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01 August 2026
The City hosted an educational programme and beach clean-up at the Helderberg MPA with 60 Grade 6 learners
31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’
05 June 2026
Today, 5 June 2026, marks World Environment Day, followed by World Oceans Day on Monday, 8 June 2026
03 June 2026
World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8 June
23 April 2026
The City joins this year’s World Penguin Day celebrations with trepidation and worry
20 April 2026
Residents in Cape Town are spoilt for choice with an array of nature reserves and conservation areas right on their doorstep
12 April 2026
The City of Cape Town’s draft budget for the new financial year, starting 1 July 2026, was tabled at the Council meeting on 30 March
18 March 2026
City to investigate concerns raised during the public participation process about the draft LSDF for the Big Bay area.
05 March 2026
The Marine Unit is one of the specialised units within Law Enforcement
27 January 2026
Nearly 500 residents participated in the City’s online survey about Miller’s Point
08 December 2025
The closing date for comments, objections and proposals on the draft Big Bay (LSDF) is Friday, 12 December 2025.
28 October 2025
The City of Cape Town invites the public to the Open Day about the community-driven draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the Big Bay area.
09 October 2025
The draft LSDF for Big Bay and surrounding areas was an initiative driven by the local community
23 July 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Invested in Hope Budget was approved by Council last month.
02 July 2025
The City has identified an urgent need to expand the existing Coastal Park Landfill Site
10 June 2025
Ocean Rise and Coastal Resilience Coalition launch-City of Cape Town, presented unique challenges, innovative responses
09 June 2025
The City has approved a property transaction that aims to support the long-term sustainability of the NPO, Sanccob (the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds).
28 May 2025
Officials placed a wildlife trailer and attempted to 'walk' the animal into the trailer
03 April 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Invested in Hope Budget 2025/26 prioritises improving the water quality of our vleis, strengthening the resilience of our coastline against the impact of climate change and rising sea levels
28 March 2025
The City of Cape Town is an active participant in UNEP’s Generation Restoration programme in partnership with ICLEI Africa
13 March 2025
The City’s Coastal Conservation team started with a major clean-up of the Bantry Bay Caves
07 November 2024
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reintroduced the Cape Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) at False Bay Nature Reserve: Rondevlei section.
29 October 2024
As the most biodiverse city in the world, we have a responsibility to conserve and protect this unique biodiversity
28 October 2024
The City’s Recreation and Parks Department is proud to announce that eight of its beaches have been awarded prestigious Blue Flag status for the 2024/25 season.
17 October 2024
The City would like to remind residents and visitors that it is against the law to approach any whale or dolphin within 300m of the shoreline.
26 August 2024
The Coastal Management Branch coordinated the operation and provided the labour in partnership with the Shark Spotters and the Coastal Conservation crew.
17 July 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind the public to comment on the proposal to redevelop and upgrade the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei in the False Bay Nature Reserve.
01 July 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve.
26 June 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve
20 December 2023
Knysna Warbler rediscovered
01 November 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Blaauwberg Nature Reserve has been awarded Green Flag status again
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.
28 April 2023
Cape Town participants were able to record 66 144 observations and 4 388 species across the city last year.
22 April 2023
Reminder: City Nature Challenge next week
12 April 2023
The City Nature Challenge is two weeks away
08 December 2022
The Diep River Estuary Management Plan is another example of our absolute commitment to, over time, improve the quality of our inland waterbodies
31 July 2022
World Ranger Day-City taking the opportunity to celebrate and recognise the important role the Biodiversity staff play
08 June 2022
The City’s Biodiversity Management staff recently discovered a colony of this beautiful red bulb Scarlet Afrikaner
27 May 2022
The public participation process forms part of the review of the draft Diep River Estuary Management Plan.
25 April 2022
The City of Cape Town is calling on all Capetonians to register on the iNaturalist app and to participate in the challenge
13 April 2022
The City Nature Challenge is less than three weeks away and the City of Cape Town is calling on all Capetonians to register on the iNaturalist app and to participate in the challenge over the long weekend
06 April 2022
The formation of an advisory committee on the quality and cleanliness of Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and waterways
19 November 2021
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to comment.
24 August 2021
Today, 24 August 2021, Heritage Western Cape (HWC), unveiled the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve as a provincial heritage site
30 April 2021
As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet
26 April 2021
The film initially began as a project to study the kelp ecosystem, but while chronicling the habits of this undersea creature, Foster formed a deep connection with it
16 April 2021
‘As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet
14 April 2021
My Octopus Teacher, a Netflix documentary which profiles the underwater activities of South African filmmaker, Craig Foster and his daily visits to an Octopus in False Bay,
17 August 2020
A number of City of Cape Town nature reserves blossom with flowers but the City reserves are truly worth visiting
17 June 2020
The City rehabilitates some degraded conservation areas
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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