Cape Town Pioneers Virtual Power Plant Assessment for Cleaner Energy
The City of Cape Town’s proactive leadership will help other cities and municipalities across South Africa and the continent to harness the value of DERs in building more resilient, affordable…
Cape Town observes beach clean-up programme on International Marine Protected Areas Day
The Helderberg Marine Protected Area, situated between the Eerste and Lourens River mouths in False Bay, is one of South Africa's 42 nationally declared Marine Protected Areas. Managed by the City of…
City of Cape Town signs multi-year strategic MOU with LGSETA
This partnership is provided for joint planning, which also includes co-funding of established accredited programmes and full grant funding for new pilot initiatives, for over a period of up to three years.
Cape Town celebrated ‘Rangers: Guardians of a Changing Planet’ on World Rangers Day
Work of the rangers spans from wildlife protection, environmental education and community engagement to fire management. This is one of the biggest achievements of the Biodiversity Management Branch (BMB) of…
Oprah Winfrey announces closure of South Africa Girls’ Academy after two decades
It will be returned to the Gauteng Department of Education as per the original partnership agreement. Inspired by conversations with former South African President Nelson Mandela in December 2000, Winfrey selected…
Festive Lights Switch-On celebration returning in November 2026 with Grand Parade
As part of the Wear the Hope Challenge, it aims at celebrating Cape Town’s creativity, diversity and local talent. Residents and visitors will be invited to design a fun festive jersey, pullover or shirt which the mayor will don…
Fitness Enthusiasts Flock to Helderberg Nature Reserve This Holiday Adventure Season
Helderberg Nature Reserve is one of these gems, but they need visitors to be cautious when choosing a hike, and to come prepared. The obvious things are enough food, water,…
Cape Town introduces eHeritage platform to preserve rich history with new digital technology
The City of Cape Town is also developing an eHeritage Information Management System, which is expected to be fully accessible to the public by July 2027. Through eHeritage, additional heritage information, including old photographs, research reports,…
South Africa Urges African Union to Tackle Root Causes of Irregular Migration
Lamola also confirmed that criminal cases involving Ghanaian nationals are being investigating under active intelligence and stressed that there is no impunity. He reaffirmed South Africa's commitment to lawful, orderly and humane migration management across Africa.