31 Jul 2024
CCID extends Cape Town toilet project in partnership with the City of Cape Town
Intent on increasing the amount of clean, safe and accessible public toilets in Cape Town’s busy CBD, the Cape Town Central…
Read more
31 May 2024
Cape Town campaign urges smokers to bin their butts!
Smokers need to dispose of ciggie butts responsibly, says the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) in a new anti-…
Read more
11 May 2023
CCID builds tower of trash in the middle of the Cape Town CBD in anti-litter activation
Hundreds of bags of stinking trash were dumped in the Cape Town CBD today by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (…
Read more
1 Mar 2023
CCID makes a clean sweep in downtown Cape Town
Teams in the Cape Town Central City Improvement District’s Urban Management department removed 1 225 tonnes of litter and…
Read more
29 Sep 2021
Collaborating to clean the CBD
A night-time project to clean up the Cape Town CBD and ensure it retains its investment allure speaks to Winston Churchill’s…
Read more
27 Jul 2021
Maintaining the fabric of Cape Town's Central City
As city centres around the world grapple with harsh Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, the Cape Town Central City is holding its…
Read more
12 Oct 2020
CCID puts sanitising team to work
They’ve been hard at work for months, disinfecting the public spaces of the CBD to help fight the spread of Covid-19. Meet the…
Read more
18 Aug 2020
Cleaning the urban jungle
Cleaning the streets of a deserted Cape Town city centre is still dirty work, even during the nationwide lockdown that…
Read more
27 May 2020
Cleaning an empty CBD is still dirty work
Cleaning the streets of a deserted Cape Town Central City is still dirty work — even during the nationwide lockdown in South…
Read more
10 Dec 2019
CCID's Road Maintenance team turns 10
Clad in green and yellow, they’re a familiar sight in downtown Cape Town. Every single day, armed with their equipment and…
Read more
7 Nov 2019
Hope for the homeless in the Central City
The success of a work-based project on Long Street to uplift its homeless community has inspired the establishment of a similar…
Read more
6 Nov 2019
Ciggie-butt bins get some TLC
They’re small and stout and take a huge amount of abuse. Now, for the first time since the CCID installed hundreds of cigarette…
Read more
6 Nov 2019
Graffiti Busters keep City clean
Illegal tagging is an ongoing problem in the CBD, but thanks to the CCID’s tireless and tenacious Graffiti Squad, taggers don’t…
Read more
21 Aug 2019
City pilot bin project set to help keep the CBD clean
Efforts by CCID Urban Management to keep the CBD clean are receiving a boost with a pilot bin project by the City of Cape Town’…
Read more
24 Jul 2019
Urban Management team storms in
The CCID’s Urban Management department sprang into action to avert danger in the CBD as an intensive cold snap characterised by…
Read more
19 Jun 2019
CCID’s operational teams get new home
Home is where you hang your hat, as the saying goes. And now, after months of waiting, the CCID’s Straatwerk team and other…
Read more
14 May 2019
CCID stormwater drains team prepares for rainy season
With the rainy season imminent, the CCID’s Urban Management department is taking steps to help prevent flooding in the CBD.…
Read more
14 May 2019
Embracing technology to manage the urban environment
The CCID’s Urban Management department is turning to technology to increase its efficiency in providing a clean, attractive and…
Read more
16 Apr 2019
BUSINESS OWNERS URGED TO DISPOSE OF WASTE RESPONSIBLY
There is a pressing need for business owners in the Central City to develop and implement their own waste removal plans,…
Read more
19 Mar 2019
Time to come clean
It’s time to clean up your act if you live, work, visit or do business in the Cape Town CBD. Collecting waste and litter in…
Read more
25 Feb 2019
CCID gets ready to launch 2019 “It’s time to come clean” campaign
The Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) is getting ready to launch its 2019 Urban Management “It’s Time to Come…
Read more
22 Feb 2019
Cleaning services in Greenmarket Square: an update
The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management department is currently conducting a pilot project within the CCID footprint in…
Read more
23 Jan 2019
CCID and Khulisa bin project expanded to Loop Street
The Cape Town Central City Improvement District’s (CCID) bin project, operated in collaboration with Khulisa Social Solutions,…
Read more
13 Dec 2018
CCID Urban Management deploys additional cleaning teams for festive season
According to Richard Beesley, manager of CCID Urban Management, his department is deploying additional cleaning teams to cope…
Read more
21 Nov 2018
CCID Urban Management is calling on members of the public to “come clean”
As the festive season nears, the CCID’s Urban Management department is urging members of the public to “come clean” and assist…
Read more