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03 August 2026
Metro Police cadets, along with the Law Enforcement Graffiti Unit, removed 785 square metres of graffiti from walls in Manenberg
30 July 2026
A reminder to the public that the amendments centre on the provisions for impounding vehicles and related penalties
27 July 2026
The pressure on our staff is relentless, but still they deliver
20 July 2026
Law Enforcement officers were conducting a traffic stop after 23:00 in Delft on Sunday evening when a man walked past, carrying a crying baby.
13 July 2026
Metro Police officers arrested 130 suspects, including 23 for drunk driving, and issued 5 665 fines.
06 July 2026
29 June 2026
Teams continue to monitor for any disruptions and credible threats leading up to tomorrow, 30 June
22 June 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 527 suspects in a single week
15 June 2026
The Law Enforcement Marine Unit were led to an illegal haul of West Coast Rock Lobster tails at the Old Woodstock Hospital on Sunday, 14 June.
01 June 2026
The City’s Traffic Officers arrested 67 suspects – 60 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
28 May 2026
The amendments to the Traffic By-law focus on the provisions for impounding vehicles and the related penalties.
18 May 2026
City’s enforcement agencies made 383 arrests and recorded 70 624 offences
28 April 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 338 suspects in the past week and issued 64 987 fines.
30 March 2026
The Public Emergency Communication Centre is the first port of call for emergency and enforcement-related issues.
16 February 2026
Metro Police officers arrested a motorist in Parow last week
26 January 2026
The steep increase in the number of arrests is a feather in the cap for our enforcement agencies
19 January 2026
The suspect was one of 375 arrests made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the past week.
08 January 2026
The Fire and Rescue Service experienced an overall increase in incidents responded to, while alcohol confiscations too showed a marked increase.
29 December 2025
In general enforcement efforts in the past week, Law Enforcement Officers made 155 arrests and issued 5 999 fines
23 December 2025
The Safety and Security Directorate celebrated staff at its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, 18 December
22 December 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre was the first response to requests for assistance in 1 853 incidents this past weekend.
15 December 2025
More than 4 000 motorists attended the popular one-stop shop, making use of the opportunity to get fines and warrants reduced.
01 December 2025
In the past week, the City’s enforcement agencies made 387 arrests, up from 355 the week before.
17 November 2025
Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.
10 November 2025
The drivers of the two luxury vehicles - who are friends - were both arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
13 October 2025
Diwali takes place on Monday, 20 October, while Guy Fawkes falls on Wednesday, 5 November.
06 October 2025
Arrests for drunk driving increased from just 13 to 38 in the space of a week.
30 August 2025
The Traffic Servicestatistics for the last year point to a near 50% increase in offences where motorists disregarded red traffic lights.
11 August 2025
The City’s enforcement services arrested 241 suspects in the past week, and issued 62 706 fines for traffic and by-law transgressions.
04 August 2025
The Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) recorded 60 motor vehicle accidents and 21 pedestrian vehicle accidents over 48 hours this past weekend
21 July 2025
The number of victims impacted by one drug user or dealer grows exponentially when we take into account the loved ones and neighbours who have to deal with the fall out of the abuse
17 June 2025
Safety and Security officers arrested 46 motorists for driving while under the influence of alcohol
02 June 2025
LEAP officers were flagged down in Philippi East at approximately 01:30 on 1 June 2025, by a woman who alerted them to an incident of sexual assault.
22 April 2025
It was a mixed bag this Easter
31 March 2025
Drunk driving arrests by traffic officers doubled, while the City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) recorded 147 assault incidents.
23 March 2025
Flowing from the CBD deployment model, Safety and Security has proposed dedicated Metro Police area teams in its draft budget.
03 March 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) experienced a modest increase in overall call numbers, but some individual categories threw up red flags
24 February 2025
The swift reaction by Law Enforcement officers on Saturday, 22 February 2025, led to the arrest of three suspects pretending to be City officials in Walmer Estate, Woodstock after officers followed up on information.
15 February 2025
In the 2023/24 financial year, the City's CCTV network detected 43 968 incidents.
27 January 2025
‘The increases in many categories are those where alcohol plays a role and where the physical safety of residents is compromised.
20 January 2025
The detections led ground forces to two prohibited firearms, and three suspects behind bars.
09 January 2025
The arrests included charges of robbery and possession of stolen goods.
06 January 2025
23 December 2024
The arrests came about due to good collaboration between agencies, but also drawing on the technology available to us
25 November 2024
Traffic officers were on patrol in Eerste River yesterday, Sunday, 24 November, when they spotted a white vehicle with four occupants.
04 November 2024
Increase in the number of motorists arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol
02 September 2024
The drop in drunk driving arrests is significant as it breaks the usual cycle of payday weekend inebriation spilling onto the city's roads.
26 August 2024
The successes of the past week are a timely reminder of the benefits of CCTV in detecting incidents of crime, but also other emergencies or issues affecting public safety.
12 August 2024
The City's enforcement agencies made 399 arrests in the past week. They also issued 41 228 fines for various traffic and by-law transgressions.
29 July 2024
The illegal firearms were recovered in Atlantis, Kraaifontein, Manenberg, Nyanga and Gugulethu.
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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