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City centre gets R580m upgrade
A R580-million Eurocape development is set to go up in Cape Town’s city centre. Its first phase will open up 9 900m² of retail and parking space. Continued…
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City Views: On the street, in the loop, and now online
Our August issue of City Views might be late, but it’s well worth the wait. In it, read about the recent World Design Capital 2014 visit by ICSID, Cape Town coffee culture and the importance of collaboration, what loveable streets have to do with liveable cities – and how you can help shape the streets you love, or hate, or love to hate.
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Cabinet gives EDA the nod
The government of the Western Cape is pushing on with efforts to encourage economic growth through the creation of the Economic Development Agency. 
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Cape Town makes the World Design Capital shortlist
Cape Town received the welcome news on 21 June 2011 that the city has been shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014. From a team of 56 hopefuls, Cape Town now stands alongside just two other world cities – Dublin and Bilbao – in the race to earn the World Design Capital title, which will be announced in October 2011. Continued…
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Cape Town’s in fashion
Pioneer in creative tourism Coffeebeans Routes helps travellers experience African cities in deep and refreshing ways. Founder and director Iain Harris spoke to City Views about the newly launched Cape Town Fashion Route – and just in time for Cape Town Fashion Week too. If you missed the June feature, you’re in luck. Continued…
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The CCID and the City work together to create a caring city for all
Since its inception in 2000, the Central City Improvement District (CCID) has been committed to supporting and enhancing the efforts of the City of Cape Town and other key stakeholders to address the Central City’s social problems.
Before being elected Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille pledged to put homelessness high on her city agenda, outlining a six-point program to “build a caring city in which everyone who needs help receives it and an inclusive city where everyone has a stake in the future”. This programme included a one-stop assessment centre to help people get access to necessary services, and expanding and reorienting the Displaced Persons Unit (DPU). Continued…
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A Waterfront More Integrated with the City of Cape Town
Opening today’s Central City Partners’ Forum, Wayne van der Vent of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) spoke boldly of redevelopment plans for the Waterfront: “Cape Town is a global city in Africa. It’s a city that is able to achieve much because it’s nestled between the mountain and the sea, and at the top or the bottom of world, depending on where you see the world from. Continued…
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Our Journey Has Only Just Begun
Linking infrastructure development to social cohesion is central to city’s vision, says Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana, managing director of the Cape Town Partnership. Photos courtesy of Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town
The recent successful launch of the new phases of the MyCiTi transport system is a further significant milestone in the development of Cape Town as a liveable city. On Monday, 9 May 2011, the West Coast sector of the MyCiTi/Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network on the R27 between the Table View and Civic Centre bus stations (or the Table View red trunk route) commenced in a pilot phase between 09h00 and 15h00 daily. On Saturday 14 May 2011, the full trunk service started operating with the buses stopping at all stations along the trunk route. Continued…
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Fan Walk and Stadium Shuttle Activated for Saturday’s PSL Final at Cape Town Stadium
Thousands of Ajax Cape Town supporters are set to paint Cape Town’s streets red on Saturday when the Urban Warriors take on Maritzburg United at the Cape Town Stadium in the PSL Final. Continued…
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MyCiTi Express Service Hailed As Success
Capetonians are encouraged to try out the new MyCiTi bus services along the Table View trunk route and in the inner city this weekend. This will give them a chance to test the system so that they can commute efficiently and easily to work and school from Monday 16 May 2011. Continued…
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