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07 August 2026
Catch up on the latest important City news updates with your City in 60 seconds.
03 August 2026
Metro Police cadets, along with the Law Enforcement Graffiti Unit, removed 785 square metres of graffiti from walls in Manenberg
01 August 2026
On 2 August 2026, the PECC celebrates 26 years of emergency call taking.
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.
13 July 2026
Metro Police officers arrested 130 suspects, including 23 for drunk driving, and issued 5 665 fines.
30 June 2026
The City’s Metro-wide safety operations are being coordinated by the Disaster Coordinating Team (DCT) in Goodwood
01 June 2026
The City’s Traffic Officers arrested 67 suspects – 60 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
25 May 2026
The arrest was one of 379 made by City agencies over the past week
11 May 2026
The brunt of the forecast hit Cape Town overnight.
30 April 2026
The world marked International Noise Awareness Day (INAD) on 29 April
28 April 2026
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s eServices portal will be unavailable from midnight on Friday, 1 May 2026 to 07:00 on Saturday, 2 May 2026
20 April 2026
The new Safety and Security functionality on the City App allows the public to log certain categories of by-law and policing incidents
Widespread areas across the city experienced localised flooding due to sustained downpours
14 April 2026
The City advises residents that its SAP and eServices system will be offline over the coming weekend, 18 to 20 April 2026, for necessary system maintenance.
25 March 2026
City Energy and Eskom’s joint efforts in Dunoon are making significant progress.
18 March 2026
Dunoon falls within an Eskom supply area, however, the City’s public lighting responsibilities cover the entire Cape Town metropole jurisdiction.
15 March 2026
The City continues to be plagued by ongoing electrical infrastructure theft and vandalism.
12 March 2026
Macassar forms part of the City of Cape Town’s streetlight infrastructure maintenance and upgrading programme aimed at ensuring that infrastructure is repaired, maintained and upgraded where necessary.
02 March 2026
We are executing our city-wide MV maintenance and upgrade programme, reflecting our ongoing commitment to a reliable electricity grid and we will continue to invest in our infrastructure
23 February 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 417 suspects and issued 89 454 fines during weekly patrols
18 February 2026
The City’s Metro Police Neighbourhood Safety Officers (NSOs) continue to make strides in communities in the fight against crime.
17 February 2026
The City maintains a network of over 245 000 streetlights across the metro
19 January 2026
The suspect was one of 375 arrests made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the past week.
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
19 December 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre fielded more than 15 000 calls during November, with the number set to increase as the festive season reaches its peak
15 December 2025
More than 4 000 motorists attended the popular one-stop shop, making use of the opportunity to get fines and warrants reduced.
14 December 2025
Teams are actively working in various areas across the metro as part of our year-round public lighting programme.
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
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.
The City’s Energy Directorate recently visited Delft to assess public lighting challenges.
02 December 2025
Our clean ups aim to ensure that our critical electricity infrastructure remains safe, accessible to electricity officials and protected from built-up waste and is part of our summer-ready initiatives
17 November 2025
Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.
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
10 November 2025
The drivers of the two luxury vehicles - who are friends - were both arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
31 October 2025
City teams visited the Atlantis area where new streetlights are being installed.
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.
23 October 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre has recorded decreases in complaints related to the illegal sale of fireworks
07 October 2025
Between July 2024 and June 2025, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate was forced to spend more than R15,3 million to repair and replace vandalised or stolen infrastructure.
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
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
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
01 October 2025
The City’s Energy Directorate has replaced a key transformer in Pinati Estate, Athlone, as part of its ongoing investment in reliable electricity services and infrastructure upgrades across the metro
29 September 2025
Pilfering of our marine resources is an ongoing problem and often it is linked to other illicit dealings
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
24 September 2025
The Traffic Highway Patrol Unit’s data specifically shows that 70% of incidents they responded to, occurred between 14:00 and 06:00.
22 September 2025
One of the suspects arrested on firearm-related charges this weekend is just 14 years old.
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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