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Bridgette Morris is the City of Cape Town’s Innovation and Operational Effectiveness Manager. She moved to Cape Town in 2016 and had always dreamed of living and working in the city. We caught up with Morris for a quick Q&A about the job, her journey and what she enjoys most about Cape Town.  You head […]

In the first its kind, the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) has launched a major campaign to reignite the CBD economy. According to the CCID website, the campaign, called “Come Back To Town”, aims to attract employees, businesses and local, national and international visitors back to Cape Town and its Central City following […]

The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government have rolled out the city’s first universal access mat at the Muizenberg beach. The Mobi-Mat, a roll-out walkway, is environmentally friendly, lightweight and creates easy access for wheelchairs and persons with walking aids. The mat was donated by Western Cape Government via its WoW! Programme. […]

A radiant Shudufhadzo Musida has been crowned Miss South Africa 2020 at a glittering finale, held in Cape Town for the first time in the history of the pageant this weekend. The 24-year-old, from Ha-Masia in Limpopo, holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Pretoria. She […]

Cape Town-based boat manufacturer Gemini Marine has propelled the city onto the world stage. In August 2020, the world witnessed the successful splashdown of SpaceX Crew Dragon in the Gulf of Mexico. It was the first splashdown in 45 years, following the joint US-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. The event was live-streamed and watched by […]

Lying in the shadow of the magnificent Table Mountain, the Cape Town harbour is one of the most beautiful ports in the world. The harbour is strategically positioned almost at the southern-most tip of the African continent with an extensive, rich maritime legacy that spans centuries. Right next to this well-positioned port is the V&A […]

Universal Access (UA) is about making transport and public facilities accessible to those with special needs. It’s a complex issue that at times requires alterations to buildings – such as ramps, steps, lifts, special enhancements to ablutions and exits – and at others, requires attention be paid to how information is made available (e.g. large […]

For six months of the year, kitesurfers from across the globe descend on Cape Town to take advantage of our legendary winds and to ride our waves. German Speed Kitesurfing Champ and director of Kitekahunas, Dr Wolfram Reiners, considers Cape Town the world’s top kitesurfing destination. In this Q&A, he explains why. How popular is […]

The City of Cape Town has announced plans to revitalise the central business district (CBD). In a statement, Cape Town Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, said City authorities recognised that the CBD and other commercial areas required specific attention and immediate interventions to help breathe life back into them. The City informed the Cape Town […]

Want to start something new and exciting in 2021? Choose Cape Town! That’s according to the team at UK magazine Courier, who in the Oct/Nov 2020 issue ranks Cape Town among the world’s Top Cities For Starting Something New in 2021. Other cities include Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City and Tel Aviv. The magazine describes […]