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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Live like a local
Welcome to Airbnb, the website that, according to Wikipedia, is for people to “list, find, and rent lodging”. According to…
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Shared spaces
Public spaces are where the Central City comes alive, where people meet and history comes together with the present. Popular…
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On your bike!
The Central City is home to much of Transport for Cape Town’s (TCT) pioneering non-motorised transport infrastructure,…
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‘Tis the season to go shopping
Woven into the fabric of the Central City shopping experience are informal traders of all kinds. On a gift-buying excursion,…
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Coworkers of Cape Town, unite!
Globally, freelancers and entrepreneurs are embracing a new culture of collaboration, informally sharing their skills and ideas…
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Expanding business confidence in the Cape Town CBD
Brad Armitage is a man on a mission: to invest in top-notch businesses that attract people to the Cape Town CBD and grow the…
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Open Streets is back on Bree!
The initiative that created temporary public space in the Cape Town Central City for 10-15 000 people in early 2015 will return…
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City geared up to celebrate the Festival of Lights
Cape Town’s largest and most inclusive free festive celebration, the annual Festival of Lights, takes place this Sunday, 6…
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City launches “We Love Africa” Special Star competition
In keeping with this year’s “We Love Africa” theme for the annual Festival of Lights, the City of Cape Town’s Special Star…
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Creating a masterpiece
With a residential population of an estimated 6 000, and a rising nighttime economy, the Cape Town Central City has become…
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Adding brushstrokes over time
The Cape Town CCID turned 15 in November 2015. To take a look at highlights from the organisation’s history – how, together…
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CCID’s third annual Residential Survey shines spotlight on inner-city living trends
According to the latest Online Residential Survey conducted by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), the…
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CCID LAUNCHES 2015 ONLINE RESIDENTIAL SURVEY
For the third year in a row, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) is surveying the population who call the…
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Gardens in the sky
A fashion school in the Central City is showing the way for sustainable development. City Views spoke to FEDISA…
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Walk the talk
How do you experience a place you know well as if for the first time? The answer may be in VoiceMap, a smartphone app that lets…
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How to get hitched in the Central City
Can you have the perfect wedding day in the Cape Town CBD? And is it possible to do all the planning – including finding your…
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City seeks partner to provide Wi-Fi on MyCiTi buses
In its bid to become the first digital city in Africa, the City of Cape Town has announced that it has engaged in a project to…
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City of Cape Town to enforce green cycle lanes
The City of Cape Town has noted complaints from the cycling fraternity and media reports about motorists parking or driving in…
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How to stay safe in the city at night
When it comes to your personal safety in a busy urban area, a little knowledge goes a long way. So says the Cape Town Central…
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