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03 August 2026
A reliable sewer network is essential to protecting communities, rivers and the coastline from pollution. When pipes fail, the risk of blockages and overflows rises.
24 July 2026
In the last 12 months, the City’s Law Enforcement Department impounded 247 vehicles used for illegal dumping.
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
30 September 2025
The City of Cape Town is hosting an Open Day about the Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Kensington and Factreton on Saturday, 4 October 2025.
22 September 2025
Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Kensington and Factreton along the Voortrekker Road Corridor
16 September 2025
A collapsed sewer pipeline in Tambotie Street, Delft South.
23 August 2025
One team's efforts in particular have stood out - the Anti-Land Invasion Unit's B Shift impounded 25 trucks in Dunoon and Mfuleni.
23 May 2025
The Deputy Mayor emphasised the complexity of sustainable development in the context of a rapidly growing city with globally significant biodiversity.
21 February 2025
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, businesses, and all other interested parties to comment on the draft local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the Spine Road Development Corridor in Khayelitsha
21 January 2025
PSHB sighting in Durbanville
28 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s firefighters responded to 48 informal structure fires this weekend and in a 24-hour period
08 October 2024
There is pressure from a multitude of land uses and activities in the road reserve – these range from car washes to salons, restaurants, local mechanics and spaza shops
19 September 2024
City social development professionals have assisted the national DPW by documenting the personal circumstances of each of the unlawful occupants via on-site interviews
29 August 2024
Dunoon is currently experiencing intensive illegal dumping linked to extreme population density, with knock-on effects on community health and the environment.
11 July 2024
Both courts have upheld the right of counter-spoliation – the act of retaking property in the process of being taken away – as lawful and not unconstitutional.
01 March 2024
The City’s Safety and Security Directorate is enhancing its crime prevention capabilities with advanced aerial surveillance technology, further strengthening its already impressive technological arsenal.
15 November 2023
The City does not have control of the change window as it is a nationally defined process and we will endeavour to limit any impact.
08 November 2023
City’s Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, issued today on World Town Planning Day, gives an overview of development and land use patterns in Cape Town from 2012 to 2022.
25 October 2023
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), and its implementing agent, the Housing Development Agency (HDA), have submitted land use applications for rezoning of land for human settlements development.
12 September 2023
The City of Cape Town is playing its role as the independent planning authority which must preside over Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the Housing Development Agency’s (HDA) application for the relocation of the Prasa central line unlawful occupants.
29 August 2023
The City is required to impartially administer this application process under the Municipal Planning By-Law, and is currently assisting Prasa’s implementing agent, HDA, to pass compliance and completion checks for their submission dated 7 August.
09 April 2023
Cape Town faces several challenges affecting the water quality of rivers, vleis, waterways and wetlands. On 1 February 2023, the City of Cape Town called for innovative ideas and solutions to address these challenges, culminating in a showcase of some of the most innovative ideas at the Indaba.
22 February 2023
We are clearly delivering despite the immense challenges we are facing. The unprecedented large-scale unlawful occupations created 186 new informal settlements, or more than 69 000 new structures (between March 2020 to December 2021).
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
19 July 2022
The court dismissed arguments by the SAHRC and EFF that legal protection begins the moment a person enters a property and begins putting up a structure
01 July 2022
e Makhaza Public Transport Interchange (PTI) will transform the area from a previously informal minibus-taxi rank to a modern public space.
16 June 2022
Councillor Quintas site visit to the Belmont Park Pond.
12 June 2022
The Urban Waste Management Directorate’s Solid Waste By-law Enforcement Unit deals specifically with contraventions of the Integrated Waste Management By-law
01 April 2022
Alderman Eddie Andrews at the Battle of Muizenberg.
31 March 2022
Council Speech by Mayor, Geordin Hill Lewis
18 March 2022
Working together to promote safe access to water and sanitation during Covid-19 and beyond
07 March 2022
The Metro Police officer was on his way home after his shift, when he noticed a group of people stoning an individual in Baines Naude Road
08 February 2022
The City’s Customer Care Centre can be reached 24/7 on 0860 103 089
30 October 2021
Progress continues apace at the Zandvliet Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW), with almost 80% of the total mechanical installations complete. The Zandvliet WWTW serves one of the fastest growing catchments in the city – including Delft, Mfuleni, Blue Downs and Khayelitsha.
27 October 2021
Statement by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato.
13 October 2021
The City is pleased to report that work on the Baden Powell Drive bulk water project is progressing well
11 October 2021
The City of Cape Town is this week opposing the legal bid by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to strike down the existing legal right of landowners to protect property from unlawful occupation
29 September 2021
Council’s approval of these by-laws follows the Mayoral Committee’s greenlight, and the unanimous support of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee earlier this month.
19 September 2021
In less than two years since February 2020, these instances of criminality have cost the City more than R131 million
12 August 2021
Law Enforcement stats
27 July 2021
The City’s Water and Waste Directorate is monitoring the discolouration of water at the Diep River mouth.
11 July 2021
The City of Cape Town condemns the acts of violence that have been perpetrated against City staff in Mfuleni in recent days.
Cape Town Executive Mayor Dan Plato has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently intervene in the mismanagement of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) rail network
16 June 2021
EPIC is a technology and communication platform that allows for an integrated approach for the City’s Safety and Security departments and emergency services
26 May 2021
This brings the total budget allocated for protecting City land to prevent the negative fall outs of unlawful occupation to approximately R252 million in the new financial year
20 May 2021
No cause could be shown during High Court proceedings today as to why the City should not be granted a final interdict against the illegal invasion and occupation of District 6 restitution land.
03 May 2021
The City of Cape Town has successfully obtained an urgent interdict in the Western Cape High Court against the invasion of District 6 restitution land.
09 April 2021
Property developers and experts joined Executive Mayor Dan Plato for a discussion on what the City is doing to prioritise development and job creation
08 April 2021
Increased demand for affordable housing calls for a new strategy.
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
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The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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