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TFG adds warmth to City of Cape Town’s Safe Spaces

ESG

TFG adds warmth to City of Cape Town’s Safe Spaces

20 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

22 On Sloane officially launches an entrepreneurship hub in Cape Town

Entrepreneurship

22 On Sloane officially launches an entrepreneurship hub in Cape Town

Issued by 22 On Sloane 21 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

Mixed-Use Property

Affordable housing set to rise on Cape Town's high-value Green Point site

13 Nov 2024

Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

How business can help end homelessness

Leanne Porter and Jesse Laitinen 14 Oct 2024

Review: The Capital Mirage Hotel and Apartments in Cape Town

Travel

Review: The Capital Mirage Hotel and Apartments in Cape Town

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Aug 2024

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

ESG & Sustainability

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

Issued by The Peninsula School Feeding Association 14 Aug 2024

City of Cape Town official Megan Pangeni and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis toured the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space in Green Point on Monday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

Matthew Hirsch 30 Jul 2024

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

Promotions & Activations

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

7 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cape Town Foreshore Tower Block site up for auction

8 Apr 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Forestry

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Events

Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Issued by P&G 5 Mar 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

Image supplied. The Superbalist team turned out in numbers to ensure that the Green Point homeless community were well supported at the Street Store held on 10 February 2024

ESG

Superbalist's 3rd Street Store a triple win with triple the impact

15 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

#MusicExchange: éVoid to open for OMD's Greatest Hits South Africa Tour

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: éVoid to open for OMD's Greatest Hits South Africa Tour

Martin Myers 8 Feb 2024

#MusicExchange: Milky Chance brings 'Living in A Haze' to SA

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: Milky Chance brings 'Living in A Haze' to SA

Martin Myers 31 Jan 2024

Cape Town attorney Gary Trappler is accused of slashing the tyres of a Green Point neighbour’s car in a racially motivated attack. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso | GroundUp

Criminal Law

Cape Town lawyer pleads not guilty to racially motivated attack

Sandiso Phaliso 27 Nov 2023

Train announces SA tour dates

Music

Train announces SA tour dates

26 Sep 2023

The Green Point marine outfall is one of three in Cape Town through which millions of litres of sewage are pumped out to sea daily. The City has been ordered to embark on a public participation process over the permits required for the operation of these outfalls. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town ordered to hold public hearings on sewage being pumped into the sea

Steve Kretzmann 21 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Facilities & Property Management

Virgin Active's R3.7m Green Point lease signed, sealed, delivered

7 Sep 2023

Kfm Best of the Cape Awards finalists announced - cast your vote now!

Radio & Audio

Kfm Best of the Cape Awards finalists announced - cast your vote now!

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 26 Jul 2023

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Affordable & Social Housing

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Matthew Hirsch 16 May 2023

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

FMCG

Heineken brings the ultimate Greener Bar experience to the Cape Town E-Prix

Issued by Heineken South Africa 24 Feb 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Infrastructure & Utilities

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

Formula E confirmed for Cape Town in 2023

Motorsport

Formula E confirmed for Cape Town in 2023

Ian McLaren 20 Oct 2022

Cape Town rings in #TourismMonth with several initiatives for locals

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town rings in #TourismMonth with several initiatives for locals

Robin Fredericks 12 Sep 2022

Danielle Sneiders, MD of HelloFCB+, shares the growth of the human connections agency

Marketing & Media

Danielle Sneiders, MD of HelloFCB+, shares the growth of the human connections agency

Evan-Lee Courie 9 May 2022

Cape Town Formula E track layout revealed

Motorsport

Cape Town Formula E track layout revealed

Ian McLaren 4 Mar 2022

Image supplied: Participants in the Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Expo

Sport

Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Expo returns for 2022

2 Mar 2022

The City of Cape Town has defended its demolition of a tent camp on 23 August that had been set up by homeless people near the Green Point Tennis Club. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

City of Cape Town defends its demolition of Green Point tent camp in court

Marecia Damons 6 Sep 2021

#StartupStory: Neighbourgood, the coliving and coworking community

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Neighbourgood, the coliving and coworking community

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Aug 2021

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

Advertising

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

15 Jul 2021

Jaffer Modern art gallery now open to the public

Art

Jaffer Modern art gallery now open to the public

21 Dec 2020

Clicks opens 750th store

Retailers

Clicks opens 750th store

30 Nov 2020

Green Point welcomes new restaurant, bar and terrace

Food Services

Green Point welcomes new restaurant, bar and terrace

26 Nov 2020

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Film

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Daniel Dercksen 5 Nov 2020

#MusicExchange: Jarrod Aston launches online music concert Lockdown legends

Music

#MusicExchange: Jarrod Aston launches online music concert Lockdown legends

Martin Myers 19 Jun 2020

Eat Out Restaurant Relief Fund reaches R1m

Sponsorship

Eat Out Restaurant Relief Fund reaches R1m

Brent Smith, Issued by Media24 15 May 2020

Machines like this (Gene Xpert) can be used to test for Covid-19, but they require cartridges to be imported into the country and demand currently appears to far exceed supply. Photo: Wikimedia user Wizi09 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Covid-19

Huge delays in Covid-19 test results

Liezl Human and GroundUp staff 11 May 2020

Beaches at risk: Report reveals alarming pollution along Cape Town's coast

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Beaches at risk: Report reveals alarming pollution along Cape Town's coast

Steve Kretzmann 30 Apr 2020

#BehindtheSelfie with... Darren "Whackhead" Simpson, breakfast show host on Kfm 94.5

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Darren "Whackhead" Simpson, breakfast show host on Kfm 94.5

Jessica Tennant 22 Apr 2020

#StartupStory: Kru & Co on 'going viral', why TikTok is the future of social media

Marketing

#StartupStory: Kru & Co on 'going viral', why TikTok is the future of social media

Leigh Andrews 14 Feb 2020