“Being a Smart City is not something we aspire to be. We are a living Smart City with a proven track record of innovation spanning two decades.” says Chris Blackshaw, CEO of Century City Property Owners’ Association (CCPOA).
On Tuesday, 23 March, a controlled burn was successfully conducted by the NCC Environmental Services and the Century City Property Owners’ Association crews under the watchful eye of the City’s Fire & Rescue Services.
A beautiful sundial was gifted to Century City’s Intaka Island by the Rotary Club of Century City Cape Town, cementing a common vision of supporting and promoting education.
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa collaborated with the Long March to Freedom to bring the St Patrick’s Day Global Greening initiative to Cape Town on 17 March.
With hundreds of strands of glimmering steelwork, the giant shape of two otters basks in the sunshine. Standing proudly in the middle of the Grand Canal between Canal Walk Shopping Centre and Manhattan Suites, Callum Pickard’s Aonyx (or Pair of Otters) is the latest addition to the Century City Art Trail’s permanent collection.
Seen something different around Century City lately? A life-sized statue of a man, his arms open and his face turned toward the sky, his silhouette etches against the shape of Table Mountain in the distance. The figures of three women, balancing on the tips of their toes, circling inward. An enormous female face, its edges seemingly blowing in the wind.
A dramatic scene unfolded in the blink of an eye at Century City’s Canal Walk on 10 March 2021 when three people were injured in a blaze. The series of unfortunate events started when a contractor manually filled one of Canal Walk’s diesel generators and spilled diesel along the side of the generator, resulting in a runoff on the ground.
What to do when you are amidst a pandemic and the gathering of people is prohibited? You take a different approach!
“In remembrance of Maggie and the tremendous impact she made during her lifetime, as well as continuing the legacy of the burning passion she had for uplifting the youngsters of Sinenjongo High School, Rabie has launched the Maggie Rowley Sinenjongo Assistance Fund”, says John Chapman, Director at Rabie.
The 2020 Sinenjongo High School matrics were subjected to pressures from all sides, but nonetheless improved on the 2019 results by 10%, by achieving an 88% pass rate. Outperforming the national and provincial averages under these conditions is no small feat and testament to the dedication of the learners, teachers, and principal, Mrs Nopote.
a scheduled burn will take place of a section of the vegetation on Intaka Island, over the course of 1 day in March/April 2021
Tortoises are primitive animals, created to wander in the wild since the age of dinosaurs.
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa together with the Long March to Freedom and Century City are bringing the St Patrick’s Day Global Greening initiative to Cape Town.
The Century City Property Owners’ Association, in conjunction with the Cape Peninsula Fire Protection Association, Working on Fire and the City’s Fire & Rescue Services, intend to conduct a prescribed ecological burn at the 16 hectares Intaka Island Nature Reserve on a weather dependent day in March or April this year.
Intaka IslandWith all the sudden changes thrust upon us due to Covid-19 over the past year, there are so many things we’ve had to re-evaluate, especially our events.
We bid one of our venue hosts, Peter “Preacher” Jacobs, a happy and peaceful retirement after being an important cog in Century City’s security operations for the past 21 years.
A gorgeous Living Green Wall has been added to the Intaka Island Eco-Centre Sustainability & Green Building exhibits. The installation has recently been completed and can be seen next to the Eco-Centre entrance.
Living Green WallsIn addition to leaving their estates to loved ones, many people also want to leave a legacy by benefitting a favourite charity or non-profit organisation, such as the Intaka Island Environmental Trust. A charitable bequest – which is simply a distribution from your deceased estate to a charitable organisation by a bequest in your will – is an easy and effective way to do this.
Intaka IslandCentury City’s network of paths and trails has been designed to be used by both pedestrians and cyclists to ensure that our entire community are able to enjoy the outdoors.
Wayfinding MapWith the festive season around the corner and many more additional visitors expected to Century City, you can rest assured that we are prepared! The Century City Property Owners’ Association (CCPOA)-driven Operational Management Forum which co-ordinates and facilitates law enforcement, security, traffic and disaster management issues within Century City has been proactively preparing for this year’s festive season.