VRCID invited to attend a Business Improvement District Conference in Sweden
Derek Bock, Chief Operating Officer of the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID), was invited by the Secretary-General of the Safer Sweden organisation to attend a conference in Stockholm and speak on the City Improvement District model and the relationship with the authorities in terms of public safety. Themed ‘Place Making and City Improvement Districts’, […]
Chicago police pay local cops a visit
Chicago’s deputy chief of police, Eric Carter, and district commander, Ernest Cato III, inspect the Voortrekker Road Improvement District’s (VRCID) control room in Bellville. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2ItXsZN
Student safety challenge launched
The Greater Tygerberg Partnership GTP has launched an innovation challenge to surface cutting edge, implementable ideas that will help to enhance the safety of students in the area. The challenge is open to teams of students living in residences in the Bellville central business district CBD and the greater Tygerberg area. The winning residences will receive […]
Residents advised to be more vigilant
Nuus Residents advised to be more vigilant 03 April 2019 06:01 Residents are advised to be more aware of their surroundings to make crime difficult for criminals. Last week, a video shared more than 4 000 times on social media, shows a woman stealing an elderly woman’s handbag and leaving a store located in Parow.
Saying farewell to a key player at MES
‘Everyone in our country has the potential to contribute to a better South Africa.’ – Lilly Rossouw MES (Mould Empower Serve), an NGO based in Bellville and partner of the VRCID in terms of social upliftment, has been at the forefront of improving the lives of the destitute, especially those living on the streets. […]
El-Theos getting ready for first family camp
The El-Theos drop-in centre, in partnership with the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID), is planning their first family camp from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April at the John Power campsite near Strandfontein.
Street kids need more resources
The Parow and Northern Suburbs Western Cape Street Children held a sub-forum meeting on Thursday 7 March. The members present highlighted issues about the increase of street children in the northern suburbs.
Safety officers retrieve Transnet equipment
Two public safety officers apprehended three suspects in possession of Transnet signal tracking monitors valued at R60 000.
Safe Space: changing lives, one day at a time
Safe Space, a step down shelter in Bellville, is in the process of upgrading their facilities. Located on the premises of what used to be the Scout’s Hall in A.J. West Street, Bellville, Safe Space has provided secure overnight accommodation for homeless in the area for the past two years. The negotiations of the Safe […]
Crackdown on crime in CBDs
Crime and grime will continue to shoot down Parow, Goodwood and Bellville’s hopes of being Cape Town’s second CBD, unless there is a zero-tolerance policing of by-laws. This is according to Hardus Zevenster, chairman of the Voortrekker Road Improvement District’s board of directors.
