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Cape Town is open for business

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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…

November 10, 2011

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All aboard at MyCiTi’s new Thibault Square Station

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

November 3, 2011

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Cape Town Awarded World Design Capital 2014 – A Win For Cape Town, South Africa and The African Continent

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Cape Town has been named World Design Capital for the year 2014, ahead of fellow short-listed cities, Dublin and Bilbao. The sought-after accolade was awarded to the Mother City this morning at the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in Taipei. Continued…

October 26, 2011

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Cape Town’s on top of the world: Video

Cape Town’s feeling on top of the world after being named World Design Capital 2014. Continued…

October 26, 2011

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Homeless require inclusive solution

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Improving the lives of Cape Town’s homeless people will also improve the life of the city itself, writes Andrew Fleming. Continued…

October 11, 2011

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Giving where it makes a difference

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Where homelessness remains a reality in city centres around the world, and Cape Town is no different, what can you do? Continued…

October 10, 2011

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Future Cape Town: Designing local solutions to global challenges

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How can Cape Town’s city centre welcome a future where increasingly more people will be drawn to it? Tasso Evangelinos, of the Central City Improvement District, discusses this in his introduction to October’s City Views. Continued…

October 4, 2011

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New street signs point the way

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The Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) and the City of Cape Town have joined forces to test a new street signage system in the city centre. Continued…

September 21, 2011

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The Fringe: Facilitating the growth of the design economy

Zayd Minty speaks at the Central City Partnership Forum

Cape Town’s creative industry is consolidating in the city and it’s crucially important to strengthen it, say city and provincial interest groups. Continued…

September 14, 2011

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Portside to take Cape Town to new heights

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Cape Town’s tallest building is to stand at 32 floors and hold 52 000m2 of office space for 3 000 people. R1.6-billion will go into its construction. Continued…

September 12, 2011

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