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09 February 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on President Ramaphosa to commit in SONA to devolving policing powers for City police to investigate gang, gun, and drug crime
06 February 2026
City announces road closures for the State of the Nation Address
24 August 2025
The City is concerned that President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation promise for increased affordable housing funding is yet to materialise.
31 July 2025
The famous City Hall clock is ticking in perfect time and its beautiful bells are chiming once again after being fully restored.
19 May 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to ensure no cuts to municipal funding
04 March 2025
The popular City Hall Turret Clock is set for mechanical sprucing up to get it chiming like new again.
19 February 2025
Lower income households in Cape Town – and nationally – cannot be burdened by a 2% VAT hike that will skyrocket the cost of food and other essentials.
17 February 2025
Cape Town can immediately accelerate affordable housing construction across various projects for which we’ve already released land.
07 February 2025
We are especially encouraged by the President’s emphasis on taking illegal guns off the street to bring down violent crime in our most vulnerable communities.
04 February 2025
Mayor's comment ahead of State of the Nation Address (SONA)
30 January 2025
The event takes place on Thursday, 6 February 2025 at the City Hall.
05 December 2024
Council speech – 5 December 2024
29 October 2024
The President stated in his weekly newsletter: ‘Work is under way to develop a National Rail Masterplan that will lay out the future for rail in South Africa.
04 April 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a clear deadline for the delayed National Devolution Strategy with under two months to go until the end of the President’s term of office.
22 February 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a major R540m cut in national funding.
19 February 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to cut grant-funding to municipalities and provinces as part of budget austerity measures
12 February 2024
Cape Town has become the first city to enable residential households to earn cash for power from their solar PV generation systems.
09 February 2024
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the City is concerned that President Cyril Ramaphosa had nothing to say in SONA about the crisis of gang, gun and drug crime.
06 February 2024
The City is also calling for clear deadlines for devolving passenger rail operations for the metro to run.
05 February 2024
Road closures in the Central Business District will be in effect to assist with traffic flow and accommodate the State of the Nation Address at the City Hall.
01 February 2024
STATEMENT BY THE MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ALDERMAN JAMES VOS
15 February 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has noted the acknowledgement by Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele that police stations are under-resourced in Cape Town, particularly in high-crime poorer communities
10 February 2023
All the President said was that SAPS continues with its routine annual national recruitment
08 February 2023
We are ready to work with you, your Cabinet, and the national government on reversing key areas of state failure, but we need your help.
05 February 2023
Road closures for the State of the Nation Address announced
15 March 2022
I fully support the renewed calls by my provincial counterpart, David Maynier, for more movement towards privatising the Transnet-owned Cape Town Port.
16 February 2022
OPENING ADDRESS TO SOLAR POWER AFRICA CONFERENCE BY MAYOR, GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
14 February 2022
The City’s plans to secure power produced in the private sector accords with the President’s stated position that the role of the state is to enable economic growth and investment
10 February 2022
I am proud that we were able to offer Parliament the use of one of the jewels in Cape Town’s crown — our newly-restored City Hall — to ensure that this year’s State of the Nation (SONA) can still go ahead
This year’s SONA is due to take place in the same week as Eskom’s latest round of load-shedding
08 February 2022
To accommodate the State of the Nation Address at the City Hall on Thursday, 10 February 2022, there will be several road closures in the city.
31 January 2022
Today I handed over the beautiful Cape Town City Hall to the Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, as the venue for the State of the Nation Address on the 10th of February
27 January 2022
An Adjustment Budget to deliver care, dignity, safety and pride
07 January 2022
STATEMENT BY CAPE TOWN MAYOR GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS
09 February 2021
The State of the Nation Address will be taking place on Thursday, 11 February 2021.
14 February 2020
The City of Cape Town’s Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, cautiously welcomes the firmest commitment to date given by President Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation speech
Mayor Dan Plato says that while comments on energy supply, rail improvement and police resources are welcome, we need details and timelines.
10 February 2020
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service advises the public of road closures
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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