City receives six tonnes of food through 13-year partnership with Taipei Liaison Office

10 February 2026

​For the third year in a row, the City of Cape Town was the recipient of a multi-tonne food donation to help with immediate food relief to vulnerable communities from the Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town

City thanks donors in disaster relief efforts

22 January 2026

Donations have been received from several quarters, including individuals, organisations and corporates.

Disaster Risk Management sets up donation drop off points

06 June 2025

'Humanitarian relief is challenging, with complexities around mandates and centralisation of funding at a national level that often results in delays.

Motor vehicle accidents flagged in December

06 January 2025

City services gear up for busy beach days

23 December 2024

Strand beach was the busiest with 1 789 children tagged, followed by Mnandi (1 501) and Muizenberg (1 093).

Identikidz off to a festive start, while Recreation and Parks hosts fun-filled youth events

18 December 2024

City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme saw more than 14 000 children tagged

A weekend of devastating fires

28 October 2024

​The City of Cape Town’s firefighters responded to 48 informal structure fires this weekend and in a 24-hour period

City celebrates Mandela Day with Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain communities

19 July 2024

In recognition of Mandela Day, Alderman Grant Twigg visited the unveiling of a mural at Tafelsig High School in Mitchells Plain and the Sinethemba Community Project in Khayelitsha.

City interventions following devastating Langa fire

17 April 2022

The City has numerous departments on the ground in Langa to support persons affected by a fire this weekend.

City assisting hundreds of fire-affected people in Athlone, public urged to help

15 February 2021

Hadji Ebrahim informal settlement fire.

Invasion of City parks unacceptable

16 July 2020

Statement by Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Zahid Badroodien

City fully focused on completing refugee and homeless operations

06 April 2020

In this time of crisis, we all need to work together to stop the spread of the Coronavirus

Housing of refugees/non-nationals who occupied the Methodist Church and surrounding City streets

05 April 2020

Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that our country would be placed under lockdown