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Accelerate Cape Town Member Meeting focuses on Education
Libby --> - May 11th, 2012
Accelerate Cape Town held the next in its series of Member Meetings on 11 May. At this event, which was focused on education, the attendees heard from Donald Grant, the Western Cape MEC for Education, and Dr Max Price, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. Donald Grant pointed out that, while the Western Cape school system [...]
Read MoreCape Chamber of Commerce launches the African Commercial Dispute Settlement Centre
Libby --> - May 7th, 2012
The Cape Chamber of Commerce has opened an African Commercial Dispute Settlement Centre. The Centre will give organisations across the Continent the chance to make use of alternative forms of dispute resolution (primarily mediation and arbitration) to resolve disputes quickly and cost-effectively making use of a professional, efficient service and circumventing the burden of litigation. The Centre [...]
Read MoreMessage from the CEO
admin --> - March 8th, 2012
It seems like everybody I speak to is equally struck by the great pace at which 2012 began and how it continues to fly past. This could be a function of school holidays having ended earlier this year, but more significantly it could mean that everyone is busy winning and delivering more business than a [...]
Read MoreEvent season in Cape Town
James --> - March 7th, 2012
This is the time of the year when Cape Town is undoubtedly at its busiest – in terms of events, at least. The social season kicked off with the J&B Met at the end of January, but the business and sporting calendars are no less busy. A quick glance at the schedule of the Cape [...]
Read MoreIT equipment request for Capaciti 1000
James --> - March 7th, 2012
The Cape IT Initiative is establishing two new Post-Graduate Diplomas with UWC in 2012, under its CapaCITi 1000 programme umbrella (See www.capaciti1000.org.za for detailed information on the programmes). This post-graduate diploma in IT Management (Infrastructure & Application Management Stream) requires donations of a range of old books and equipment. Equipment Old PC’s and Network equipment [...]
Read MoreJob creation the focus of Accelerate Cape Town Member Meeting
James --> - March 7th, 2012
Accelerate Cape Town’s Member Meetings always focus on areas of critical importance to the economy of the region. The most recent such meeting, on 24 February, was no exception, as it focused on job creation – which must be high on almost all agendas. With presentations focusing on both public and private sector efforts and [...]
Read MoreCape Town needs a cruise liner terminal
James --> - March 7th, 2012
The recent passing through Cape Town by the Queen Mary 2 makes this a good time to continue the debate about cruise liners, and in particular the need for a cruise line terminal, in Cape Town. I agree with MEC Alan Winde and Councillor Grant Pascoe that the decision by Home Affairs to disallow the [...]
Read MorePlanning for 2012
James --> - March 7th, 2012
Most of us made it to the end of 2011 intact and heaved a sigh of relief at having survived another tumultuous year. Cape Town is now back at work, and many of us are immersed in planning for 2012 while hoping for an easier year. A quick glance around the globe and at home, [...]
Read MoreAccelerate Cape Town in the media
James --> - March 7th, 2012
The festive season at the end of the year is traditionally a quiet time for media coverage of the business sector. Accelerate Cape Town, however, continued to enjoy press coverage on a wide variety of issues. This coverage focused on a number of areas. These included the final Accelerate Cape Town Inspiration Session of 2011, [...]
Read MorePlanning for Thandi’s future
James --> - March 7th, 2012
The National Planning Commission was set up to assess the issues associated with the implementation of the government’s plans, and to provide a focus on the future. Clearly, communicating such a complex deliverable is a considerable challenge. The NPC have, however, produced an outstanding piece of communication to do just this. In 6 minutes, ‘Planning [...]
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