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22 June 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas
23 May 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate will conduct planned work in the identified areas, which may result in water supply disruptions.
30 April 2026
Dune rehabilitation is the most cost-effective and pragmatic approach to protect and rehabilitate ecosystems and ecological infrastructure
17 December 2025
Cape Town’s beaches are among our city’s greatest assets.
The free Identikidz child safety programme kicked off at Cape Town beaches on Monday, 15 December and in just two days, more than 11 998 children were tagged
03 December 2025
Identikidz is coordinated by the Community, Arts and Culture Development Department (CACD).
12 November 2025
Twenty-two pools are already open and following completion of scheduled works, a total of 29 pools will be open by end of November, and 36 by 12 December for the school holidays.
10 July 2025
Operational teams spent Wednesday, 9 July, actively opening valves across the network to ensure that the system is fully recharged.
09 July 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate prioritised emergency work to replace a faulty 450mm valve that disrupted water supply to the greater Khayelitsha area
07 January 2025
At present, 27 swimming pools are open to the public, with the remaining 10 still scheduled for opening over the coming weeks.
30 December 2024
Nearly 20 000 children were tagged and eight were separated from their parents or caregivers this past weekend
27 December 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme saw 25 770 children tagged over the past two public holidays.
11 December 2024
The City’s Safety & Security Directorate will have its biggest festive season deployment this holiday season, to ensure public safety.
05 December 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department is reopening community swimming pools in a phased approach.
03 December 2024
The Identikidz programme is coordinated by the City’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department.
10 April 2024
Budget 2024/25 prioritises improving the water quality of our vleis, strengthening the resilience of our coastline against the impact of climate change and rising sea levels, and the preservation of our nature reserves.
23 January 2024
The City's Recreation and Parks Department recorded 12 fatal drownings between 5 December 2023 and 22 January 2024, and 25 non-fatal drownings.
08 January 2024
City's Identikidz project assisting children to enjoy the beach in a safe environment
03 January 2024
Beaches along the False Bay coast between Muizenberg and Strand have recorded the highest number of children being tagged since the project started
27 December 2023
Lifeguards and ancillary services have had a busy few days in spite of the very windy conditions around the peninsula.
21 December 2023
The City's roads, facilities, beaches and pools will be busy in the run up to and during the extra-long Christmas weekend.
18 December 2023
Identikidz bolted out of the starting blocks in its first weekend, with 21 864 children tagged at 15 beaches, and 38 reunited with their families.
03 December 2023
The project, aimed at promoting child safety at the City’s beaches, has grown to be trusted by thousands of parents and caregivers as an additional layer of protection while enjoying a day at the beach.
14 November 2023
The City's Recreation and Parks Department expects an increase of visitors to beaches and other public recreational facilities, amid the heat advisory issued by the South African Weather Service.
27 August 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has temporarily closed the Langa Indoor Sports Centre on Bhunga Avenue.
27 July 2023
August is more than a look back at history
11 June 2023
The City of Cape Town's budget for the new financial year, starting 1 July 2023
24 April 2023
Spatial Planning and Environment Directorate’s operational and capital budget for the next three financial years
18 April 2023
This is a huge honour and recognition of the best-practice work that the City has undertaken in implementing innovative policies and plans to ensure Cape Town's wetlands are protected,
05 April 2023
The message is simple – take common sense with you wherever you go this Easter weekend
09 January 2023
The seal had to be humanely euthanised due to the severity of the injuries that it sustained during the stoning.
01 December 2022
The City’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department (SD&ECD) is all set to implement the annual Identikidz programme to create a safer environment at 16 beaches
14 October 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted a mini netball tournament at the Langa Indoor Sports Centre earlier today.
13 September 2022
With our lifeguard recruitment process being finalised, I am excited that the majority of our recreational water facilities will open and in time for the school holidays which start on 3 October
05 August 2022
The City advises residents that water in the distribution system coming from Faure water treatment plant over parts of the city is currently discoloured.
30 June 2022
The latest report covers coastal water quality for a 12-month period from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021
19 January 2022
The City’s popular Identikidz programme ensures children who arrive at the beach are registered and are issued with an armband with the contact details
10 January 2022
Identikidz staff have tagged 98 232 children in total so far and reunited 338 with their families
21 December 2021
The Identikidz project was launched on 15 December at 16 beaches around the peninsula. Between 15 and 19 December, staff tagged 29 759 children
02 December 2021
The Identikidz programme has been well received and grows in popularity
28 October 2021
‘The City appeals to our residents and visitors to use our swimming pools responsibly, to adhere to the facility rules and instructions from our lifeguards
19 September 2021
In less than two years since February 2020, these instances of criminality have cost the City more than R131 million
02 June 2021
Cape Town’s coastline and nature reserves are pristine destinations
10 February 2021
City condemns attacks on fronltine staff.
25 January 2021
The City of Cape Town strongly condemns the vandalism to infrastructure and threats to staff.
15 January 2021
The City’s Water and Sanitation Department will be doing a water supply infrastructure upgrade to the Monwabisi Park Informal Settlement in Khayelitsha on Monday 18 January and Tuesday 19 January.
17 December 2020
Christmas comes early as Mayor Dan Plato boosts teen’s effort to feed those less fortunate
11 December 2020
Identikidz ensure safer beach visits
02 December 2020
Mayor Dan Plato launches COVID-19 social relief Co-Care Vouchers with the German Development Cooperation
26 November 2020
Next month, the City of Cape Town’s Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato will officially launch the Mayoral Visible Service Delivery Acceleration (MVSA) programme
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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