Menu
Browse our sections
Explore other content
You may also want to...
Media and news
... 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011Earlier
... January February March April May June July August September October November December
... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
07 August 2026
We must make full use of all policing resources in Cape Town as SAPS are under severe pressure
06 August 2026
The City’s Metro Police Department is in its 25th year of operations
03 August 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced that he has today lodged an intergovernmental dispute ‘as the next crucial step in the fight for expanded powers for Metro Police’
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.
06 July 2026
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
15 June 2026
The Law Enforcement Marine Unit were led to an illegal haul of West Coast Rock Lobster tails at the Old Woodstock Hospital on Sunday, 14 June.
08 June 2026
What started out as drinking in public turned into a sizeable crayfish bust for Law Enforcement officers
25 May 2026
The arrest was one of 379 made by City agencies over the past week
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.
18 May 2026
City’s enforcement agencies made 383 arrests and recorded 70 624 offences
04 May 2026
The Traffic Service’s Ghost and Random Breath Testing Units disrupted an illegal gathering in Bellville South last night
13 April 2026
Metro Police officers were stoned by hostile community members in Athlone this weekend
09 April 2026
STADIO already offers a Bachelors in Policing Practises that will form the foundation for the crafting of the municipal qualification.
07 April 2026
The City’s enforcement departments had a busy weekend
30 March 2026
The Public Emergency Communication Centre is the first port of call for emergency and enforcement-related issues.
09 March 2026
Law Enforcement officers made 259 arrests in the past week and issued 10 113 fines for various transgressions
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
12 February 2026
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the SANDF deployment for short-term stabilisation support to SAPS in gang crime hotspots
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
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.
12 January 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies made 338 arrests this past week, up from 241 the week before.
08 January 2026
The Fire and Rescue Service experienced an overall increase in incidents responded to, while alcohol confiscations too showed a marked increase.
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
08 December 2025
Enforcement successes during weekly patrols
04 December 2025
The teams have arrested more than 200 suspects for various crimes and confiscated over 1 000 units of drugs.
26 November 2025
We can turn the tables on gang, gun, and drug crime, but this is only possible if we increase conviction rates, which remain extremely low.
24 November 2025
Metro Police officers conducted a routine traffic stop in Strand just after 12:30 on Sunday, 23 November 2025.
17 November 2025
Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.
16 November 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALDERMAN JP SMITH
03 November 2025
The eight vehicles impounded on Friday, 31 October by the Area East by-laws team brought the October tally to 36 - four times higher than September.
01 November 2025
In the last financial year, the CCTV system detected 59 526 incidents – an increase of 35% year-on-year.
27 October 2025
On Saturday, 25 October, just before 18:00, Metro Police Neighbourhood Safety Officers were on patrol in Van Riebeeck Road in Bellville, when they spotted a person running away at the sight of the patrol vehicle.
20 October 2025
It was another busy week for the City’s enforcement agencies
06 October 2025
Arrests for drunk driving increased from just 13 to 38 in the space of a week.
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
26 September 2025
Metro Police Department recovered a range of suspected stolen property, six firearms, a zipgun and more than 50 rounds of ammunition, various quantities of drugs and 68 bottles of beer
22 September 2025
One of the suspects arrested on firearm-related charges this weekend is just 14 years old.
19 September 2025
In yet another example of how crafty criminals can get, Metro Police officers found a stash of drugs in a roll on bottle
15 September 2025
The suspects were among 264 arrests made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the past week.
12 September 2025
The Metro Police Strategic Surveillance Unit had a number of successes in the past week
09 September 2025
The City of Cape Town today celebrated the graduation parade of over 700 new City police officers.
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
You have disabled JavaScript on your browser. Please enable it in order to use City online applications.
