News and Speeches for City of Cape Town
Capetonians and Visitors Warned of Heat Wave and Gusting Winds This Week
3 January 2011The City of Cape Town appeals to the public to exercise caution, after the South African Weather Services predicted a heat wave and gale-force South-Easterly winds in the Cape metropole for the greater part of this week. Read More
Fire Leaves Over 72 Homeless at Doornbach Informal Settlement
3 January 2011At 00:41 this morning, Tuesday, 4 January 2011, a fire destroyed 31 shacks at Site five, Doornbach Informal Settlement, Potsdam Outspan. Read More
Thousands of Fines Issued, Fourteen Arrested during Operation Exodus
30 December 2010City of Cape Town Traffic Services has assessed Operation Exodus, and the results show it was a great success. Read More
Metro Police Arrest Six Suspects for Possession of Narcotics during Raids and Searches
21 December 2010The Metro Police Substance Abuse Unit and Dog Unit partnered with the South African Police Services to execute search warrants in the Belhar and Ravensmead areas on Tuesday, 21 December 2010. Read More
Province, City Ask Minstrel Troupe Captains to Help Ensure Road March Success
21 December 2010The Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town have appealed to minstrel troupe captains to work with government to make the annual road march through the streets of Cape Town a resounding success. Read More
Mayor Urges Residents and Visitors to Enjoy Beaches Responsibly Over Festive Season
21 December 2010The City of Cape Town services seventy-two (72) beaches along Cape Town's three hundred and seven kilometres (307 km) coastline, from Silwerstroom Beach near Atlantis, to Kogel Bay near Gordon's Bay. Read More
Zorro the Hippo has Died
20 December 2010The much-loved and popular Zorro the hippo is dead. He was attacked by a white rhinoceros bull in his new home in the Fairy Glen Reserve, near Worcester. Read More
City's Liquor Enforcement Unit Clamps Down on Illegal Shebeens in Kuils River
19 December 2010The City of Cape Town's Liquor Enforcement Unit carried out follow-up inspections at eleven (11) shebeens in Kalkfontein and Sarepta in Kuils River on Friday 17 December 2010. Read More
Metro Police Arrest Six Drunk Drivers and Eleven Suspects for Possession of Narcotics
19 December 2010City of Cape Town Metro Police officers partnered with the City's Substance Abuse and Dog Units to carry out 'Operation Razor' this weekend, with a focus on drug abuse. Read More
Strand and Gordon's Bay Residents Reminded of Seasonal Beach Road Parking Tariff Increase
16 December 2010The City of Cape Town would like to remind residents that the annual seasonal parking tariff for portions of Beach Road, in Strand and Gordon's Bay, came into effect on 01 December 2010 and will be valid until 30 April 2011. Read More
Blaauwberg Conservation Area Open to the Public Over the Holidays
16 December 2010The City of Cape Town's Blaauwberg Conservation Area (BCA) will remain open over the December holidays. Read More
Media Alert: Councillor Herron to Unveil City-Branded Youth Development Team Yachts for Cape to Rio Race
16 December 2010Two Youth Development crews from Cape Town will participate in the 40th annual Cape to Rio Yacht Race in 2011, using yachts branded in the City of Cape Town's official colours. Read More
Beach Wheelchairs Available at Nine City Beaches this Festive Season
16 December 2010The City's Department of Sport, Recreation and Amenities will for the first time make nine (9) beach-friendly wheelchairs available at nine (9) of its beaches this festive season, which is sure to provide hours of fun for disabled citizens. Read More
Media Alert: Mayor Plato to Distribute Buckets of Love to Needy Families
16 December 2010City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, will this morning publicly show his support for the Catholic Welfare and Development (CWD) organisation's annual 'Buckets of Love: Feed a Family this Christmas' campaign. Read More
City Urges Public to Avoid Wildevoëlvlei after Test Show Presence of Toxic Algae
14 December 2010The City of Cape Town would like to advise residents and visitors to the presence of toxic blue-green algae in the Wildevoëlvlei in Noordhoek Valley. The public are therefore advised to avoid contact with this body of water. Read More
City Teams up with Local Company to Transport Water to Beaufort West
14 December 2010In the light of the severe water shortage being experienced by the Beaufort West community the City of Cape Town has partnered with Henred - SA Roadtankers, a local company in Bellville that manufactures water tankers, in an initiative to transport... Read More
City Appoints New Executive Director: Utility Services
13 December 2010The City of Cape Town has appointed Lungile Dhlamini (49) as its new Executive Director: Utility Services with immediate effect. Read More
City Traffic Officers Express Concern over Young Drag Racers
13 December 2010City of Cape Town Traffic Services clamped down on illegal drag racing and driving under the influence of alcohol during joint operations held across Cape Town this weekend. Read More
Metro Police Arrest Twenty-Six Drunk Drivers, Eleven Suspects for Possession of Drugs
12 December 2010City of Cape Town Metro Police officers conducted various joint operations with City Traffic Services and the South African Police Services this weekend, as part of the City and the Provincial Government's overall festive season readiness plan. Read More
Copperheads Arrest 'Canon' Thief in Llandudno
12 December 2010Members of the City's Metal Theft Unit (the Copperheads) this weekend apprehended one of three people suspected of trying to steal approximately six hundred and fifty kilograms (650 kg) of brass from the historical canon situated on the Twelve... Read More
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