CAPE TOWN BECOMES NEWEST VANGUARD CITY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
Cape Town has officially joined the global Vanguard Cities Network through a new partnership with the Institute of Global Homelessness. The City has committed to reducing homelessness by 25% by 2030, focusing on prevention, developmental services, data-driven strategies, and collaboration. U-turn Homeless Ministries, together with local partners and city leadership, welcomes this milestone as a bold, collective step toward lasting solutions to homelessness in Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN JOINS GLOBAL VANGUARD CITIES NETWORK TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
The Cape Town metro has taken a bold step in tackling homelessness by joining the Institute for Global Homelessness’s Vanguard Cities network—becoming the 18th city worldwide committed to reducing street homelessness through strategic measurement, innovation and collaboration.
Under this agreement, the city pledges to a rigorous annual count of its rough-sleeping population, to set measurable reduction targets locally, and to share its lessons-learnt while learning from global peers.
Significantly, it also positions lived experience of homelessness at the heart of solution-design, ensuring those who have lived on the streets have a voice in crafting answers.
HAWELOSES WYS HUL TALENT
Haweloses en voormalige dwelmverslaafdes het onlangs hul talente met trots gewys tydens ’n inspirerende talentvertoning by die Parow-burgersentrum. Die geleentheid, aangebied deur die Voortrekkerweg-korridorverbeteringsdistrik (VRCID), het deel uitgemaak van Wêreld Hawelosedag en het hoop, genesing en nuwe beginne gevier.
BOARDS ALIGN FOR GROWTH IN BELLVILLE
The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) and the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) came together for the first time in a landmark gathering that marked a new era of collaboration for Bellville’s growth. The boards reaffirmed their shared vision of transforming Bellville into a thriving, safe, and attractive urban hub. With renewed unity and purpose, both organisations aim to strengthen partnerships, drive development, and create opportunities that inspire confidence in the city’s future.
CAPE TOWN’S REVISED MUNICIPAL BY-LAW
Cape Town has approved key amendments to its Municipal Planning By-law, paving the way for affordable rental housing, legalising small-scale developments, and improving urban management in high-demand areas like Bellville. The changes aim to empower micro-developers, enhance safety and service access, regulate renewable energy structures, and curb illegal building work—setting a new benchmark for sustainable urban growth.
BETTER.BELLVILLE. TOGETHER IMPACT KEEPS GROWING
The Better.bellville.together initiative is making a lasting impact in Cape Town’s northern suburbs by supporting small businesses, improving public spaces, and promoting sustainability. With over 183 tons of waste recycled, job creation, and community development projects, the programme shows how collaboration can drive real change.
SKUILING WAAR HOOP WEER DEEL VAN DIE LEWE WORD
In die Wes-Kaap is dié winter die natste in byna 60 jaar. Met 160 van die bykans 6000 hawelose mense wat die afgelope maand uit die stadskom verwyder is, het Stefani Terblanche gaan uitvind hoe haweloses dié winter in skuilings ervaar het. Klik hier om die volledige artikel te lees wat op Netwerk24 gepubliseer is.
POLICE SEIZE COUNTERFEIT ‘HIGH END BRANDS’ WORTH R55M IN BELLVILLE
Police seize counterfeit ‘high end brands’ worth R55m in Bellville The SAPS counterfeit and illicit goods team and partners confiscated contraband goods with an estimated street value of R55m during an integrated operation in Bellville, Cape Town on Sunday. Click here to read the full article published on TimeLIVE.
STEP UP TRAP STEL AF OOR GEBRUIKTE NAALDE WAT IN BELLVILLE-BUURT SE STRATE GEVIND WORD
Kookpunt word bereik ten spyte van Step Up se eerbare doel en talle vennootskappe om plaaslike dwelmverslaafdes teen oordragbare siektes soos tuberkulose (TB) en die menslike immuniteitsgebrekvirus (MIV) te beskerm. Die groot vraag bly: “Wie beskerm die skoolkinders, kerke en wetsgehoorsame inwoners teen openlike dwelmgebruik met vuil pienk naalde wat in die strate rondlê?” Klik […]
VRCID CELEBRATES MADIBA DAY: A commitment to a cleaner, safer Bellville!
The VRCID team showed their dedication to a cleaner, safer Bellville by braving the cold and rain, walking a long path towards a brighter community. Every detail was carefully attended to, with even hazardous items like needles being meticulously removed from the streets. Thanks to GTP Express, the team was fueled by a much-needed coffee […]