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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
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
24 June 2026
A specialised Reaction Unit of 120 members was launched to swiftly respond to sudden
22 June 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 527 suspects in a single week
08 June 2026
What started out as drinking in public turned into a sizeable crayfish bust for Law Enforcement officers
01 June 2026
The City’s Traffic Officers arrested 67 suspects – 60 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
22 May 2026
The City’s most recent correspondence mirrored similar concerns raised with SAPS in 2025, about the low conviction rates for arrests relating to illegal firearms.
21 May 2026
Cape Town has in excess of 600 scrap dealers and bucket shops
18 May 2026
City’s enforcement agencies made 383 arrests and recorded 70 624 offences
13 May 2026
City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Carl Pophaim, today, 13 May 2026, announced a critical new lease regularisation programme, it allows qualifying residents to become regularised tenants with valid leases.
30 April 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate has intensified efforts on the ground to repair and upgrade critical electricity infrastructure in Langa and Bonteheuwel.
28 April 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 338 suspects in the past week and issued 64 987 fines.
15 April 2026
The City’s Energy teams attended to 8 532 streetlight-related service requests between 26 February and 25 March 2026
07 April 2026
The City’s enforcement departments had a busy weekend
23 March 2026
The City's Metro Police Department recovered four hijacked and stolen vehicles during weekly enforcement patrols
02 March 2026
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, Metro Police officers arrested a 35-year-old suspect in Heideveld for contravening the Domestic Violence Act.
23 February 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 417 suspects and issued 89 454 fines during weekly patrols
21 February 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill - Lewis comment on SAPS crime stats
17 February 2026
The City maintains a network of over 245 000 streetlights across the metro
16 February 2026
Metro Police officers arrested a motorist in Parow last week
09 February 2026
During the past week, our enforcement officers on patrol issued close to 85 000 notices and arrested 392 suspects for various offences
02 February 2026
Metro police officers recovered a brand new truck and some of its R2 569 847 alcohol cargo, hours after it had been hijacked in Grabouw last week.
26 January 2026
The steep increase in the number of arrests is a feather in the cap for our enforcement agencies
24 January 2026
The data shows that mechanical breakdowns and other vehicle-related faults like flat tyres and running out of petrol are what our officers attend to most.
19 January 2026
The suspect was one of 375 arrests made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the past week.
12 January 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies made 338 arrests this past week, up from 241 the week before.
05 January 2026
Weekly successes of the City's Safety and Security agencies
29 December 2025
In general enforcement efforts in the past week, Law Enforcement Officers made 155 arrests and issued 5 999 fines
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.
19 December 2025
The Edward Avenue project comprises a total of 124 housing units and forms part of the City’s ongoing housing delivery programme.
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.
08 December 2025
Enforcement successes during weekly patrols
04 December 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate recently visited Delft to assess public lighting challenges.
28 November 2025
These latest crime stats make it clear that violent crime continues to plague some of our most vulnerable communities
26 November 2025
The City of Cape Town strongly condemns attempts by a group of would-be extortionists to unlawfully interfere in statutory procurement processes and disrupt operations at the newly constructed MyCiTi bus depots
24 November 2025
Metro Police officers conducted a routine traffic stop in Strand just after 12:30 on Sunday, 23 November 2025.
20 October 2025
The City of Cape Town regrets the challenges currently being experienced by our MyCiTi commuters, particularly on the N2 Express routes from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to the Civic Centre
It was another busy week for the City’s enforcement agencies
08 October 2025
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate strongly condemns the ongoing hijackings and violent attacks targeting its staff and vehicles across the metro. These criminal acts not only place the lives of our frontline workers at risk, but also undermine the critical waste collection and cleansing services that millions of residents rely on.
29 September 2025
Pilfering of our marine resources is an ongoing problem and often it is linked to other illicit dealings
28 September 2025
Prisoners simply do not have the right to communicate freely beyond the prison walls.
22 September 2025
One of the suspects arrested on firearm-related charges this weekend is just 14 years old.
19 September 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for the introduction of cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor prison.
In yet another example of how crafty criminals can get, Metro Police officers found a stash of drugs in a roll on bottle
16 September 2025
A collapsed sewer pipeline in Tambotie Street, Delft South.
07 September 2025
The City’s energy teams attended to more than 41 000 streetlight requests
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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