Helderberg Nature Reserve visitors to consider fitness, experience when choosing a hike 

29 July 2026

​The Helderberg Nature Reserve is one of Cape Town’s most popular outdoor destinations

Metro Police officers honoured in ranking ceremony

12 June 2026

​Nearly 200 staff members have been promoted or appointed to sergeant or inspector

City call centre handles nearly 272 000 customer interactions in May 2026

03 June 2026

The City's digital channels continue to play an increasingly important role in customer service delivery

Council Address - Acting Mayor Eddie Andrews

30 April 2026

Council Address - Acting Mayor Eddie Andrews

City advises of ecological burn at False Bay Nature Reserve’s Pelican Park section

23 March 2026

All that jazz takes over Cape Town

22 March 2026

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival to take place from 22 to 28 March 2026

Latest results show marine outfalls remain within permit conditions

02 March 2026

Coastal water quality remains within guideline limits

City advises of ecological burns scheduled for March

01 March 2026

Ecological burns: Tygerberg; Westlake; Blaauwberg

City’s e-Services offline from 24 to 29 December 2025

10 December 2025

​The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s e-Services portal will be unavailable from 12:00 on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 to 06:30 on Monday, 29 December 2025

City’s eServices will be offline from this afternoon until Saturday afternoon

14 November 2025

The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s eServices portal will be unavailable

Roadworks in Table View, Sunridge, Sunset Beach and Blouberg

13 October 2025

​The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate would like to inform residents, road users, businesses and the broader public of roadworks in Table View and Sunset Beach

Reminder: Maintenance work on all City’s voice services scheduled for 7 October

06 October 2025

​The City would like to advise residents of further maintenance work on the City’s voice services, which will be performed overnight (7 October 2025) between 01:00 and 04:00

Maintenance work on all City’s voice services scheduled for 7 October

03 October 2025

The City would like to advise residents of further maintenance work on the City’s voice services, which will be performed on 7 October 2025 between 01:00 and 04:00

No heritage rest for criminals, find Metro Police

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

City contact centres intermittently unable to receive phone calls due to maintenance

17 September 2025

The City's contact centres will be intermittently impacted for an estimated four-hour period while for maintenance

CCTV proves to be the undoing of a number of suspects

12 September 2025

The Metro Police Strategic Surveillance Unit had a number of successes in the past week

Weekly Law Enforcement summary

05 September 2025

The City’s Law Enforcement Department had several success this past week.

Assault up by nearly 80% on payday weekend

01 September 2025

The PECC fielded 140 assault calls (compared to 78 the previous weekend) of which 41 were physical assault incidents and 98 with a weapon.

Dagga haul has officers seeing green

11 August 2025

The City’s enforcement services arrested 241 suspects in the past week, and issued 62 706 fines for traffic and by-law transgressions.

PECC - 25 years and counting!

01 August 2025

The Public Emergency Communication Centre is the first service of its kind at municipal level. It started operating in August 2000.

54 fines a reminder to drivers to carry their cards

28 July 2025

City enforcement agencies made 246 arrests and recorded 59 395 traffic and by-law offences.

Daring dagga grab caught on dashcam

21 July 2025

The number of victims impacted by one drug user or dealer grows exponentially when we take into account the loved ones and neighbours who have to deal with the fall out of the abuse

New waste interceptors added to combat river pollution

18 July 2025

To remove waste from the city’s waterbodies, the Water and Sanitation Directorate has invested R3 million into the installation of 20 waste interceptors in polluted rivers and waterways.

Environmental green light for Sand and Langevlei Canals confluence project

17 July 2025

A major milestone has been reached for the rehabilitation of the Sand and Langevlei Canals confluence, with environmental authorisation now granted.

City’s enforcement agencies make nearly 300 arrests

14 July 2025

On Saturday, 12 July 2025, Metro Police officers were on patrol in the Steenberg area where they arrested three suspects on drug related charges

The danger of missing manhole covers

26 June 2025

Stolen or broken manhole covers put both infrastructure and public safety at risk

Long weekend cut short for 46 arrested for drunk driving

17 June 2025

Safety and Security officers arrested 46 motorists for driving while under the influence of alcohol

Active problem building caseload hovering at just over 300

11 June 2025

Successes and challenges of the City's Problem Building Unit explained

City increases Somerset West deployment amidst taxi tension

09 June 2025

The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has increased its staffing numbers in Somerset West to help maintain calm.

Blue Monday for yellow Porsche driver

26 May 2025

Our enforcement agencies will not tolerate lawlessness and will continue to arrest suspects who break the law.

Emergency calls: details DO matter

25 May 2025

Callers are reminded to share as many pertinent details as possible to epxedite calls for help.

Traffic violation leads to cocaine bust

19 May 2025

​The City’s Metro Police officers confiscated cocaine with an estimated street value of R35 000

Accident stats should be a wakeup call

12 May 2025

As statistics go, the Public Emergency Communication Centre had a modest weekend, with 1 414 incidents logged.

CCTV and drones boost arrest rate

05 May 2025

Law enforcement officers made 163 arrests and issued more than 5 000 fines.

Call on public to comment on land use application for proposed redevelopment of Strand Street Quarry

17 April 2025

The City of Cape Town is calling on residents and interested parties to comment on the land use application for the proposed redevelopment of the Strand Street Quarry site.

MyCiTi proposes four new stops in Camps Bay and Parklands

16 April 2025

MyCiTi would like to introduce four new bus stops in Parklands and Camps Bay

ShotSpotter assisted with confiscation of illegal firearm

07 April 2025

On Saturday, 5 April 2025, Metro Police officers were on patrol in Manenberg when they received information via ShotSpotter of gun fire near Hilda Court in Manenberg.

Traffic Services lift the load

03 April 2025

This vertical lift truck makes it so much easier to remove vehicles, particularly ones that are parked in and can’t be moved using the conventional tow trucks

Month end statistics nothing to ‘cheers’ about

31 March 2025

Drunk driving arrests by traffic officers doubled, while the City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) recorded 147 assault incidents.

City speeds to a decade of dedicated highway patrols

30 March 2025

For the financial year to date (July 2024 – February 2025), staff have responded to more than 4 000 vehicle breakdowns.

Weather shifts gears: 39% increase in motor vehicle accidents

24 March 2025

​The Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded 57 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents in 48 hours compared to 41 the previous weekend.

Court date on the cards for suspected fraudster

17 March 2025

In general enforcement in the past week, the Traffic Service made 40 arrests – 17 for driving under the influence of alcohol, five for reckless and negligent driving and 18 for other offences.

Firearm arrest rounds out another busy week

10 March 2025

Taking illegal, stolen and unregistered firearms – real or fake – off our streets makes our communities safer

Dawn of a new day: ACSA Symphony Way flagship housing project relaunched

10 March 2025

It is one of the City's largest housing developments and will yield roughly 3 469 housing opportunities for beneficiaries and their families once completed.

Pedestrian vehicle accidents triple at month end

03 March 2025

​The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) experienced a modest increase in overall call numbers, but some individual categories threw up red flags

Your ultimate guide to the 47th Cape Town Cycle Tour

03 March 2025

City support the Cape Town Cycle Tour

Fake officials arrested

24 February 2025

The swift reaction by Law Enforcement officers on Saturday, 22 February 2025, led to the arrest of three suspects pretending to be City officials in Walmer Estate, Woodstock after officers followed up on information.

Shooters caught soon after incident

17 February 2025

Metro Police officers were conducting a stop and search operation in Tafelsig on Saturday, 15 February, when they received information about a vehicle involved in a shooting earlier in the day.

Ecological burns scheduled for City nature reserves 2025

22 January 2025

The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.

Tipple could land you in trouble

30 December 2024

​The City of Cape Town’s enforcement departments have confiscated 4 730 bottles of liquor from transgressors at beaches, parks and other public places since 1 December.