What's on in the Cape Town CBD
Winter in Cape Town has its own special magic. Wrap up warmly and head to town to enjoy a wealth of heart-warming shows,…
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City Centre events: 28 September 2020 to 21 October 2020
Central City venues have taken the saying: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” to heart. Judging by the line up of…
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Residential property in the Cape Town CBD remains resilient
Despite the harsh economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Cape Town’s Central City residential property market…
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Residential property in the Cape Town CBD remains resilient
Despite the harsh economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Cape Town’s Central City residential property market…
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Business as usual
As South Africa eases its Lockdown regulations to kick-start the struggling economy, the Cape Town Central City Improvement…
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Business as usual
As South Africa eases its Lockdown regulations to kick-start the struggling economy, the Cape Town Central City Improvement…
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Laura Robinson's 10 choice CBD spaces & places
Laura Robinson directs the all-important work of the Cape Town Heritage Trust from an idyllic cottage on the edge of the…
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East City property holds its own during Covid
The East City precinct of the Cape Town CBD is holding its own with property sales and developments worth millions of rands…
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The office is here to stay
In the short term, working remotely to prevent the spread of Covid-19 makes perfect sense. But the formal office is…
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Theatres in a lockdown world
Virtual performances have entertained audiences aptly during Covid-19 lockdowns around the world, but they will never replace…
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First Thursdays is back!
It’s time to get your groove on, Cape Town – First Thursdays is back! The popular initiative, which contributes…
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Jason Whitehead: Chef in quarantine
“Covid-19 is a virus to the body but medicine to humanity.” These words by Ladles of Love founder Danny Diliberto epitomise…
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City Centre Events: 1 September to 23 September 2020
With Lockdown restrictions easing, it’s time to come back to the city centre, people! While some events are still firmly online…
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Open for business - Winter 2020
The CCID takes a look at what Central City businesses are doing as the economy reopens. We also chatted to the manager of one…
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On the beat during lockdown
Engaging with the CBD’s homeless community presents innumerable challenges during Covid-19. Yet, the CCID’s field and…
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Cleaning the urban jungle
Cleaning the streets of a deserted Cape Town city centre is still dirty work, even during the nationwide lockdown that…
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Hope for the homeless: CCID launches fundraising campaign
It’s time to give hope to the homeless population of the Central City, whose challenges have been compounded by Covid-19,…
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Open streets' set to transform post-covid CBD
Rebuilding a vibrant street culture and recreating “ubuntu” in a future of social distancing is one of the many complex…
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City-centre-events-29-July-2020-18-August-2020
As we ride out the coronavirus storm, virtual events are becoming the norm. While we miss going to the theatre, attending an…
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Foodies’ favourites central city eateries
The retail industry is under siege, but many eateries in the Cape Town Central City have managed to ride out the storm…
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CCID bids Richard Beesley farewell
For more than a decade, Richard Beesley arrived at work at the crack of dawn to inspect the Cape Town CBD. As head of the Cape…
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Landlords and tenants need to work together to survive Covid-19
Cooperation and support between commercial landlords and tenants in Cape Town’s CBD – from rent relief measures to the…
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