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Cape Town: Creating opportunity through entrepreneurship

Cape Town at night. Credit: City of Cape Town, Bruce Sutherland

Cape Town’s thriving entrepreneurial environment regularly pulls in some of the most ambitious and creative entrepreneurs in the country. Why is this so important for all of the city’s residents? Continued…

February 6, 2012

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Connecting Cape Town to itself and the world

Photo: original image Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town with graphic manipulation by Cape Town Partnership

Imagine never having to wait for a YouTube video to buffer. Or not having to think twice about making a phone call to prospective customers. The city, province and others are working towards flooding the city with broadband. Continued…

February 2, 2012

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Towards a more sustainable Africa

soa 2012 conference

How can Africa provide enough, for all, forever? Dynamic and inspirational African business leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians and artists will bring their thoughts and experience to bear at the Sustain Our Africa (SOA2012) conference at Cape Town International Convention Centre from 23 to 25 May. Continued…

January 31, 2012

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Art to animate Cape Town CBD

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Annual public arts festival Infecting the City will explode on to the streets of Cape Town from 6 to 10 March 2012 – helping audiences to see, hear and smell the extraordinary and take a fresh look at the Mother City and its citizens. Continued…

January 27, 2012

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Connecting Cape Town’s entrepreneurs, one coffee at a time

fringe tour 24 jan 2011a

Coffee shops across Cape Town are increasingly offering the city’s entrepreneurs broadband in exchange for their patronage. Read our list of favourite coffices (coffee offices) across the city. What are yours?

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December 5, 2011

Posted in CCID, Creative, Featured, Retailers, Spaces, Stories, Urban management.

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

CSCT COP 17 Stand night

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…

November 29, 2011

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EDP: Creating opportunities for growth and jobs

EDP CEO FORUM 21 Nov 2011

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…

November 22, 2011

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Commuter use of MyCiTi keeps climbing

BRT bruce sutherland

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…

November 21, 2011

Posted in Featured, Stories, Transport.

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

CID staff

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…

November 17, 2011

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Cape Town, on the map and on the move

Bulelwa Ngewana Makalima CTP AGM 2011, image Shaen Adey

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…

November 17, 2011

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