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Tjing Tjing's winning ways
It’s like a little slice of Japan smack bang in the heart of the Cape Town Central City and its offering is winning one…
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Hope for the homeless in the Central City
The success of a work-based project on Long Street to uplift its homeless community has inspired the establishment of a similar…
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Campaign raises R50k for the homeless
The Cape Town Central City Improvement District’s (CCID) “Show you care” campaign has raised R50 000 to help key NGO partners…
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Ciggie-butt bins get some TLC
They’re small and stout and take a huge amount of abuse. Now, for the first time since the CCID installed hundreds of cigarette…
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Graffiti Busters keep City clean
Illegal tagging is an ongoing problem in the CBD, but thanks to the CCID’s tireless and tenacious Graffiti Squad, taggers don’t…
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Crime decreases in city centre
The number of contact crimes in the Cape Town CBD has decreased in the last three months thanks to regular joint operations by…
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Growing BPO sector boosts night-time economy
CAPE TOWN’S status as the leading tech hub of Africa has given rise to a thriving business process outsourcing (BPO) sector…
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Winning Ways
We were overwhelmed by the number of retailers, hotels and restaurants in the Central City that came on board wholeheartedly to…
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Touring the trees of The Company's Garden
The stars of the Company’s Garden are the trees, as SHARON SOROUR-MORRIS discovers on a walking tour of the garden. The…
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A day in the culinary life of Dan Plato
He may be impossibly busy, but even the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Dan Plato, has to eat. We caught up with him at the Wimpy…
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Infecting the city
Art is set to take centre stage once again in downtown Cape Town in the form of Infecting the City, a public arts festival that…
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Open for business – Spring 2019
The CCID wishes these new businesses all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
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Louw Barnardt's winning ways
As one of South Africa’s top emerging entrepreneurs, Louw Barnardt and his Cape Town company, Outsourced CFO, is changing the…
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Building a prosperous CBD
Exciting new property developments in the Central City worth more than R950 million have been reported this year, including The…
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CCID Safety & Security introduces new team
The CCID’s Safety & Security department has introduced a new impact team to strengthen its efforts to curb crime in the…
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World Economic Forum inspires optimism
It’s Africa’s time. This was the resounding message from African leaders who gathered in Cape Town for the 2019 World Economic…
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Partnering to upskill the homeless
Partnerships to upskill the City Centre’s homeless community and provide them with opportunities to improve their lives are…
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A FYN achievement
When FYN Restaurant opened its doors in 2018, its founders undoubtedly hoped it would be a success. Fact is, it has surpassed…
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Central City Happenings: 9 October 2019 to 6 November 2019
Have a look at our selection of Central City events to enjoy over the next few weeks. Now on till 8 October Black, White, Red…
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Woman security officers excel at the CCID
Women officers working in the CCID’s Safety & Security department bring passion, perseverance and dedication to the job.…
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Labotessa leads the way
When experienced hotelier Johan du Plessis and his business partner, Jan Fourie, set about conceptualising the Labotessa…
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