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A family talks about living in Cape Town’s central city
A young family traded in their life in their “forever” home in Johannesburg for an opportunity to lead a simpler life in Cape Town’s central city. Almost a year later, they’ve settled into a more public life of beaches, parks and public spaces. Continued…
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MyCiTi hours extended for the festive season
MyCiTi buses will run one hour later on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during the festive season, starting on 1 December 2012. There will be a special after-midnight service on 31 December to accommodate new year’s eve celebrations. Continued…
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Cape Town’s e-permit system helps informal traders
An online permit system has made it easier for Cape Town’s informal traders to find and apply for trading space in the city. Continued…
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Company’s Garden hosts new summer market
Cape Town is introducing an 11-day family market in the city centre’s beautiful Company’s Garden between 14 and 24 December 2012. Continued…
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Taking the train
On a rain-splattered Thursday, City Views’ writer Alma Viviers ventured into the Southern Suburbs to take the morning train from Plumstead to the Central City with regular commuter Anton Pietersen. Continued…
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Owning the stories in between – Capetonians envision their public spaces
Twenty years ago, New York’s Times Square was an ill-lit, dangerous, no-go zone. Today it has been dubbed ‘The Crossroads of the World’, receiving 360 000 – 500 000 visitors per day. It is an iconic public space that is a globally recognised tourism attraction. Continued…
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State of the Central City: Clean, safe, inclusive and open for business
The first annual State of the Central City Report affirms Cape Town as a premier destination for work and play. Continued…
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Metered taxi operators in Adderley Street to be relocated
The City of Cape Town plans to relocate the metered taxi ranking facilities in Adderley Street between Riebeeck Street and Hans Strijdom Avenue. Continued…
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Bree Street: Cape Town’s rising business district
With the construction of Portside, Cape Town’s largest office development, and the new offices of one of South Africa’s leading corporate law firms, Bowman Gilfillan currently underway, Cape Town’s Bree Street is fast becoming a major business hub in the city. As one of the main arteries into and out of the city, Bree Street is also becoming a retail, culinary and design centre, attracting many new cafes, boutiques and design-focused businesses. Continued…
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