Cape Town wins at COP17, and shows city’s steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change

The Climate Smart Cape Town Pavilion at COP17 won the best outdoor and best overall stand in the COP17 Climate Change Response Expo in Durban, on Tuesday 28 November. Continued…

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Cape Town to kick off summer with festive lights

South Africa’s biggest free open-air event, the City of Cape Town’s annual switching on of the festive lights, will this year be held on Sunday 4 December 2011. Continued…

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EDP: Creating opportunities for growth and jobs

How do you get a regional economy to pull in the same direction? How do you make sure that growth and jobs is the result? The Western Cape government is creating the Economic Development Partnership to do just that. Continued…

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Commuter use of MyCiTi keeps climbing

Increasing numbers of Cape Town’s commuters are climbing aboard the MyCiTi public transport system, since its launch in May 2010 1.7 million passenger journeys have been made. Continued…

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Cape Town CCID AGM – CBD well run and resilient despite challenging year

The Central City Improvement District’s 11th Annual General Meeting highlighted the importance of consistency, creativity and partnerships in addressing urban challenges within a recessionary climate. Continued…

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Cape Town, on the map and on the move

The Cape Town Partnership hosted their 2011 Annual General Meeting, celebrating recent awards that have highlighted Cape Town’s spot on the world map, and the opportunity for the city to harness the added impetus they bring to continue its good work. Continued…

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Designing our Future: 2011 in review

Cape Town Partnership’s annual report, Designing our Future 2011, looks at the year gone by, highlighting what the Partnership has done – and still looks to do – to ensure Cape Town is designed as a city for people, prosperity and posterity. Here’s a high-level summary of the full document, available online. Continued…

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Cape Town is open for business

The City of Cape Town is driving a job creation agenda by providing an enabling environment motivating Cape Town entrepreneurship. This is being done partly through a series of events at the City Hall between 15 and 21 November, as well as  numerous satellite events across the city. Continued…

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Gearing up for Twilight Team Run

It’s that time of year when entries open for the Twilight Team Run and 20 000 people begin wondering what weird outfits to wear as they run, walk, skip and dance through the city’s streets for a good cause. Continued…

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All aboard at MyCiTi’s new Thibault Square Station

Users of the MyCiti service running in Cape Town are already feeling the benefits of the opening of the Thibault Square Station. Continued…

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