Doing business in the Central City

22 Sep 2023

Cape Town CBD’s remarkable economic recovery: CCID Report

The Cape Town CBD’s post-Covid economy is on the rebound with property investment in the inner city in 2022 exceeding R3.555…

29 May 2023

Cape Town CBD properties a magnet for digital nomads

As the digital nomad trend grows worldwide, savvy property developers in the Cape Town CBD are fostering a dynamic hub for…

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14 Apr 2023

Cape Town CBD business confidence soars

Despite warnings in the early stages of the pandemic that the Work From Home trend would cripple central business districts…

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9 Apr 2023

Effective partnership ensuring Cape Town CBD success

The City of Cape Town could not be on its prosperous trajectory without the Cape Town Central City Improvement District, says…

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1 Mar 2023

It's all happening at Heritage Square

The Cape Town inner city has a new buzz of creative activity. It’s especially concentrated in a recently revitalised…

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1 Mar 2023

CCID at the heart of the Cape Town CBD's success

The Cape Town Central Business District (CBD) contributes more than a quarter of the Western Cape's gross domestic product (GDP…

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30 Nov 2022

Cape Town CBD hotels set for busy festive season

After a challenging two years, Cape Town’s CBD is expected to exceed pre-pandemic tourism numbers this December. Hotels in the…

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30 Nov 2022

Cape Town cruise economy steams ahead

After three disastrous years, the cruise economy is back. More than 239 cruise ships are expected to dock in Cape Town between…

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31 Oct 2022

Retail rebounds in downtown Cape Town

Retail in the Cape Town CBD, which accounted for more than a third of the businesses operating in the city centre last year,…

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30 Sep 2022

Architects' choice: Best Cape Town inner-city buildings

Downtown Cape Town’s impressive architecture reflects the history and evolution of the city and its CBD. We asked prominent…

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30 Sep 2022

Residential property in Mother City CBD rebounds after covid slump

Residential property developments dominated the Cape Town CBD property scene in 2021, with several impressive residential or…

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30 Sep 2022

Cape Town CBD economy remains resilient

New property investment in the Cape Town Central City worth in excess of R5.7 billion was recorded last year in spite of the…

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30 Aug 2022

Cape Town CBD call centre economy thrives

Downtown Cape Town’s booming BPO industry remains an attractive support for global companies wanting to streamline costs and…

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30 Jun 2022

Landmark Cape Town murals reimagined

The striking murals of beloved South African stalwarts Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu that grace the windows of the Cape Town…

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31 May 2022

Surviving Covid: Reimagining Cape Town's property sector

Commercial, residential and retail property is being redefined in post-pandemic times. At the recent Western Cape Property…

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28 Apr 2022

Business confidence in Cape Town CBD soars

Business confidence in downtown Cape Town continued its late 2021 recovery during the first quarter of 2022, according to the…

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31 Mar 2022

How inner cities can thrive

If inner cities are to survive and thrive, out-of-the box thinking is crucial. Here Rob Kane, CEO of Boxwood Property Fund and…

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28 Feb 2022

City Hall: Jewel in the Cape Town CBD's crown

It’s the jewel in the Cape Town CBD’s crown. And this year, the recently refurbished majestic Cape Town City Hall, with its…

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28 Feb 2022

Capetonians head back to the office

It’s official – Capetonians are heading back to the office, according to traffic data and company leaders who say "it’s time to…

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31 Jan 2022

The office of 2022

Everyone knows the world of work has changed radically. What does this mean for the office of 2022? We look at the trends and…

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31 Jan 2022

Top 5 living & working trends in 2022

As we enter our third Covid year, new ways of living and working continue to emerge. Here we identify the top five for 2022. 1…

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31 Jan 2022

Retail confidence in Cape Town's Central City rebounds

Business confidence in Cape Town’s CBD rebounded in the final months of 2021, with more than half of the retailers surveyed by…

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14 Dec 2021

New market for downtown Cape Town

A R31-million building refurbishment – which includes a food and beverage market – developed by Boxwood Property Fund in the…

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29 Nov 2021

Rise of the Rockefeller

Cape Town’s latest mixed-use development, The Rockefeller, is set to change the face of the CBD’s Foreshore precinct with its…

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29 Nov 2021

Trends shaping cities over the next 1000 days

The last 1 000 days have forced players in the public and private sector to adapt to a new set of creative and financial…

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