I found myself going down memory lane last week when I was interviewed for a film about the life and times of the suburb of Observatory, Cape Town. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, I lived in three different student houses in Observatory (1 Trill Road, 12/12a Alfred Street and 14…
Update from Icsid: WDC Selection Committee Members will convene on Thursday 09 June 2011 to determine the cities that will be shortlisted for the WDC 2014 designation. Applicant cities will be informed shortly after this date to confirm if they have made the shortlist.
The exact dates…
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…
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…
One of the objectives of the Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 Bid is to find ways to improve the lives of citizens through people-centred design and innovation. Now, new research by Shikoh Gitau and Gary Marsden of the University of Cape Town, together with Jonathan Donner of…
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),…
Check out this great article on the car guards in Long Street, Cape Town, in Bright Continent by Anton Crone.
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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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…
MyCiTi West Coast bus service to begin rolling from Monday 09 May 2011
The MyCiTi bus service is set to start running between Table View and the city centre on Monday 09 May 2011 as part of the phased launch of the MyCiTi starter service. This will be the first…
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Cape Town’s Bid to host 2011 UN Climate Change Conference
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Wooden cobbles recently discovered in Adderley Street
Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative
Cape Town Station Square – unburied treasure
Cape Town shows the world how to street party
Stop the Secrecy Bill: Pictures from Right2Know march, Cape Town, 17 September
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