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08 July 2026
At a public meeting on 24 June 2026, the City updated residents on the progress of the restoration programme
29 June 2026
The Junior River Wardens Programme invests in young people as future environmental leaders
17 July 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind the public to comment on the proposal to redevelop and upgrade the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei in the False Bay Nature Reserve.
01 July 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve.
26 June 2024
The City of Cape Town proposes the redevelopment and upgrade of the weirs at Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei that are located within the False Bay Nature Reserve
29 April 2024
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Councillor Zahid Badroodien, met with representatives of the Hout Bay Rivers Catchment Forum along the Hout Bay River, to discuss the strides made to reduce water pollution over the past year.
13 December 2023
The latest round of coastal water sample results once again confirms excellent water quality at Cape Town’s most popular beaches this festive season
04 December 2023
One of the most significant impacts of the pollution is the drop of dissolved oxygen levels in the river.
24 November 2023
The City of Cape Town is anticipating one of the busiest tourist seasons in recent years
12 November 2023
The City of Cape Town encourages residents and interested and affected parties to comment on the draft management plan for the Zandvlei Estuary in Muizenberg.
01 October 2023
The City of Cape Town encourages residents and interested and affected parties to comment on the draft management plan for the Zandvlei Estuary in Muizenberg.
09 June 2023
The City explored the vision of the Sand River Catchment Forum whilst walking along the Sand River Canal with the newly elected chairperson.
03 April 2023
The Western Cape Provincial Government’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning has approved the City of Cape Town’s Diep River Estuary Management Plan
23 March 2023
The City of Cape Town has received the final assessment reports from specialist consultants on the proposed remediation interventions for Zandvlei
15 March 2023
The City of Cape Town has received the final assessment reports from specialist consultants on the proposed short, medium and long-term remediation interventions for Rietvlei
24 February 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on service providers to submit information and products that are commercially available to help remediate natural water bodies affected by pollution
17 February 2023
The City thanks customers for their patience as we do necessary ongoing critical routine maintenance on our electrical infrastructure in various areas of the metro.
15 February 2023
The City has made a commitment to progressively deliver enhanced basic services and a healthy urban environment, to improve the quality of life for Cape Town residents
01 February 2023
The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2023 is: ‘It's time for wetland restoration’.
28 December 2022
There has been ongoing pollution within the Diep River that has been well publicised.
The City would like to remind residents and visitors that the Milnerton Lagoon, Milnerton Estuary Mouth and Lagoon Beach remain closed for swimming due to pollution in the Diep River.
08 December 2022
The Diep River Estuary Management Plan is another example of our absolute commitment to, over time, improve the quality of our inland waterbodies
01 December 2022
The City of Cape Town hosted its second quarterly report-back meeting last night
29 November 2022
Tackling pollution to improve inland water quality and health of waterbodies in a set of priority river catchments – including the Sand River Catchment - is a key focus for the City
21 November 2022
I want to thank the committee members for their dedication and commitment in advising us with the challenges we are facing with the cleaning of our waterways and wetlands
09 November 2022
The City of Cape Town is making every effort to ensure that its New Water Programme, as outlined in the City's Water Strategy, which is currently under way, remains on track
24 October 2022
The City of Cape Town is aiming to restore the environment at Milnerton Lagoon in the shortest possible timeframe
18 October 2022
The quick win interventions are intended to bridge the gap while the short-, medium- and long-term interventions are identified and addressed through this comprehensive stud
17 September 2022
Alderman Eddie Andrews and the JCC on International Coastal Clean-up Day.
27 May 2022
The public participation process forms part of the review of the draft Diep River Estuary Management Plan.
19 April 2022
the City of Cape Town will not be charging any entrance fee at its Nature Reserves across the city this coming Friday, 22 April (Earth Day)
06 April 2022
The formation of an advisory committee on the quality and cleanliness of Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and waterways
23 March 2022
Partnerships between the City of Cape Town and the community, stakeholders and industry are key to addressing chronic pollution in our waterways and working together towards becoming a water sensitive city
14 March 2022
The City of Cape Town can confirm that the algae currently present in the Milnerton Lagoon is non-toxic green algae.
29 December 2021
The City undertakes continuous water quality testing at various points within the Rietvlei.
17 November 2021
Rietvlei waterbody open to the public
11 November 2021
12 September 2021
Visitor numbers at these two reserves still remained high, although the picnic areas were closed at times during the year, or had visitor numbers limited due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols
28 June 2021
The nature reserves and protected areas in Cape Town concern all of us
16 June 2021
The first phase of the restoration effort is taking place along Promenade Road in Muizenberg. Driving past, residents will see bulldozers on site
06 June 2021
Organisations with an interest in nature conservation to please nominate representatives to serve on these committees.
26 April 2021
The film initially began as a project to study the kelp ecosystem, but while chronicling the habits of this undersea creature, Foster formed a deep connection with it
14 April 2021
My Octopus Teacher, a Netflix documentary which profiles the underwater activities of South African filmmaker, Craig Foster and his daily visits to an Octopus in False Bay,
24 March 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management Line (CML) has been gazetted in the Western Cape Provincial Gazette
09 February 2021
The City of Cape Town has released its Inland Water Quality Report.
10 March 2020
R1,75 billion upgrade underway at Potsdam Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) to ensure it is fast-tracked,
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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