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07 August 2026
The City’s Water teams are continuing to closely monitor dam levels and water use
01 August 2026
On 2 August 2026, the PECC celebrates 26 years of emergency call taking.
30 July 2026
We have set a new South African record of capital expenditure in one financial year by a city government
The record R12,24bn capital investment in this past financial year demonstrates what it takes to build for the future
05 July 2026
A record 625,5 km of sewer pipelines have been proactively jet-cleaned as part of winter readiness.
01 July 2026
Typically, dam levels need to be 80% or more by the time the next Annual Operating Analysis (AOA) is done
25 June 2026
'The Winter Readiness Programme plays a critical role in preparing Cape Town for the challenges linked to winter rainfall
22 May 2026
Cape Town dam levels increased by about 20% in one week due to the recent, uncommon rainfall event
20 May 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has greenlit plans for inner-city affordable housing and mixed-use development of a municipal parking lot at the Civic Centre in the CBD
14 May 2026
The City’s Community, Arts and Culture Department, within the Community Services and Health Directorate, has provided winter support supplies.
By Tuesday, 12 May, Cape Town’s dam levels increased by 12,4% compared to last week due to the heavy rain experienced particularly between Sunday, 10 May and Tuesday, 11 May.
01 May 2026
Team Cape Town, let’s continue to save water even though recent rains increased dam levels by 2,4% since last week. Saving water helps keep Cape Town’s dams fuller for longer.
22 April 2026
Rain or no rain, Team Cape Town, we need to work together to save water
10 April 2026
From April, the City has changed to a proactive winter water savings target, now calling on Team Cape Town to collectively use less than 860 million litres a day.
01 April 2026
While it may be April Fool’s Day today, the call for everyone living, working and visiting Cape Town to save water is no joke. The truth is that Team Cape Town’s collective water usage over the next two months - April and May- matters.
27 March 2026
Team Cape Town, our collective water usage between now and May matters
22 February 2026
The Cape Town-based Century City Conference Centre has made history.
04 February 2026
Over the past week, water usage has continued to climb, reaching 1 073 million litres of water a day (MLD).
28 January 2026
Cape Town’s dam storage levels currently stand at 62,2%, which will need to last until the next seasonal rainfall cycle.
14 January 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is on track with investing about R430 million to upgrade key infrastructure in the Helderberg sewer system.
07 January 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is urging all residents, businesses and visitors to immediately reduce water consumption as usage has spiked once again over recent hot days, resulting in dam levels dropping 19% below what was available at the same time last year. This may raise concerns about water security in the months ahead should usage not reduce as quickly as possible this summer.
22 December 2025
The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate has released its latest Traffic Crash Report that provides statistics on all reported road traffic crashes that happened in Cape Town from 2021 to 2024
MAYORAL MINUTE 2025
04 December 2025
03 December 2025
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on the public to be more water-wise.
22 November 2025
Deen Solomons was one of the Neighbourhood Watch (NW) Awards recipients.
07 November 2025
The City’s latest Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued in celebration of World Town Planning Day tomorrow, gives an overview of development and land use patterns in Cape Town over the last decade
02 October 2025
The City’s beefed-up N2 safety presence forms part of the broader Integrated Freeway Safety Plan targeting various priority freeways, including the R300, N1, N7, M3 and M5
29 July 2025
The Urban Development Zone encourages the private sector to invest in and develop commercial and residential properties in inner-city areas served by public transport services
18 July 2025
To remove waste from the city’s waterbodies, the Water and Sanitation Directorate has invested R3 million into the installation of 20 waste interceptors in polluted rivers and waterways.
11 June 2025
As winter sets in, the increased rain could lead to sewer overflows and more frequent blockages.
29 May 2025
The Cape Baboon Partnership has taken over the responsibility for certain operational tasks
27 May 2025
The City and its green energy growth partner, GreenCape, have hosted the first-ever AgTech Connect
20 May 2025
The Cape Town Metro Police Department notes with concern the recent circulation of misinformation by the National Coloured Congress (NCC)
30 April 2025
The City of Cape Town’s City Manager, Lungelo Mbandazayo, has signed the 2025 Workplace Skills Plan
22 April 2025
As we approach winter, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate showcased its ongoing work to prepare the City’s infrastructure for the anticipated rains
14 April 2025
Vandalism and illegal dumping- flooding
08 April 2025
Cape Town experienced heavy rainfall earlier today, which has resulted in the temporary flooding of low-lying roads in particular, and some canals and retention ponds filled to capacity
07 April 2025
On Saturday, 5 April 2025, Metro Police officers were on patrol in Manenberg when they received information via ShotSpotter of gun fire near Hilda Court in Manenberg.
27 March 2025
“Invested in Hope” Budget 2025/26
28 February 2025
The CPBMJTT welcomes the Shark Spotters who will be implementing selected operational tasks under the banner of the Cape Baboon Partnership
05 February 2025
On 20 October 2024, two suspects were arrested in Belhar while digging up cables
30 January 2025
Cape Town’s City Council today adopted the metro’s latest Annual Report for 2023/24, which includes a clean audit report from the Auditor General (AG).
20 December 2024
SANParks and CapeNature as parties to the CPBMJTT are committed to initiating their own discussions with the Shark Spotters who will be assisting with the implementation of the Baboon Strategic Management Plan on the Cape Peninsula.
05 December 2024
Council has approved the proposed partnership with the Shark Spotters to assist with the implementation of the Cape Peninsula Baboon Strategic Management Plan.
03 December 2024
The Identikidz programme is coordinated by the City’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department.
02 December 2024
Cape Town residents can confidently rely on the quality and safety of their tap water
26 November 2024
The City of Cape Town has released its Annual Inland Water Quality Report for the period of 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2023
20 November 2024
08 November 2024
The City’s second iteration of the Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today.
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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