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01 August 2026
31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’
18 March 2026
City to investigate concerns raised during the public participation process about the draft LSDF for the Big Bay area.
01 March 2026
Ecological burns: Tygerberg; Westlake; Blaauwberg
12 February 2026
South Africa’s first Braille coastal signage has been launched at the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve’s Eerste Steen.
08 December 2025
The closing date for comments, objections and proposals on the draft Big Bay (LSDF) is Friday, 12 December 2025.
28 October 2025
The City of Cape Town invites the public to the Open Day about the community-driven draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for the Big Bay area.
09 October 2025
The draft LSDF for Big Bay and surrounding areas was an initiative driven by the local community
18 September 2025
The City is inviting residents to visit any of our nature reserves on Heritage Day, 24 September 2025, and to enjoy free access to these beautiful natural and recreational areas across the city
18 June 2025
The repairs and maintenance of the City’s rivers, canals and waterways take place across the City all year round.
24 January 2025
We have made the decision in the interest of the safety and security of staff and visitors who will no longer need to handle cash on the Nature Reserve premises
22 January 2025
The City will be conducting ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2025.
29 October 2024
As the most biodiverse city in the world, we have a responsibility to conserve and protect this unique biodiversity
11 September 2024
Spring is here and the weather conditions are looking so much better for us to do a good clean up along this stretch of beach.
11 July 2024
The decision to close off public facilities such as our nature reserves is not an easy one to take, but under the current weather conditions,
12 May 2024
The City of Cape Town wants to remind organisations with an interest in the City’s nature reserves to apply for membership of the Protected Area Advisory Committees
15 April 2024
The Protected Area Advisory Committees play a crucial role as they ensure that our communities have the opportunity to get involved and play an advisory role with regards to the management of the City's nature reserves.
11 February 2024
On Friday, 9 February 2024, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Leopard Trust hosted a snare awareness information session and conducted a snare patrol at the Melkbos Corridor and Blaauwberg Nature Reserve. Conservation officials from across the City of Cape Town reserves attended to improve their knowledge and elevate skills on how to mitigate snaring, and to transfer learning back to their reserves.
19 November 2023
Cape Town is participating in this year’s Great Southern Bioblitz challenge
01 November 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Blaauwberg Nature Reserve has been awarded Green Flag status again
29 October 2023
City of Cape Town’s Council on Thursday, 26 October 2023, supported the proclamation of six new City managed nature reserves across Cape Town, and the extension of various nature reserves.
02 June 2023
The main aim of this planting event and specific aspect of this research project is to improve the effectiveness of the Sand Fynbos ecological restoration within the City's Blaauwberg Nature Reserve and beyond.
29 December 2022
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February, March and April 2023.
10 November 2022
Biodiversity and climate change are two sides of the same coin, and it is more important than ever for us all to act responsibly to reduce our carbon footprint.
04 September 2022
Heritage Month education programme.
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)
13 April 2022
The City Nature Challenge is less than three weeks away and the City of Cape Town is calling on all Capetonians to register on the iNaturalist app and to participate in the challenge over the long weekend
14 December 2021
The City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Branch staff will conduct the annual ecological burns at various nature reserves in February and March 2022.
24 August 2021
Today, 24 August 2021, Heritage Western Cape (HWC), unveiled the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve as a provincial heritage site
28 June 2021
The nature reserves and protected areas in Cape Town concern all of us
06 June 2021
Organisations with an interest in nature conservation to please nominate representatives to serve on these committees.
26 February 2021
Carefully managed burns of old vegetation are necessary to maintain species diversity and to reduce fuel loads, which in turn reduces the risk of wild fires.
09 December 2020
The City manages 21 nature reserves that are very popular destinations, particular over weekends and on public holidays.
07 September 2020
The beach clean-ups will focus on the coast from Melkbosstrand to the Eerste Steen Resort
17 August 2020
A number of City of Cape Town nature reserves blossom with flowers but the City reserves are truly worth visiting
30 July 2020
This diversity of conserved habitat and the widely spread net of conservation areas is extremely important in continuing to maintain the unique biodiversity of the City of Cape Town.
22 January 2020
In order to preserve our natural heritage and reduce the risk of wild fires, the City of Cape Town will conduct prescribed ecological burns in various City nature reserves over the next few months.
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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