As the anniversary of South Africa’s inaugural lockdown arrives, the theme coursing through the Cape Town Central City is that of agility. While some businesses have not survived the economic devastation of Covid-19, there are many success stories of enterprises that have not only survived but thrived. 

Resilient commercial property owners and businesses in the Cape Town Central City have adjusted to the punishing economic effects brought on by Covid-19 last year, with flexible solutions to ongoing challenges key to the future success of the CBD.

This is the view of Rob Kane, chief executive of Boxwood Property Fund and chairperson of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), a private-public NPO mandated by stakeholders to manage and promote the country’s most successful downtown.