Our beach safety operations are delivering real results. 💙 Over the New Year’s long weekend alone, the Identikidz programme recorded its best performance ever, with over 101 000 children registered at City of Cape Town's busiest beaches. More here: bit.ly/4judiSN

🎨 The City of Cape Town Emerging Artists Programme 2026: Capacity Building Training is now open for applications. This programme is specifically designed for visual artists who haven’t yet had a solo exhibition 🗓 Applications close: 13 Feb 2026 🔗 Apply here: brnw.ch/21wYKgt

💙 In the City of Cape Town, our approach to homelessness is about pathways off the street: connecting people to shelters, healthcare, social services and work opportunities through our Network of Care. If you’re able to help: 👉Give Dignity to change lives: brnw.ch/21wZ2l9

As the summer heat continues and schools reopen, we want to remind parents and caregivers just how important food safety is, especially when packing school lunchboxes. Small daily habits can protect children’s health. 📖 Read more here: bit.ly/4qUH31x

🏖️ This festive season, the City of Cape Town's Identikidz programme once again gave parents extra peace of mind while enjoying our beautiful beaches. Between 15 Dec and 18 Jan, 129 377 children were registered at 15 of our busiest beaches. 🌊 Read more: bit.ly/4sFWHzw

🎥[WATCH] Towards the end of 2025, I joined Cllr Norman Adonis on site at the Swartklip Indoor Sports Facility to assess progress on the demolition works currently underway. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work towards a safer, better future for Swartklip.

💦 I’m pleased to share that the City of Cape Town is piloting extended weekday opening hours at our community swimming pools for the summer season. From 28 Jan to 6 April, all 31 outdoor community pools will be open from Wednesday to Sunday! 🌞🏊‍♀️ Read more: bit.ly/4r4KiUi

The first First Thursday of 2026 is coming up, your chance to engage directly with the Premier, the Mayor, and members of the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town Mayco teams. Bring your issues, questions, concerns and your ideas. See you there, Cape Town 👋

🏊 Public pools are shared community spaces where children learn to swim, families spend time together, and people from all walks of life stay active. That’s why investing in our public pools matters. 💙 📖 Read the article here: bit.ly/4bnu1oT

🍽️Over the past 2 years, we’ve seen a 33% increase in applications for Certificates of Acceptability from food premises across the City of Cape Town. That’s a strong sign that more businesses are taking food safety seriously. Read more: bit.ly/3NP2AKY

🎉 Mfuleni turns 50! 🎉 It was a privilege to join Geordin Hill-Lewis and residents in Mfuleni as the community marked its 50th anniversary with a vibrant open-air celebration. 🔗 Read all about the celebration and our continued investment in Mfuleni here: bit.ly/4qV4mZp

📚✨ Today, I had the absolute joy of reading aloud to young learners as we celebrated #WorldReadAloudDay at the Iziko Museum of South Africa. Together with Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, we brought stories to life under the theme “Magic at the Museum”.💙 Read more: bit.ly/4acQanI

💙Teenage pregnancies remain a growing concern in Cape Town. In 2025, 1 230 teens under 18 accessed antenatal care at City Health facilities. Early care and youth-friendly services make a real difference. Read more: bit.ly/4ti8vZ5 #PregnancyAwarenessWeek

Today as Western Cape Government Cultural Affairs & Sport we signed our protocol agreement with Francine Higham City of Cape Town strengthening how we work together to keep arts, culture, sport, museums and libraries alive. 😃💃🏻🕺🏾 We co-investing in people, programmes and strengthen working together across the city. 😃💃🏻🕺🏾

Throwback to last week’s #WorldReadAloDay where Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and I had the pleasure of reading with young learners.📚 If you’d like to see more stories from our libraries and communities, join my WhatsApp channel here: bit.ly/4qq4GOI

Today we launched our Western Cape Gov R 130 Million School Sport Strategy, an investment in school sport🕺🏾💃🏻 We aim to develop future national champions while expanding access to facilities & equipment for all. We look forward to rolling out this plan Siviwe Gwarube David Maynier

Congratulations to the Western Cape Gov on the launch of the Western Cape School Sport Strategy - a R130 million investment aimed at expanding access to sport and creating stronger pathways for talented learners.⚽ Read more here: bit.ly/3MBFebh

#ICYMI: Stronger partnerships mean stronger support for our communities 🤝 Last week, the City of Cape Town renewed two important agreements with the Western Cape Gov to strengthen how we work together on community programmes that matter most. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qR3xQQ

Join us for the Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis's Service Blitz in Eerste River! 📅 26 February 2026 ⏰ 09:00 – 15:00 📍 Eerste River Multi-Purpose Centre City of Cape Town teams will be on the ground in Blue Downs, Kalkfontein, Wesbank, + Driftsands, bringing services closer to residents.

❄️ The City of Cape Town's Winter Readiness Programme is now open for applications. Through this programme, we support shelters with practical essentials like bedding, blankets, hygiene items, food supplies and cleaning materials. 🌐 More information: capetown.gov.za/readyforwinter