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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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Cape Town CCID steps up awareness with body-worn cameras for all its officers

The Cape Town Central City Improvement District’s (CCID) six-month pilot project that equipped nine of its patrolling public…

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Giving back, one fun task at a time

In a country where there’s desperate poverty all around, it’s all too easy to slip into a state of “charity fatigue” when iPad…

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How to get top marks in student accommodation investment

A successful private student accommodation development can be summed up in a simple equation: schools + students + lifestyle +…

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Show you care this winter

Baby, it’s cold outside, it’s a hard knock life and everybody hurts. As it rolls out its annual Winter Drive, the Cape Town…

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Road closures for the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN on Sunday 15 May

The race starts in Milnerton at 09h00 and the first of the 15 000 runners are expected to be in the CBD by 09h30. As the tail-…

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When success is measured by stolen property

It’s not often that an organisation can claim to use theft as a yardstick to measure a campaign’s success, but that’s precisely…

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CCID’S LATEST INVESTMENT REPORT ON THE CAPE TOWN CBD LAUNCHED

Released to the public on Tuesday 12 April, The State of Cape Town Central City Report: 2015 – A year in review highlights the…

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The CCID thanks Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

In February, the CCID’s on-the-ground staff took a hike. Well, sort of. Thanks to the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, the CCID’…

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Keeping watch over the Central City

Since we introduced the CCID’s CCTV unit in the summer 2015-16 issue of City Views, the organisation has increased its number…

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Keep it clean

During April and May, the CCID’s Urban Management department runs its annual public awareness Clean Campaign that also…

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Future Foreshore

The Foreshore is getting a new lease of life thanks to a string of interventions that focus on promoting footfall in the…

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Cape Town CCID warns of sophisticated gangs targeting ATM clients

Sophisticated, well-dressed syndicates using high-performance getaway vehicles are targeting ATM users with a variety of cons…

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Residence woe puts kidney patient at risk

The following article, by Michael Morris (with photo by Michael Walker), first appeared in the Weekend Argus, 5 March 2016.…

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Cape Town Cycle Tour transport arrangements and road closures

The world’s largest timed cycle race, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, starts at the Civic Centre around 06h00 on Sunday 6 March.…

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Take a leap of love

Legend has it that women are encouraged to turn the tables and be the ones to propose marriage in a leap year. We looked at our…

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SONA road closures and parking restrictions

The State of the Nation Address (SONA) will take place at Parliament this week and, as a result, there will be several road…

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Prevention is key to eradicating remote jamming

Remote jamming is a method of breaking into vehicles that will become increasingly popular because it attracts very little…

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Bree Street a pedestrian-only zone on Sunday 17 January 2016

By closing Bree Street in the Central City on Sunday 17 January 2016 from 10h00 until 15h00, Open Streets Cape Town and the…

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Cape Town Central City gears up for the festive season

Judging by the lines of cars snaking into the Cape Town CBD, the festive season is in full swing, and the Cape Town Central…

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Introducing the Heinrich Böll Foundation

The Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) is a publicly funded institution that is affiliated with but independent from the German…

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Winner wena!

In Oct/Nov we challenged you to add colour to your Central City experience by visiting our new website and using the Explore…

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