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Celebrate Cape Town’s creativity

Ray Lema, Chico César, Thandiswa Mazwai at Cape Town City Hall

Creative Week Cape Town is a celebration of Cape Town’s creative culture and kicks off with a world-class concert; City Hall Sessions this Friday night. Continued…

September 8, 2011

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Hotel and shops set for Cape Town station

cape town station

Passenger Rail Agency of SA is planning a R1-billion facelift of Cape Town’s train station as part of a broader R8-billion redevelopment of its stations around the country, Business Day reports. Continued…

September 7, 2011

Posted in Developments, Featured, News, Stories, Transport, Urban management.

Runners to enjoy Cape Town

Cape Town Marathon 9

The Cape Town Marathon is the best opportunity you will ever get to complete your first marathon – a fast, flat course and an extended 8-hour cut off means that this is a run for all shapes and sizes. Continued…

September 6, 2011

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Trees give Cape Town a green edge

Trees seen in Cape Town city centre

Cape Town is a better city for its beautiful trees, and the four hundred indigenous trees that will be planted to celebrate Arbor Day is an investment in the future, city officials say. Continued…

September 6, 2011

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Suburbs vs city: What talent chooses and why

Tasso Evangelinos

Why are corporations returning to city centres? Tasso Evangelinos, the COO of the Central City Improvement District, discusses this in his introduction to September’s City Views. Continued…

September 5, 2011

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MyCiTi to serve Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain

Photo: Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town

Relief is in sight for weary commuters living in the Metro South East, which includes Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain. Continued…

September 1, 2011

Posted in Featured, News, Stories, Transport.

Central City Partners Forum | The Fringe

The Fringe

Cape Town’s creative sectors stand poised to grow even quicker in the correct climate. Come to the Central City Partners Forum and find out how The Fringe affects you. Continued…

August 29, 2011

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City centre gets R580m upgrade

Cape Town at night

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…

August 23, 2011

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City Views: On the street, in the loop, and now online

CV August (1)

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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August 18, 2011

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Cabinet gives EDA the nod

Alan Winde, Western Cape Finance Minister

The government of the Western Cape is pushing on with efforts to encourage economic growth through the creation of the Economic Development Agency. Continued…

August 18, 2011

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