemic.
15 January 2021
Eskom's latest round of load-shedding came into effect from 12:00 yesterday, 14 January 2021, until 23:00 on Sunday 17 January 2021.
06 August 2020
The City’s Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato and Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste Alderman Xanthea Limberg yesterday, Wednesday 5 August 2020, launched the first groundwater supply project from the Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifer, next to the City’s Steenbras Dam, which is now operational.
30 July 2020
This diversity of conserved habitat and the widely spread net of conservation areas is extremely important in continuing to maintain the unique biodiversity of the City of Cape Town.
21 July 2020
We are overjoyed that so many residents started utilising the City’s open spaces over the past weekend.
17 March 2020
The City of Cape Town has noted the key containment and mitigation measures that are being implemented across the world and in South Africa in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19.
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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