The International Downtown Association’s (IDA’s) – the world leader and champion for vital and liveable city centres -chose The Central City as the Downtown of the Month

Looking around the Cape Town Central City today, it becomes almost hard to imagine the city that was eight years ago when the Central City Improvement District (CCID) was first established. Back then, crime was a serious concern. Litter and urban decay was rife.

The past year has seen the Cape Town Central City developing at a rapid pace

Deductions for renovations, new buildings will draw large investors, and should form part of integrated strategy, experts say.

THOSE of us who live in SA's major cities (37% of us, according to a new report) know very well the dramatic contrasts which make up our large urban environments, but we seem to struggle to come up with new ways of thinking about where we are going.

Central Cape Town is slowly being choked to death through carbon emissions and traffic congestion by an increase in single-occupancy vehicles on the roads, says Cape Town Partnership chief executive Andrew Boraine.

CAPE TOWN Former Cape Town city manager Andrew Boraine, who was ousted by the Democratic Alliance in 2001 for being "politically unsuitable", is to join the Cape Town Partnership as CE.