VRCID HAS WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM
The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) unveiled their new branding during a special event in celebration of their five-year contract renewal last week. The event at the Radio Tygerberg premises on Thursday August 3, was attended by about 150 City of Cape Town officials, partners, board members and local business owners. The new contract […]
VRCID ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEW
This morning on Radio Tygerberg, VRCID COO Derek Bock and Chairman Hardus Zevenster discuss the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District, which was launched five years ago. VRCID chairperson Hardus Zevenster explains how they got business on board to launch VRCID, adding it is as much a business as a community initiative. Bock explains that VRCID […]
CITY RENEWS VRCID’S CONTRACT
Safety and security will be top of the agenda for the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) during its next five-year term. Over the next 12 months, VRCID will spend about R2 million on rolling out CCTV and Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras throughout the Voortrekker corridor, which will be monitored at its dedicated control […]
SAFE SPACE FOR HOMELESS
It can accommodate 50 to 70 people during the day and 20 to 40 at night, the latter paying R8 to sleep on the premises — the men outside under carport-like structures and the women in shipping containers — on a first-come-first-served basis. There are about 700 homeless people in the northern suburbs but, […]
3 LEGENDARY BUSINESSES IN BELLVILLE
The Bellville and Parow areas have always been attractive destinations to settle or invest in due to the convenience of schools, businesses and shopping malls. Many businesses have been in the area for decades, and are owner run. Here is the inside scoop on some of the true legends of Bellville: Die Handelshuis, […]
7 HIGHLIGHTS FOR MES IN 2017
MES, a non-profit dedicated to changing the lives of many unfortunate individuals across the country, hosted an Impact function and launch for Safe Space which was very well-attended. The event’s attendance highlighted how many people are interested in making a social change in the world in support of MES’s vision. Lilly Franks, branch manager of MES Cape Town, and guest speaker Conrad Sidego […]
Voorloper vir Voortrekkerweg gesels
Derek Bock is die bedryfshoof van die Voortrekkerweg Stadsverbeteringsdistrik (VRCID) in die noordelikse voorstede van Kaapstad. Die VRCID is in 2012 gestig en het groei en positiewe verandering in die Voortrekkerweg-gebied in Parow en Bellville meegebring. Bock is uitgevra oor hul reis tot dusver en die visie vir die toekoms. Wat is die VRCID? Ons is […]
Windhoek Central Business District facing a critical turning point
Although significant investment has been made over the past ten years, Windhoek Central Business District is facing a critical turning point. This is evident as the market share and tenant preferences are reducing, or changing at an alarming rate. The City of Windhoek therefore invited a South African expert, Derek Bock, to share Cape Town’s success story […]
Drought crisis warning: Use water only for drinking, washing and cooking
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMMUNICATION SERVES AS A CRITICAL WARNING TO ALL WATER USERS IN CAPE TOWN Dam levels are now at 21,2% (storage levels), which is 0,8% down from a week ago. With the last 10% of a dam’s water mostly not being useable, dam levels are effectively at 11,2%. The latest consumption has jumped up again […]
Meet the members of the VRCID team
Since the establishment of the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District in 2012, the VRCID team members have worked day and night to deliver excellent results for both their designated areas across Bellville and Parow. They strive to help less fortunate individuals living on the streets by helping them get into hostels and by building new […]
