Cape Town, known as South Africa's Mother City, has been continuously inhabited for three and a half centuries. It is a relaxed city and the emphasis is very much on an outdoor lifestyle. Although an old city, Cape Town is world class and ultra modern. It is a shopper's paradise and visitors feel completely at home in malls like Canal Walk or the stylish Cavendish Square. And a shopping and eating experience all on it's own is Cape Town's Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. The City is surrounded by … [Read more...]
Video: The city of Cape Town
10 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Video: Around Cape Town City Tour
28 November, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The only way to explore Cape Town in one go! Forget which side of the road is the right one, dont bother with street names... just rise above it all and enjoy the best view of the City from our open top bus. For a 360 degree experience of Cape Town, this is the ONLY way to tour the Cape, as coined by one of our satisfied guests... Follow us on: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com www.flickr.com … [Read more...]
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To Condemn People who Occupy Land is to Condemn the Poor
27 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We note that yesterday, the 25th September 2011, the City of Cape Town's reactionary and often violent Anti-Land Invasion Unit, with a help of Law Enforcement, Metro Police and South African Police Service demolished more than 100 structures at Kraaifontein. These structures had been erected by backyarders on an open field that had remained an unused piece of land for more than 17 years. In some countries unused land is considered to be public land. Here in South Africa the state will always … [Read more...]
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City Appeals for Fire-awareness in Informal Areas
21 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Despite the increase in the numbers of dwellings in informal settlements, the City's Fire and Rescue Service recorded fewer fires in informal settlements in 2009 compared to previous years. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]During the course of 2009, a total of 3 780 individual informal dwelling units out of approximately 84 000 were affected by fires. The causes of the fires vary from the illegal use of electricity to malfunctioning heating and cooking devices. Isolated cases of arson … [Read more...]
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City sponsors annual Suidoosterfees
17 January, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town is once again a title sponsor of the Suidoosterfees, an annual celebration of art and culture. This year's Suidoosterfees festival takes place at Artscape from 26-31 January. "This is the fifth year of City involvement and sponsorship of the festival. It started off very small, but the extent of the City's contribution has been escalating and in the last two years has become formalised, in terms of cash and services," said Fritz Marx, Manager: Protocol & Events: … [Read more...]
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Civic Honours 2010 nominations invited
17 January, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town invites residents to nominate individuals, organisations or military units for Civic Honours. Civic Honours, which date back 50 years, are annual awards that the City confers to acknowledge individuals, organisations and military units that have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of service, or outstanding contributions to their community and Cape Town. They were discontinued in 2000, after the amalgamation of Cape Town's seven smaller municipalities … [Read more...]
City appeals for caution as fire risk increases
11 January, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Service has asked residents and visitors to the city to be extra cautious and vigilant as the risk of fires and rapid fire spread increases dramatically during the summer months. A combination of high temperatures and strong winds increases the chances of fires over this period, particularly in informal settlements, where residents often lack electricity and use primus stoves, wood fires, candles and paraffin lights. The City's Disaster Risk … [Read more...]
Cape Town City Environmental Agenda
20 July, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town’s environmental sustainability is no longer the responsibility of only the Department of Environmental Resource Management (ERM). “The revised Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Policy (IMEP), now called the City Environmental Agenda (currently in draft format), puts resource management and sustainability at the core of all the City’s activities,” says Osman Asmal (director, ERM) in his message to enviroWORKS readers. “The City Environmental Agenda now … [Read more...]
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