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28 April 2026
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s eServices portal will be unavailable from midnight on Friday, 1 May 2026 to 07:00 on Saturday, 2 May 2026
14 April 2026
The City advises residents that its SAP and eServices system will be offline over the coming weekend, 18 to 20 April 2026, for necessary system maintenance.
20 March 2026
The time has come to upgrade the market site and ensure proper trading security.
10 March 2026
The Ease of Doing Business programme is a key priority for this administration.
31 January 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Events Permit Office approved 1 064 events between 1 January and 31 December 2025
10 December 2025
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s e-Services portal will be unavailable from 12:00 on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 to 06:30 on Monday, 29 December 2025
09 December 2025
Spine Road is extremely congested
14 November 2025
The City of Cape Town would like to inform residents and the public that the City’s eServices portal will be unavailable
29 September 2025
Pilfering of our marine resources is an ongoing problem and often it is linked to other illicit dealings
12 September 2025
The Speed Classic Cape Town will transform Philip Kgosana Drive into a 1,8 km stretch of pure motorsport adrenaline, a twisting climb with 150 metres of elevation over two days next month.
27 June 2025
This is about creating well-managed environments that benefit everyone
29 May 2025
The revised policy paves the way for the City to better regulate and support mobile business operators
15 May 2025
An exciting opportunity for local informal traders to showcase and sell their products at the City's Tygerberg Nature Reserve.
12 May 2025
Interested traders are encouraged to register on the City’s e-services portal to view and apply for available trading opportunities.
09 May 2025
Residents from in and around Grassy Park attended the Home-Based Business Toolkit workshop that was held at the Grassy Park Civic Centre.
06 March 2025
The new platform can be used to apply for electricity services such as a new supply, additional meter, replacement or upgrading of existing meters among others.
18 October 2024
This is an excerpt from a speech delivered on Thursday, 16 October 2024
17 October 2024
The City is extending the public comment period on 142 proposed mobile business trading areas in Cape Town.
15 October 2024
The City of Cape Town is set to host its inaugural Doing Business in Cape Town Summit on Wednesday, 16 October.
25 September 2024
The City is urging the public to have their say on 142 proposed mobile business trading areas in Cape Town
03 June 2024
The tariff cut falls under an umbrella of initiatives by the City to make life easier for traders.
20 March 2024
The City welcomes residents to come and engage the subject experts on any appeals and access to information queries.
27 November 2023
The maintenance is required and is being done over the weekend to limit the impact on customers as much as possible.
21 November 2023
The City’s e-Services functionality will be unavailable between 17:00 on Friday, 1 December to 07:00 on Monday, 4 December 2023
30 August 2023
The number of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) opportunities given to job-seeking residents increased by 6% in the 2022/23 financial year.
23 August 2023
I’m proud to share that the City is moving ahead with a wide-ranging schedule of infrastructure initiatives for informal trading sites across the metro.
19 June 2023
More than 400 traders attended the City of Cape Town’s Economic Growth Directorate’s Informal Trading Economy and Expo held at the City Hall.
07 June 2023
A zero percentage increase on the permits for the current 2022/2023 financial year
01 June 2023
The City of Cape Town would like to advise residents who make use of its online services that a scheduled power outage for its data centres has been planned for this weekend
25 May 2023
Today, the monetary policy committee will announce what most economists say will be a 50-basis-point hike in interest rates.
22 May 2023
The public have the opportunity from today, Monday 22 May until Thursday 22 June 2023 to comment on the proposed amendments to the Informal Trading By-law
15 May 2023
The City of Cape Town is constantly looking and investing in ways to help support various business sector
The creation of employment opportunities is a key focus area in my portfolio
09 May 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, City Manager Lungelo Mbandazayo, and Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth have launched the City’s new Ease of Doing Business Index, with the aim of making Cape Town the easiest place to do business in Africa.
30 March 2023
The City of Cape Town's Events Permit Office has already issued 327 event permits between January and March
07 March 2023
Last year the Council approved a budget allocation for the upgrading of trading sites throughout the metro
14 October 2022
The e-Services portal will be unavailable from 17:00 on Friday, 14 October until 07:00 on Monday, 17 October 2022 due to necessary maintenance.
30 June 2022
Businesses operating from vehicles and trailers such as food trucks, barber shops to clothing outlets have become increasingly popular in Cape Town
27 June 2022
Statistics showed an increase in assaults, motor vehicle accidents and dozens of arrests for drunk driving.
22 June 2022
On Tuesday, 21 June 2022, traders, trader organisations, small business and other industry roleplayers joined the City’s Economic Growth team for the 2022 Informal Economy Summit, which reconvened after a two year hiatus due to Covid-19.
15 June 2022
Cape Town is headed for a busy season with a number of major events on the cards
14 June 2022
The City’s e-Services functionality will be unavailable between 18:00 and 20:00 on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 due to necessary maintenance.
31 May 2022
The City is set to begin the implementation of initiatives to further improve conditions for those working in Cape Town’s informal economy after Council approved the Economic Growth budget
30 May 2022
e-Services will be unavailable from 18:00 on Friday, 3 June until 07:00 on Monday, 6 June 2022 due to necessary maintenance.
26 May 2022
Council’s approval today of two key matters put forward by the City’s Economic Growth Directorate are key steps on the road to economic relief and provide support to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and non-profit organisations (NPOs) to operate.
17 May 2022
The informal sector has been hugely appreciative of the informal trading permit relief that was granted for the period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.
09 March 2022
Statement by the Mayco member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos
23 February 2022
e-Services will be unavailable between 06:00 - 08:00 on Thursday, 24 February 2022 due to necessary maintenance.
08 December 2021
This is subject to final approval at the Council Meeting on Wednesday, 15 December 2021.
11 November 2021
See all tenders received by the City of Cape Town.
The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
3 August - 4 September 2026
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