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01 August 2026
31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’
16 July 2026
City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will continue investing in critical infrastructure and progressing service delivery from 1 July 2026
03 March 2026
Our nature reserves play a critical role in the conservation of our unique biodiversity and ecosystems
18 September 2025
The City is inviting residents to visit any of our nature reserves on Heritage Day, 24 September 2025, and to enjoy free access to these beautiful natural and recreational areas across the city
15 September 2025
Interested and affected parties are invited to attend the inaugural Atlantis Water Resource Management Scheme (AWRMS) Monitoring Committee meeting on Friday, 19 September 2025.
31 July 2025
Today, 31 July 2025, marks World Ranger Day and as such, the City is recognising and celebrating all of our rangers.
12 May 2025
Codes of Conduct for Permissible Activities at the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR)
24 January 2025
We have made the decision in the interest of the safety and security of staff and visitors who will no longer need to handle cash on the Nature Reserve premises
06 January 2025
13 October 2024
Last month, the City of Cape Town extended the commenting period for the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR) to 31 October 2024
16 September 2024
The draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve proposes a number of interventions in the interest of safety and security
06 September 2024
The City of Cape Town has extended the commenting period for the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR) with 30 days until 31 October 2024
02 September 2024
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, adventure sport operators, and all other stakeholders to comment on the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR).
26 August 2024
Investing in aquifers is one of the Water and Sanitation Directorate’s strategic interventions, towards introducing new water sources for the future.
11 July 2024
The decision to close off public facilities such as our nature reserves is not an easy one to take, but under the current weather conditions,
12 May 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind organisations with an interest in the City’s nature reserves to apply for membership of the Protected Area Advisory Committees
15 April 2024
The Protected Area Advisory Committees play a crucial role as they ensure that our communities have the opportunity to get involved and play an advisory role with regards to the management of the City's nature reserves.
19 November 2023
Cape Town is participating in this year’s Great Southern Bioblitz challenge
29 October 2023
City of Cape Town’s Council on Thursday, 26 October 2023, supported the proclamation of six new City managed nature reserves across Cape Town, and the extension of various nature reserves.
20 September 2023
Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien welcomed international and local guests to the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) 50th Congress.
10 November 2022
Biodiversity and climate change are two sides of the same coin, and it is more important than ever for us all to act responsibly to reduce our carbon footprint.
03 October 2022
The week kicked off with learners from Leiden Primary School in Delft visiting the Edith Stephens Nature Reserve.
19 April 2022
the City of Cape Town will not be charging any entrance fee at its Nature Reserves across the city this coming Friday, 22 April (Earth Day)
13 April 2022
The City Nature Challenge is less than three weeks away and the City of Cape Town is calling on all Capetonians to register on the iNaturalist app and to participate in the challenge over the long weekend
20 March 2022
Today kick-starts National Water Week
11 November 2021
08 November 2021
Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve named 2021 Reverve of the Year.
12 October 2021
The City Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch is calling on all crafters from the communities neighbouring the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve, including Atlantis, Pella and Mamre, to apply to participate in the crafters’ market that will be hosted at the reserve during the festive season in November and December 2021.
08 October 2021
Council’s support to appoint the National Treasury’s Government Technical Advisory Centre as a Transaction Advisor is a key step in achieving the next objectiv
12 September 2021
Visitor numbers at these two reserves still remained high, although the picnic areas were closed at times during the year, or had visitor numbers limited due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols
22 August 2021
A number of City of Cape Town Nature Reserves blossom with flowers such as the Cape White Daisy, Vygies, Gazanias, Pelargoniums, Arum Lilies, Kelkiewyn, Viooltjie and Bobbejaantjie to name a few
28 June 2021
The nature reserves and protected areas in Cape Town concern all of us
06 June 2021
Organisations with an interest in nature conservation to please nominate representatives to serve on these committees.
30 April 2021
As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet
16 April 2021
‘As Capetonians, we know that we live in a magnificent city, and now it’s time to prove that Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities on the planet
22 March 2021
Projects in the City’s New Water Programme are progressing well, despite the challenges of the global pandemic.
19 November 2020
Return Flow Project in Atlantis on Sunday, 22 November 2020 from 18:00 until 00:00 on Monday, 23 November 2020.
18 September 2020
Reserve visitor fined for making fire on a dune
16 August 2020
Stories like these warm my heart because they show that we are indeed making progress possible, together
30 July 2020
This diversity of conserved habitat and the widely spread net of conservation areas is extremely important in continuing to maintain the unique biodiversity of the City of Cape Town.
21 July 2020
We are overjoyed that so many residents started utilising the City’s open spaces over the past weekend.
09 July 2020
The City’s Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve staff will be conducting a fuel reduction burn of stacked alien vegetation material in the Atlantis Sand Fynbos at the Klein Dassenberg Conservation Area
17 June 2020
The City rehabilitates some degraded conservation areas
29 January 2020
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Department will be hosting a monthly craft market at the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve.
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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