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01 August 2026
31 July 2026 marked World Ranger Day 2026, themed ‘Rangers: Guardians of a changing planet’
29 July 2026
The Helderberg Nature Reserve is one of Cape Town’s most popular outdoor destinations
03 March 2026
Our nature reserves play a critical role in the conservation of our unique biodiversity and ecosystems
08 October 2025
The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions in Claremont; Pinelands; Durbanville; Kraaifontein and Somerset West about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to all residents and businesses
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
31 July 2025
Today, 31 July 2025, marks World Ranger Day and as such, the City is recognising and celebrating all of our rangers.
13 July 2025
City's Disaster Risk Management Centre hosted resiliense programme for learners
19 May 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate celebrated a significant milestone to recognise 11 organisations who will be receiving part of R3,4 million grant funding
14 April 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Arts & Culture Branch completed a series of workshops in a pilot programme focused on supporting vulnerable communities and encouraging personal growth
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
18 December 2024
A PSHB beetle infestation was first recorded in Oldenland Road, Somerset West, in an ailing London plane in March 2019.
13 December 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to all members of the public, landowners and businesses that handle trees and plant material
06 September 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department celebrated Arbor Month at an outdoor event held earlier today at Radloff Park in Somerset West.
31 July 2024
Today, 31 July 2024, marks World Ranger Day. This year, the City has decided to share the stories of three of our passionate rangers who are taking good care of various City nature reserves across Cape Town.
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,
03 June 2024
City's Recreation and Parks Department hosted a successful youth camp
14 May 2024
The City of Cape Town is offering a free training session about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses that handle trees and plant material.
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.
10 April 2024
Budget 2024/25 prioritises improving the water quality of our vleis, strengthening the resilience of our coastline against the impact of climate change and rising sea levels, and the preservation of our nature reserves.
22 February 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted a group of young people on an adventure hike.
28 June 2023
The annual programme has its roots in the 2012 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme, that celebrated women and girls as key figures in disaster reduction, mitigation and recover
11 June 2023
The City of Cape Town's budget for the new financial year, starting 1 July 2023
24 April 2023
Spatial Planning and Environment Directorate’s operational and capital budget for the next three financial years
18 April 2023
This is a huge honour and recognition of the best-practice work that the City has undertaken in implementing innovative policies and plans to ensure Cape Town's wetlands are protected,
14 March 2023
The PSHB poses a serious threat to Cape Town's urban forest as infested trees have to be chipped.
10 March 2023
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to participate in a voluntary tree replacement initiative as we are busy removing beetle infested trees from public owned land
06 March 2023
The intention is to educate private businesses on how to identify infested trees, and manage and transport beetle infested biomass to prevent the spread of the pest as far as possible.
28 February 2023
The City of Cape Town is offering free training sessions about the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) to formal and informal businesses
02 December 2022
The International Project Management Association (IPMA) held its annual awards ceremony recently to celebrate outstanding project management achievements over the past year
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.
18 October 2022
A stunning burst of new growth is revitalising Helderberg Nature Reserve
03 October 2022
The week kicked off with learners from Leiden Primary School in Delft visiting the Edith Stephens Nature Reserve.
14 September 2022
The Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) held its annual Convention last week at Helderberg Nature Reserve
05 August 2022
The City advises residents that water in the distribution system coming from Faure water treatment plant over parts of the city is currently discoloured.
21 July 2022
The City would like to inform residents that the Helderberg Nature Reserve is scheduled to reopen 1 August 2022.
12 July 2022
Skills development and how to be better prepared for a real life disaster also formed part of the programme.
01 July 2022
The Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) is hosting its annual resilience programme for teenage girls as part of the international ‘Women and Girls – an invisible force of resilience’ campaign
14 June 2022
The City would like to inform residents that as a result of the recent wild fire, the Helderberg Nature Reserve will remain closed for the next month
03 June 2022
The Helderberg Environmental Centre is a success story of how alternative construction methods and sustainable design thinking can be achieved.
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)
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.
02 December 2021
The setting of the reserve on the slopes of the Helderberg, overlooking False Bay, makes it an ideal location to teach communities in and around Somerset West about the Western Cape’s plant and animal kingdom and our impact
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
06 June 2021
Organisations with an interest in nature conservation to please nominate representatives to serve on these committees.
02 June 2021
Cape Town’s coastline and nature reserves are pristine destinations
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,
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.
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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