International ‘sha’p’ for GTP, VRCID
Two local organisations have been recognised for their work by a prestigious international association. The Downtown Association IDA has awarded the Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Awards to the Greater Tygerberg Partnership GTP and to the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District VRCID for their work and initiatives in the area. Each year, the IDA, which is based […]
VRCID and GTP win international award
VRCID chief operations officer Derek Bock with the Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Award. The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) and the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) have both won international recognition. The two organisations received the American-based Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Awards this month. The International Downtown Association (IDA) gives the award annually to organisations from around […]
Many still going without masks
It remains mandatory under the level 2 lockdown for the public to wear masks covering mouths and noses, but many continue to flout the regulations. There appeared to be good mask compliance at the three shopping malls we visited in Parow and Goodwood, but a lot of the shoppers and informal traders in the pedestrian […]
VRCID still going strong
Rowdy and anti social behaviour by sex workers, trespassing by homeless individuals on private property and illegal dumping by businesses. These were the top three complaints logged by the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District VRCID control room, from members of the public during lockdown. The VRCID has had a few busy months since the start […]
New CIDs on the block in greater Bellville
The City of Cape Town has given the green light to city improvement districts (CIDs) in Welgemoed and Boston after the two landed more than the required 60% public backing need to launch them. Also known as special-ratings areas, the improvement districts are neighbourhoods where the majority of ratepayers agree to pay more so that […]
Two new CIDs on the block
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Haweloses raak meer
Daar is daagliks toenemend nood onder hawelose en arm mense in Kaapstad en dié probleem gaan nog jare lank voortduur. Só sê Ilse Maartens, hoof van die nie-rege- ringsorganisasie Mould Empower Serve (MES) in Kaapstad. Nie-regeringsorganisasies wat met hawe- loses werk, soos MES, is al sedert die begin van die inperking kliphard aan die werk. […]
VRCID collaborates with local players to feed the homeless: Part 2
During the six long weeks of level 5 lockdown, we dedicated special focus to supporting the homeless. We collaborated with local NGOs, charities and other players to ensure food security for those on the streets, to deliver food parcels, and to support the destitute in terms of health, re-integration, and drug withdrawal. Much of this […]
Joining forces to feed the homeless
Several organisations have been working together since lockdown began to feed homeless people living on the streets of Bellville and Parow. Nearly 100 000 meals have been handed out and it has all come down to the work being done by volunteers and members of groups such as MES (Mould Empower Serve) the Haven Night […]
Sanitising the streets
The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) and an Elsies River-based company have been working together during lockdown to sanitise the streets of Bellville and Parow. VRCID chairman Derek Bock said the streets needed sanitising because they had been used as public toilets during lockdown. “Although the public toilets in Bellville and Parow are now […]
