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Who will lead the economic inclusion agenda when working class leaders abandon that role through ill-disciplined actions?

Economic development involves at least three distinctive clusters of activity – growth, development and inclusion. These need to be integrated into a single development framework: its not not ‘either/ or’, all are needed.

Our regional economic strategy needs to take the growth agenda more seriously. This is why the EDA…

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Going up: Cape Town’s tallest building since 1993 represents more than a property development

The new Portside development in Cape Town’s CBD was launched last week by Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank. While there has been quite a bit of focus on the architectural design of the building itself, including the fact that it is the first new tall building in Cape Town since…

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Look east for innovation (that’s Cape Town’s East City!)

Here is a great article on The Fringe – Cape Town’s Innovation District in Cape Town’s East City by Richard Holmes in the latest edition of Indwe Magazine, just in time for the announcement on Tuesday about the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist:

Mother City looks East

“The…

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Quo vadis V&A Waterfront, Foreshore, Culemborg?

I anticipate a good discussion on the future of the Cape Town Central City at the next meeting of our Partner’s Forum on 14 June. There will be inputs by Wayne van der Vent of the PIC’s Real Estate Asset Managers on their future role in Cape Town including the V&A Waterfront and the PIC’s…

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At street level, where public and private spaces intersect, things get really interesting…

This is a copy of my talk at the opening of Along these City Streets, an exhibition by Mary Visser currently on at the AVA Gallery at 35 Church Street, Cape Town.

Mary Visser has produced a most beautiful set of paintings for her new exhibition – Along these City

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Next Cape Town Design Network event on 19 May to focus on World Design Capital 2014 Bid – all welcome

Details of venue and speakers here

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Big Ride In welcomes Tour d’Afrique and helps promote ‘active transport’ in Cape Town

 A bunch of Capetonians on bicycles, skateboards and other forms of non-motorised transport took part in a Big Ride In to welcome the Tour d’Afrique riders who arrived in Cape Town after cycling 12 000km through Africa. 

One of the host organisations was the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN),…

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Meet the car guards of Long Street, Cape Town

Check out this great article on the car guards in Long Street, Cape Town, in Bright Continent by Anton Crone.

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Along these city streets

I’m looking forward to opening a new solo exhibition of Mary Visser’s paintings entitled Along these City Streets, which features, amongst other things, the people, places and buildings of Upper Long Street, Cape Town.

6pm, Monday 16 May, AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street – all welcome

 

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The Fringe is a space to watch

Read an update of Cape Town’s The Fringe Innovation District by project coordinator Yehuda Raff (Cape Argus, 09 May 2011)

In 2007, a group of forward-thinking people got together and talked about the need to establish an environment that would support innovation and development in the design, media…

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Why cross-sector partnerships are essential for economic growth strategies to work

Great article on the need for cross-sector partnerships for economic growth based on research by Associate Professor Ralph Hamann of the UCT Graduate School of Business. The article was first published at http://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/

New growth path partnerships will need guidance

The government’s New Growth Path relies heavily on cross-sector…

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Get on your bike!

Another good city cycling promotion taking place in Cape Town organised by the Bicycle Empowerment Network (BEN):

Dear Fellow Cycling Enthusiast,

We have pleasure in welcoming all cyclists and spectators to join us for the Big Ride In on Saturday 14 May 2011.  We will be meeting in Blaauwberg at Big Bay at around…

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