HONOURING ‘UNSUNG CHAMPIONS’ IN TYGERBERG AREA
It was a day of great celebrations, networking and conversations for around 100 diverse locals, businesses and organisations from the Tygerberg area who joined in the annual Tygerberg Let’s Talk & Awards closing event on Sunday 29 October at the Celeb Theatre, Bellville. The initiative provides a unique platform to recognise and honour some […]
Keeping Voortrekker Road safe and clean
Article by Nielen De Klerk Keeping Voortrekker Road safe and clean is a job that brings many challenges and often unexpected joy. This is one of the many things Jeanne Preston, operational manager of the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID), has learned in the more than two years he has been working in the area. […]
Boston Centre squatters evicted
By LIZAHN WENTZEL Squatters in the derelict Boston Centre were given their marching orders this week by a court-backed eviction order. The Red Ants moved on the building on Tuesday morning. They were joined by Bellville police and law enforcement as well as officials from the City and the Department of Social Development. Bellville police spokeswoman, […]
Celebrating VRCID’s positive impact
On Thursday, 3 August 2017, we hosted an event to celebrate our contribution to the Bellville and Parow community and to launch the plans for our next five-year term. There were over 150 city officials, partners, board members and local business owners in attendance and it was a joyous occasion of sharing ideas, toasting future […]
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 […]
Stay safe in Cape Town with these four tips
The collaboration and hard work from the VRCID, the City of Cape Town, SAPS and Safe2Park has resulted in a drop in Northern Suburbs crime rates. Thankfully, in many areas Cape Town is also enjoying fewer incidents. Cape Town and its surrounding areas have industrialized areas and modern services for crime prevention. The problem is, […]
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 […]
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 […]
