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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.
06 July 2026
14 June 2026
Young people, parents and caregivers who are worried about substance use are encouraged to seek support from the City’s Matrix® treatment programme
08 June 2026
What started out as drinking in public turned into a sizeable crayfish bust for Law Enforcement officers
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.
04 May 2026
The Traffic Service’s Ghost and Random Breath Testing Units disrupted an illegal gathering in Bellville South last night
28 April 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 338 suspects in the past week and issued 64 987 fines.
20 April 2026
The Fire and Rescue Service responded to an alert of persons stuck in a void in a canal in the Pinelands area
13 April 2026
Metro Police officers were stoned by hostile community members in Athlone this weekend
07 April 2026
The City’s enforcement departments had a busy weekend
23 March 2026
The City's Metro Police Department recovered four hijacked and stolen vehicles during weekly enforcement patrols
16 March 2026
The City’s traffic officers arrested a taxi driver with outstanding warrants exceeding R220 000
09 March 2026
Law Enforcement officers made 259 arrests in the past week and issued 10 113 fines for various transgressions
02 March 2026
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, Metro Police officers arrested a 35-year-old suspect in Heideveld for contravening the Domestic Violence Act.
23 February 2026
The City’s enforcement agencies arrested 417 suspects and issued 89 454 fines during weekly patrols
16 February 2026
Metro Police officers arrested a motorist in Parow last week
02 February 2026
Metro police officers recovered a brand new truck and some of its R2 569 847 alcohol cargo, hours after it had been hijacked in Grabouw last week.
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.
29 December 2025
In general enforcement efforts in the past week, Law Enforcement Officers made 155 arrests and issued 5 999 fines
22 December 2025
The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre was the first response to requests for assistance in 1 853 incidents this past weekend.
01 December 2025
In the past week, the City’s enforcement agencies made 387 arrests, up from 355 the week before.
24 November 2025
Metro Police officers conducted a routine traffic stop in Strand just after 12:30 on Sunday, 23 November 2025.
17 November 2025
Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.
10 November 2025
The drivers of the two luxury vehicles - who are friends - were both arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
03 November 2025
The eight vehicles impounded on Friday, 31 October by the Area East by-laws team brought the October tally to 36 - four times higher than September.
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.
22 September 2025
One of the suspects arrested on firearm-related charges this weekend is just 14 years old.
15 September 2025
The suspects were among 264 arrests made by the City’s enforcement agencies in the past week.
12 September 2025
The Metro Police Strategic Surveillance Unit had a number of successes in the past week
08 September 2025
Law Enforcement officers recovered six firearms in the past week in Lavender Hill, Eastridge, Manenberg, Lentegeur and Atlantis.
01 September 2025
The PECC fielded 140 assault calls (compared to 78 the previous weekend) of which 41 were physical assault incidents and 98 with a weapon.
25 August 2025
LEAP officers on patrol in Philippi East last night responded to gunshots in the area.
18 August 2025
Metro Police officers arrested 65 suspects and issued 2 699 fines during weekly patrols.
12 August 2025
The City's Community, Arts and Culture Development Department held a three-day workshop at the Artscape
11 August 2025
The City’s enforcement services arrested 241 suspects in the past week, and issued 62 706 fines for traffic and by-law transgressions.
08 August 2025
City has filed a game-changing proposal for municipal police to be granted powers to investigate crime and up convictions for gang, gun, and drug offences
04 August 2025
The Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) recorded 60 motor vehicle accidents and 21 pedestrian vehicle accidents over 48 hours this past weekend
30 June 2025
The kind of firepower in the hands of criminals is of grave concern
23 June 2025
Metro Police officers arrested 75 suspects in the past week
17 June 2025
Safety and Security officers arrested 46 motorists for driving while under the influence of alcohol
02 June 2025
LEAP officers were flagged down in Philippi East at approximately 01:30 on 1 June 2025, by a woman who alerted them to an incident of sexual assault.
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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