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15 Jan 2020
Julie-May Ellingson's CTICC legacy
Julie-May Ellingson, the outgoing CEO of the award-winning Cape Town International Convention Centre, has done herself proud in…
Read more14 Jan 2020
Virtual Kitchen concept comes to the CBD
Digital-kitchen concept Darth Kitchens, a new start-up in the Central City, is using technology to revolutionise the take-out…
Read more9 Jan 2020
Open for business - Summer 2019-20
The CCID wishes these new retailers all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
Read more12 Dec 2019
Aisha Pandor: Making an impact
Aisha Pandor packs a mean punch. And it comes as no surprise that the woman at the helm of South Africa’s fastest growing tech…
Read more11 Dec 2019
Investment in CBD at risk
Property investors will “move elsewhere” if the CBD cannot maintain its status as the most successful city centre in South…
Read more10 Dec 2019
CCID recognised at global conference
CITIES throughout the world, including Cape Town, face similar challenges when it comes to urban placemaking in a global…
Read more13 Nov 2019
Central City Property Market Continues to Thrive
Conditions in the national residential property market are beginning to stabilise despite tepid economic growth, with the Cape…
Read more6 Nov 2019
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…
Read more21 Oct 2019
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…
Read more9 Oct 2019
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…
Read more8 Oct 2019
Building a prosperous CBD
Exciting new property developments in the Central City worth more than R950 million have been reported this year, including The…
Read more8 Oct 2019
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…
Read more22 Aug 2019
East City retailer starts own fresh produce garden
The Electric describes itself as “an ongoing experiment”. And the East City juice and nut-milk bar, sandwich shop and bakery…
Read more21 Aug 2019
Tamra Capstick-Dale: corporate image fundi
Tamra Capstick-Dale is the managing director of public affairs and reputation management consultancy Corporate Image, based in…
Read more23 Jul 2019
Large mural sheds light on CBD
A massive mural has been unveiled in the Cape Town Central City, enhancing the CBD’s urban environment and uniqueness. On 1…
Read more1 Jul 2019
Open for business - Winter 2018
The CCID wishes these new retailers all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
Read more19 Jun 2019
CCID FLIES FLAG IN TOKYO
Cape Town’s successes and challenges in creating a dynamic downtown district earned international exposure last month with the…
Read more23 Apr 2019
OPEN FOR BUSINESS – AUTUMN 2019
The CCID wishes these new retailers all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
Read more17 Apr 2019
CAPE TOWN CBD ATTRACTS BILLION-RAND HOTEL DEVELOPMENTS
Cape Town’s CBD has become a magnet for hotel developers with the Foreshore precinct set to benefit from billion-rand…
Read more20 Mar 2019
Cape Town holding its own in a tough economic climate
As the gateway to Africa, Cape Town is well-positioned to ride the wave of economic opportunity facing emerging economies in…
Read more25 Feb 2019
Cape Town CCID asks City to support increase in its budget
The Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) is asking the City of Cape Town to support an increase in its budget to…
Read more20 Dec 2018
OPEN FOR BUSINESS – SUMMER 2018-19
The CCID wishes these new retailers all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
Read more21 Nov 2018
CCID attends International Downtown Association Conference in Texas
The Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) recently attended the International Downtown Association’s (IDA) 64th…
Read more16 Oct 2018
The sky’s the limit for the expanded CTICC
The Cape Town International Convention Centre’s sky bridge is taking shape over Heerengracht Avenue, in Cape Town. The soaring…
Read more25 Sep 2018
OPEN FOR BUSINESS – SPRING 2018
The CCID wishes these new retailers all the best in the Central City. We also chatted to the manager of one of them in our…
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