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02 July 2026
The City has 76 building inspectors who conduct on average 16 000 inspections per month
24 June 2026
City to review plans that determine development and land use in Cape Town
25 May 2026
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, land owners, and interested parties to register on the Spatial Planning Database by 25 July 2026.
17 May 2026
Event logistics, road closures and transport arrangements for the Cape Rown Marathon
09 December 2025
Spine Road is extremely congested
13 November 2025
The City has approved building plans to the value of nearly R8 billion in the first quarter of the current financial year.
15 May 2025
The vulnerable Langa residents understood the urgency of the situation and offered their cooperation, which led to them being safely moved
02 May 2025
Comment on traffic calming measures for the Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern regions until Monday, 2 June 2025
20 February 2025
Teen suicide is becoming more common every year in South Africa and according to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, suicide accounts for approximately 9% of all teen deaths.
25 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility team successfully hosted another Transport Month community roadshow event at the Dulcie September Civic Centre in Athlone
18 October 2024
We are taking the City’s Urban Mobility show to the South next week to hear from our residents in the southern district
16 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility team successfully hosted the second Transport Month community roadshow
02 October 2024
The City of Cape Town is at a pinnacle point for transport innovation
12 June 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Council earlier today approved changes to intersections along the M3 in Newlands.
05 June 2024
The City honoured 12 individuals and organisations from various wards in the Southern suburbs for serving their communities with unwavering commitment.
05 April 2024
The City’s Road Infrastructure Management department has been working tirelessly to address road repairs since the end of last year, after the heavy rains
09 February 2024
The City urges all communities to stand with us in our ongoing fight against electricity infrastructure theft, damage and vandalism.
22 November 2023
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the City’s Festive Beach Safety plans at Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club on 22 November.
08 November 2023
City’s Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today on World Town Planning Day, gives an overview of development and land use patterns in Cape Town from 2012 to 2022.
27 October 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate will be commencing with the dualling of Bottelary Road, between Amandel Road and Saxdowns Road/Brackenfell Boulevard this week.
11 May 2023
'International Nurses Day is commemorated on the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.
13 March 2023
Rosmead Ave Roads project
09 March 2023
The City of Cape Town is busy implementing its new Development Application Management System (DAMS2) portal.
01 March 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Council approved the revised Municipal Spatial Development Framework (MSDF)
30 December 2022
MAYORAL MINUTE: Taking stock of the year that was
02 October 2022
'The dismissal of these allegations finally puts to bed long-standing misinformation by Mr Herron that the Salt River Market site release was obstructed.
28 July 2022
Council Speech by Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis delivered on Thursday, 28 July 2022
Today the City government has tabled the release of the Salt River Market precinct for development and construction of social housing, as well as the release of a second, even larger site at Pickwick Road.
22 July 2022
Cape Town is a growing city and more and more people are moving here in search of better lives and jobs
17 July 2022
05 June 2022
Public participation on the eight draft DSDFs; EMFs and MSDF.
25 April 2022
It’s World Immunisation Week from 24 to 30 April.
08 February 2022
The infohubs were created to ensure our residents are able to contact the City in a way that is most convenient to them
07 December 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department continues to promote interventions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
12 October 2021
Our emotional and mental health is a vital part of our lives and it can promote productivity and effectiveness
28 September 2021
The City of Cape Town has finalised its logistics for the upcoming national vaccination weekend
23 September 2021
Statement by Mayoral Committee Member For Community Services And Health, Councillor Zahid Badroodien
11 August 2021
There are approximately 2 000 social housing units already in the pipeline for the central Cape Town area
22 July 2021
Between May 1 and July 15 2021, the City of Cape Town approved a further R3,6bn in building application approvals, leading to a total of nearly R21bn in approvals since the start of the national Covid-19 lockdown
14 July 2021
22 June 2021
The City’s Health Department confirmed that as at 18 June 2021 the metropole has recorded 191 624 cases since the start of the pandemic with 3 724 cases reported in the last seven days
25 May 2021
The vaccination of residents over 60 is happening at a steady pace, but many more of our elderly need to register
14 May 2021
The draft integrated Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs) and Environmental Management Frameworks (EMFs) for the eight planning districts across Cape Town are available for public comment until 6 June 2021
12 May 2021
The City of Cape Town has approved building plans to the value of more than R17,2 billion since 27 March 2020 to 22 April 2021.
10 May 2021
The draft district SDFs and EMFs set the planning and spatial vision for the City’s eight planning districts
26 April 2021
12 April 2021
05 April 2021
The draft SDFs and EMFs set the planning and spatial vision for the City’s eight planning districts, namely: Table Bay; Blaauwberg; Southern; Northern; Cape Flats; Helderberg; Tygerberg; Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha and Greater Blue Downs.
25 February 2021
All property owners should ensure that the City has a record of their plans and if not, it is the owner’s responsibility to have the built structures on the property measured and plans drawn up
09 February 2021
We are aware that many business owners have or still plan to start operating from home to cut costs and that some entrepreneurs have started new home-based businesses
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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