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Covid-19: Its impact on the Cape Town CBD
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the global economy, Cape Town developer, property owner and CCID chairperson Rob…
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Living in a lockdown
As South Africans, we relished our freedom of movement and took it for granted until we were faced with a five-week…
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The role of the CCID in a pandemic
In times like these, when everything is uncertain and our very existence is threatened, city improvement districts like the…
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Cape Town CBD crime rate plummets during lockdown
Despite a spate of opportunistic incidents, crime in the Cape Town CBD has dropped dramatically during Lockdown. Only 35…
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Open for business - Autumn 2020
The CCID wishes these new businesses all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
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CBD FACILITIES OPEN DURING LOCKDOWN
Certain city centre medical facilities, supermarkets and pharmacies, as well as petrol stations…
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First Thursdays: The word on the street
First Thursdays, an initiative started in 2012 by Thursdays Projects, has become an institution in the Cape Town CBD,…
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A lasting legacy at the CTICC
During her successful five-year tenure, Julie-May Ellingson lived, worked and breathed the Cape Town International Convention…
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Creative Cape Town
Creativity abounds in Cape Town. In our 2020 autumn issue of City Views, we looked at the four pillars of innovation – design,…
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A passion for painting
A unique, joint exhibition by mother-son duo Pascale and Claude Chandler recently delighted Cape Town Central City gallery-…
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COVID-19 ITS IMPACT ON THE CCID
As the ominous threat of coronavirus infection becomes a reality in South Africa, the Cape Town Central City Improvement…
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Central City Events: 19 March 2020 to 15 April 2020
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the South African government’s declaration of a National State of Disaster, numerous…
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Cape Town's energising public art
Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. The extraordinary variety on offer in the Cape Town…
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East City gains a vintage market
Businesses in the CBD’s East City precinct have launched a family friendly vintage outdoor market that promotes conscious…
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Women in tech: Leading the way
She transformed the fortunes of PayU South Africa in just over a year. Now Cape Town-based CEO Karen Nadasen Kew is blazing a…
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The power of public art
Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. Certainly, the extraordinary variety on offer in the…
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Cape Town's art & design adventure
Art and design aficionados from around the globe are descending on Cape Town to attend two world-renowned events, the…
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Mariams helps the homeless
Well-known city centre eaterie Mariams has partnered with NGO Streetscapes to provide food for the homeless. Yunus Fayker tells…
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Jacqui Simpson's food market success story
In the past decade, entrepreneur Jacqui Simpson has transformed St Georges Mall with the Earth Fair Food Market. She talks…
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Central City Happenings: 12 February 2020 to 11 March 2020
The month of love is upon us. Make it memorable by attending some of these exciting events and activities in the CBD with your…
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Pilcrow & Cleaver: A restaurant with a twist
Judi Fourie’s 10-year global culinary journey has culminated in Pilcrow & Cleaver, an exciting new Central City eaterie. A…
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