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15 June 2026
City Health is aware of the recent increase in food safety-related complaints received and allegations made regarding foodstuffs purchased
31 January 2026
A Certificate Of Acceptability (COA) is a legal document confirming that a food business meets basic hygiene and food safety standards
14 January 2026
The City's Food Control Unit has a list of easy-to-implement food safety tips for packed school lunches to prevent food spoilage.
14 October 2025
It’s Global Handwashing Day – a reminder that regular handwashing remains one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent disease.
07 June 2025
Over a 10-month period since July 2024, the laboratory received 4 853 samples that were subjected to 17 759 analyses. The sample results yielded an overall compliance rate of 84,55%.
06 May 2025
Asthma is quite common in South Africa. It is also the most prevalent chronic illness among children
22 January 2025
Most complaints relate to dates of durability (or what people perceive as expired foodstuff), unhygienic conditions at food premises and food quality concerns.
26 November 2024
The City of Cape Town has released its Annual Inland Water Quality Report for the period of 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2023
22 November 2024
The City’s Environmental Health Service has received at least one thousand applications for Certificates of Acceptability (COA) this week.
11 November 2024
Environmental Health Practitioners service, on average, 85 000 block-baiting stations in public spaces and informal areas across the metropole annually.
06 November 2024
Parents are urged to watch for specific danger signs that necessitate prompt medical care from healthcare practitioners.
05 September 2024
Significant strides are being made to improve the water quality and environmental health of the Milnerton Lagoon.
02 September 2024
Pharmacists are trained in all matters related to medication – from storage, handling and preparation, to dispensing and administering.
08 July 2024
The Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS) currently serves as Cape Town's primary water source and will remain so until the New Water Programme (NWP) diversifies the city's water sources.
07 June 2024
World Food Safety Day is celebrated worldwide annually on June 7.
10 May 2024
Sewer blockages and overflows can have far-reaching consequences, including contamination of water sources, damage to infrastructure and disruption of essential services.
03 May 2024
With the alarming rate at which organic waste is filling up landfills and contributing to climate change.
24 April 2024
This year, the City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate would like to use the platform of Stop Food Waste Day to highlight the top ways to reduce food waste
07 June 2023
In Cape Town, monitoring and education around food safety falls to Environmental Health.
10 March 2023
Consecutive sets of sampling conducted by the City's Scientific Services Branch and Environmental Health Service indicates that water is safe to drink.
02 March 2023
Water usage is high, and dam levels are dropping
04 July 2022
The City’s Health Department has a number of contingencies already in place to mitigate the impact of load-shedding on primary healthcare services.
06 June 2022
This year’s theme, Safer food, better health, highlights the role that safe, nutritional food plays in ensuring human health.
19 May 2022
We hope that the proposed interventions will go a long way in improving water quality in the natural water courses
27 July 2021
The City’s Water and Waste Directorate is monitoring the discolouration of water at the Diep River mouth.
27 June 2021
The cause of the pollution is currently unclear but is being thoroughly investigated
09 February 2021
The City of Cape Town has released its Inland Water Quality Report.
27 January 2021
The City is pleased to advise that tenders have been awarded and contracts concluded for the removal and disposal of sludge from Wastewater Treatment Works
09 October 2020
The City’s Water and Sanitation Department is currently conducting emergency repairs
29 July 2020
The City is aligning with guidance from the World Health Organisation around food control, which includes mandatory regulation of enforcement by both national and local authorities
11 June 2020
Since the start of national lockdown, the City has sustained its efforts to enhance access to water for basic hygiene to help protect the health of our most vulnerable residents from the spread of COVID-19 as far as possible.
29 April 2020
All public open places, parks and beaches remain closed as per COVID-19 regulations.
04 April 2020
The City, as part of its Disaster Operations, has set up dedicated channels to facilitate donations to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 lockdown
20 March 2020
A strong partnership is required between the City, Capetonians and visitors to collectively reduce the amount of waste and pollution we are releasing into our natural environment
23 February 2020
The City of Cape Town’s Health Department can confirm that tap water in Strandfontein is once again safe for consumption
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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