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In this issue of City Views we’ve used an old ditty, known as the housewife’s calendar, to struc-

ture our stories about the every-day city. It goes like this: “Monday is laundry day, Tuesday is ironing day, Wednesday is sewing day,

Thursday is market day, Friday is cleaning day, Saturday is baking day and Sunday is a day of rest.”

What’s interesting about this rhyme is it’s these everyday tasks that connect all of us: they are a common denominator in our ur-ban co-existence. We go to work, do our laundry, buy our daily bread, scrub the fl oors and hope-fully have time and space to relax on Sundays.

On a city scale, we also have daily housekeeping duties – everyday work that’s mostly invisible, and (like the work of many housekeepers) often overlooked and undervalued. If you take your own health as an example, you’ll realise that we’re quick to notice when something goes wrong, but reliable work is invisible.

When last did you notice the crews who sweep the streets, or

fi x the potholes, or clean out the drains to make sure they don’t block when the rains come? Did you ever stop to wonder who wa-ters our public gardens or takes the rubbish away? A clean, green, liveable city requires constant upkeep. That’s why the work of the CCID – and numerous City departments who make Cape Town work – continues 24/7. The success of the city is built on get-ting these basics right and laying the foundation on which we build a household where there is room for everyone.

So as you go about your daily life in the city, take time to appre-ciate the collective effort of the unseen to make the city work, and work well.

Tasso Evangelinos COO of the CCID

Our city, our home The daily urban chores that make Cape Town liveable

If you’ve walked through the door of the Naspers building on Heerengracht, chances are that you’ve met Nicolas Moeketsi, affectionately known by all as Kaptein, whose warm manner and genuine interest in others is an example to his colleagues and his community. By: Alma Viviers

His t-shirt says it all: “I am M24”. For the past 12 years Nicolas, the client liaison working in the lobby of the Naspers building, has been synonymous with a visit to Media24.

Born in Pudimoe near Kimberley, Nicolas has called Cape Town home since 1990. A career in security landed him in the Naspers building as an employee of an outsourced security company, but his diligence and warm personal-ity so impressed Naspers’ top brass that they asked him to join the company permanently and since then he’s been a fi xture.

During more than a decade of working at 40

Heerengracht, he’s ushered sport stars and singers, actors and even the Western Cape Premier Helen Zille through the glass doors for shoots and meetings with editorial teams and publishing executives. But you don’t have to be famous, notorious or even mildly important to get the royal treatment from Kaptein.

“I realised through my study of psychology that I needed to empty myself; that I needed to be disinterested in myself in order to be open to other peo-ple,” Nicolas says. “A human being craves attention and it is so easy to give. When I see that someone coming through the door is not happy, I say: ‘Good morning, my friend, I

can see that the situation is not right, but don’t worry, that problem is only temporary.’ And tomorrow we’re friends.”

Nicolas explains that this attitude is not simply about doing a job but a way of being in the world: “When you are on the bus, thank the driver for getting you to your destina-tion safely, pay attention to the people around you and be interested in them. It is all about recognition, respect and appreciation. Most people just want to be seen and to be heard.”

Nicolas certainly lives up to his moniker Kaptein, in being a leader and example of how we should treat the people we encounter on a daily basis.

The Central City Improvement Dis-trict is a private-public partnership formed by the property owners of a defi ned geographical area to pro-vide top-up services over and above what the City of Cape Town provides. The CCID and its managing agent, the Cape Town Partnership, were formed when the City of Cape Town, the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other stakeholders came together to address issues of urban degeneration, disinvestment in the Central City and related social problems. The Central City’s rapid regeneration process has been built upon the strength and pillars of suc-cessful private-public partnerships at both operational and strategic levels, and a shared vision for a clean, safe and caring Cape Town CBD.

SAVE THESE NUMBERS ON YOUR PHONE

CCID Security Manager: 082 453 2942

CCID Deputy Security Manager: 082 442 2112

CCID 24-hour number: 082 415 7127

SAPS Control Room: 021 467 8002

Social Department:082 563 4289

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“It is all about recognition, respect and appreciation. Most people just want to be seen and to be heard.”

Nicolas Moeketsi

Take your cue from Kaptein and cultivate a healthy interest in the people you work with and cross paths with on the street. A kind word and a warm smile can help to build the type of urban community that we all want to be a part of.

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meals, counselling,

family reunifi cation

Nicolas Moeketsi

“A clean, green, liveable city requires constant

upkeep. That’s why the work of the CCID –

and numerous City departments who

make Cape Town work – continues 24/7. The

success of the city is built on getting these basics right and laying

the foundation on which we build a household

where there is room for everyone.”

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Be present: Get into town in the evenings and over the weekends, attend local events and activate the city’s public spaces. Use public transport if you don’t already, you will be saving on fuel costs, parking costs and the need for a designated driver when you’re out on the town.Vote with your wallet: Spend your cash locally and help to create a market for local businesses while sustaining the Central City economy. Request that your local shops extend their shopping hours later in the day or over weekends – if they know that there is a market for their goods and services, they will be happy to oblige.Make your voice heard: Lobby your local City councillor to ensure that your neighbourhood is working towards becoming more child-friendly and pedestrian-friendly.

Keep it local: Make use of local service providers for your next company event. Not only will you be supporting the Central City economy, but you will also be saving on transport costs for employees. Be creative: When it comes to space, think multi-purpose: If you own a space that would be good for events, why not allow the local community to hire it after hours? Also, by staggering the times that your employees need to be at work, you are alleviating rush-hour pressure on infrastructure, as well as ensuring that the Central City is consistently busy – an important consideration for local retailers and service providers. Lastly, provide incentives for your employees to take public transport, walk or cycle to work, either in the form of transport rebates, or by providing services like bike racks.

So what can you do?As a resident

As a business owner

City livingCities need people: Sufficient inner-city residents ensure that the CBD of a city remains abuzz with activity long after the last office worker has left work, that there are enough customers to support local businesses, and that transport networks are well supported and therefore sustainable to maintain.

In the case of Cape Town, increased densification will help to ensure future growth, while affordable housing will ensure that it becomes a truly diverse city. According to Joel Mkunqwana, president of the National Association of Social Housing Organisations, Cape Town stands to benefit from increased residential densifica-tion in other ways too: “Provid-ing affordable housing in well-chosen locations close to the CBD will ignite social mobility and change, encourage social cohesion, and have a number of important economic knock-on effects. Densification means more tenants for inner-city landlords and can also aid in job creation by providing addi-tional customers to local compa-nies and encouraging a 24-hour economy in the city.”

For lower-income individuals, social housing close to the Central City provides welcome

A city that’s alive

As a resident

relief in the cost of transport, allowing people to spend less money commuting and more time with friends and family. As Joel points out, “Alleviating the cost of transport also frees this income to be spent in other ways, on things like education or on supporting local retailers.”

Going placesAn affordable and extensive pub-lic transport system is essential to connect the people and place of a city, but non-motorised transport also has an important role to play in the creation of a 24-hour city.

As Marcela Guerrero Casas, coordinator of the Open Streets Cape Town initiative explains, “Studies have shown that pedes-trians and cyclists make more trips to shopping stores as capac-ity to carry goods is limited. If non-motorised transport is made easy, safe and attractive, this en-courages businesses to stay open for longer periods of time, which helps maintain activity in the city after working hours. We are par-ticularly lucky in Cape Town as, for most of the year, the weather makes walking very appealing, and, if infrastructure and security are provided, we are likely to see a lot more activity at night time.”

Shared spacesAnother essential ingredient of a 24-hour city is welcoming and inclusive public space in which a diversity of people can interact in a variety of ways. As Marcela explains: “Shared spaces – like streets, squares and parks – can improve the health and life of a city by helping people to expe-rience the city and connect to each other in new ways. That’s why the Open Streets initiative is such a powerful tool: Open Streets effectively convert public spaces, normally allocated only to cars, into places where people can reinvent their surroundings by using streets differently and linking with one another regard-less of who they are and how they move.”

Temporary interventions, which allow people to interact with the urban environment in new ways, are a case in point. Dan-iel Siegler, a long-time business resident of Bree Street, is hoping to do just that, by establishing a pedestrianised cultural market in Bree Street on weekends that will showcase new ideas, talent, products and urban development projects. “It will not just be anoth-

er craft market for people to stroll around and consume boutique products. It will be more a place to experience and experiment with music, art, fashion and public space – all embedded in a warm environment for the people of the city,” Daniel says. “We are still in planning stages but at the core of the project is the desire to be on the streets as a pedestrian and a citizen alike – finding new inspi-ration and interacting with other people and cultures.”

We’re all city changersBut beyond the necessity of den-sification, the power of transport to enable change or the need to create viable and vibrant public spaces, Cape Town will become a 24-hour city through the par-ticipation of its citizens. After all, cities are made by the people who live in them.

A 24-hour city is a place where it’s fun to live, not just work. It’s a place where the

streets are alive with activity, day and night, where the entertainment options are as varied as the weather, and public

spaces are just that: spaces used by everyone, any time. Sound like your kind

of town? Read on to find out how you can help Cape Town become a 24-hour city.

By: Ambre Nicolson

“Providing affordable housing in well-chosen locations close to the CBD will ignite social mobility and change,

encourage social cohesion, and have a number of important economic knock-on

effects.”Joel Mkunqwana

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Events like the Community Chest Twilight Team Run (pictured here)

show us how alive our city could feel if it was filled with people late into

the evening, all year round.

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The story of laundry Laundry – whether you do it yourself or someone helps you – is as much a part of our daily existence today as it was three hundred years ago. What was and is some of the culture surrounding the cleaning and pressing of clothes in Cape Town? By: Ambre Nicolson

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Fragments of the lives of slave washerwomen Not much remains of the stories of slave washer-women: Their names and histories, family stories and life journeys are, for the most part, unknown. What can be discovered is found in fragments: buttons from a soldier’s jacket, shards of a glass bottle, small musical instruments, brass curtain rings and pieces of a child’s porcelain tea set. What do these things say? Found in archaeological excava-tions on the slopes of Table Mountain near the Plat-teklip river, and according to Elizabeth Gryzmala Jordon in the paper, “It all comes out in the wash: engendering ar-chaeological interpretations of slavery” in Women and Slavery: Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Medi-eval North Atlantic, Volume 1, these pieces of history speak of a small hardworking com-munity of women who used the river as a place to wash the clothes of some of Cape Town’s earliest inhabitants. From the buttons found at the site we can tell that the washerwomen washed the clothes of almost every sec-tor of society, from soldiers to magistrates, ladies to labourers; from the brass curtain rings we can deduce that the labour would have been back breaking (imagine hand washing and drying curtains on a daily basis)

and from the coins, pocket knives and rings we can be fairly sure that then, like now, some things got lost in the wash.

Other items tell differ-ent stories. The numerous shards of ceramic containers and bottle glass imply that people often ate and drank at the site; the recovery of gaming pieces, Jew’s harps and pieces of harmonica probably mean that music-making and gambling took place at the site as well, from which we can infer that per-haps it was not all work and no play for the slave washer-women. Lastly, the evidence of children’s toys, in the form of marbles, porcelain “penny dolls” and tea sets, means that being a washerwoman was probably one of the few occupations in which a slave woman could look after her children while working.

Visit www.sanparks.org for more information on visiting the Platteklip washhouse.

Dancing, dry-cleaning and a game of golfIn 1879, so the story goes, a man was on the run from the Italian mafi a. His name was Nannucci and he ended up running all the way to Cape Town and opening the fi rst Nannucci dry cleaners on Long Street. The business fl ourished and by the early part of the 20th century there were over 400 Nannucci locations operat-ing across the Western Cape. Michael Robarts, cur-rent non-executive chair of Nannucci Holdings, tells how it was a common in those days to see long queues snaking their way out of Nannucci stores, particularly on Friday nights when men were lining up to get their suits pressed before danc-ing the night away in the city. There is even footage from the 1930s of eager customers waiting out the pressing of their suits by

A destination laundryI Love My Laundry does a lot of different things: swing past there on any given day (or night, they are open from 07h00 to 19h00, every day of the week) and you have the option of enjoy-ing a coffee, tucking into freshly steamed Korean dim sum, surveying the latest art for sale on the walls or buying one or more of the famous ‘bums and boobs’ biscuits, which according to co-owner Clayton Howard, are made by a trio of older women who use the profi ts to enjoy a dinner out on the town. The concept was inspired by Clayton’s travels abroad, when he was fi rst introduced to destina-tion laundries. When he returned to Cape Town he gave the idea a different spin and opened up I Love My Laundry with his business partner Mico Botha, offering a full service

putting in the lane behind the laundry – pants-less, of course.

Today, Nannucci remains one of the largest laundry and dry cleaning companies in South Africa, although, ac-cording to Michael, “Whilst our history is indeed en-trenched in the dry-cleaning industry, due to changes in working trends, fabric and the general ‘dressing down’ of the working fraternity, we have moved to offer laundry and other related services as well.”

Today, there are more than seven Nannucci outlets located throughout the city. Two of these are in the Central City: 5 ABSA Centre T: 021 425 4735 103 Plein StreetT: 021 465 5127

laundry while creating a space for clients to relax while they wait for the laundry to be com-pleted. “Our customers are artistic, alternative and fabulous,” says Clayton. “As such we offer them a chic service that is very customisable with a turna-round time of three hours. Although we charge the same as other laundries in town, we offer a very personal service and we really pay attention to detail, from washing your clothes exactly as you like them to be, to offering steaming, air drying, press-ing, dry cleaning, dyeing, to packing your clothes according to the individual layout of your wardrobe or your preferred method of folding socks.”

I Love My Laundry159 Buitengracht StreetT: 084 660 077 (Clayton) and 083 602 0291 (Mico)

Footage from the 1930s of eager customers waiting out the pressing of

their suits by putting in the lane behind the laundry – pants-less, of course.

Monday is

washing day

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Anthea Herbert of The Square Laundry

Line One Laundry’sWinnie Mhishi

Tessa Temmers can help you at the Laundry Lounge

at Nannuccis in Plein StreetOlivia Matthews

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Tuesday is

ironing day

No iron?Here’s how you can smooth out the wrinkles in your clothes.

Steam it: Try hanging your gar-ment from the shower rail when you shower: the steam should straighten out any wrinkles.

Sleep on it: If you’re traveling and don’t want to spend a fortune on hotel laundry services, put your item of clothing under your mat-tress: the weight will press your clothes smooth. For smaller items, a hair dryer or hair straightener can work wonders.

DIY detergentWhether you’re being budget conscious or you want to cut down on the chemicals you use when washing your clothes, making your own laundry detergent is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Just mix: 1. One bar of shaved vegetable oil-based soap (olive oil soap,

otherwise known as castile soap, works well)2. One cup of citric acid or borax (both are available at your local supermarket, in the baking and cleaning aisles respectively)* 3. One cup of sodium carbonate, otherwise known as washing soda (this can be hard to fi nd. To make your own, bake one cup of bicar-bonate of soda at 200 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes or until you notice a change in consistency)*

For fabric softener, just use vinegar.

Laundry hacks

*Note to the reader: Borax is a stronger cleaner, and so, if you work with mud and grease, will do the job better. However, it is toxic in large quantities, especially if you’re using grey water systems to water your garden. If you work in an offi ce or behind a counter, citric soda – otherwise known as vitamin C – will do the trick.

Who’s new in the Central City? Stop by these seven new stores to say hello. Franco Ceccato Shoe Outlet has opened its doors between Adderley Street and St George’s Mall.Unit 4, The Colosseum Scheme on Riebeeck Street T: 021 418 2606www.francoceccato.co.za

Hendrik Vermeulen has opened a new boutique offering couture gowns and bridal wear along with some ready-to-wear designs. 79 Hout StreetT: 021 424 1686www.hendrikvermeulen.com

Budget Car Rental has opened a new location offering car and van rental and drop-off services. 33 Bree StreetT: 021 418 5232www.budget.co.za

Digital POD provides printing and sign solutions, including printing large formats, business cards, T-shirts, canvasses and vinyl. 22 Riebeeck StreetT: 021 418 2444www.digitalpod.co.za

Drop by Chandler House to see their range of ceramics, cushions and Kenyan scarves.53 Church StreetT: 083 423 2001info@chandlerhouse.co.za

The Foundry is the latest place to get your caffeine kick in the Foreshore.Media City building44 Heerengracht and Rua Vasco do Gama (opposite Naspers)

The new Robert Sherwood Design store offers a carefully curated mix of furniture, textiles, art and sculpture.173 Bree StreetT: 021 424 1268 or 082 627 9504robert@robertsherwooddesign. com

KN Laundry and Chemicals25 Adderley Street T: 021 802 4006Monday to Friday, 07h30 to 19h00R45/5kg to wash, dry and foldThis drop off and collect laundry also offers dry cleaning services and sells household chemicals including detergent, fabric softener and cleaning products.

Laundry Lounge51 Buitenkant StreetT: 021 461 2160Monday to Friday, 07h00to 22h00R44/5kg to wash, dry and foldThis laundry also offers a book exchange and a 25% discount for students and hospitality industry staff.

Harrington’s Dry Cleaners58 Strand Street T: 021 418 0771Monday to Friday from 07h30 to 17h00, Saturday from 09h00 – 12h00R69/5kg to wash, dry and foldHarrington’s is the largest dry cleaning company in Africa and offers dyeing and mending services in addition to laundry and dry cleaning.

The Square Laundry850 Buitenkant StreetT: 021 462 3001Monday to Friday from 07h00 to 18h20, Saturdays from 07h30 to 15h00 R47/5kg to wash, dry and foldThis laundry offers drop off and collection services for laundry and dry cleaning.

Line One Laundry4 IconT: 021 425 6775Monday to Friday from 07h30 to 17h30, Saturday from 08h00 to 13h00This Foreshore-based laundry offers same-day service for laundry, dry cleaning, mending and shoe repairs.

Dial a Wash7 Anton Anreith, Arcade, ForeshoreT: 084 714 1906 or 084 714 1779Monday to Friday from 07h30 to 17h30,Saturday from 08h30 to 14h00Dial a Wash offers laundry and dry cleaning services and collects and delivers in and around the Central City

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By: Ambre Nicolson

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The 60-minute slot between 13h00 and 14h00 every work day represents a window of opportunity – to tick off a few items on your to-do list while experiencing the city. Whether you need to post a letter, pump iron, or pick up your passport, City Views shows you where to go.

Everyday errands

Why not use your lunchtime to donate blood? The entire donation process takes about 20 to 30 minutes, with a questionnaire and pre-examination included. The actual donation only takes about ten minutes and you get a cookie and cooldrink as reward.

1 Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service22 Long StreetT: 021 421 2570www.wpblood.org.za

Save a lifeIf you prefer lunges to lunch or if exercise helps you clear your mind, head over to one of these Central City gyms.

Shape up4 One80

12 Loop StreetT: 021 421 4617www.one80.co.za

5 Pound for Pound Boxing Gym201 Bree StreetT: 021 426 0589www.poundforpound.co.za

6 Zone Fitness Gym34 St George’s MallT: 021 801 5717www.zonefi tness.co.za

7 Virgin Active Gym21 Lower Long StreetT: 021 421 5857www.virgin-active.co.za

2 BodytecThe Spearhead42 Hans Strijdom AvenueT: 021 418 1523www.bodytec.co.za

3 East City Boxing104 Harrington StreetT: 021 461 5957www.eastcityboxing.co.za

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1 Register as a taxpayerIn order to pay income tax, you need to register with SARS. Complete the IT 77 form, which you can download from www.sars.gov.za, then visit your nearest SARS branch and hand it in together with:

A certifi ed copy of your ID or passport or your driver’s licence

Your bank details: either a cancelled cheque or a certifi ed/original copy of your account statement or an original letter from the bank confi rming your bank details

Income details for the last three years

Once you have been registered and given your tax number, you can then register online for e-fi ling so you can fi ll out your returns online in future.

SARS Local Revenue Offi ce17 Lower Long StreetT: 0800 007 277Open from 08h00 until 16h00, Monday to Friday, except Wednesdays when they’re open from 09h00 until 16h00

2 Apply for an identifi cation document and passport To apply for an identifi cation document or passport you will need two identical colour ID-sized photos and completed forms that you can either download from the Department of Home Affairs website (www.dha.gov.za) or collect from the offi ce. First-time applications for an ID are free but applications for a replacement ID or passport carries a cost.

Faircape Building56 Barrack Street T: 021 468 4535 or the

Make the most of government services

Home Affairs Hotline 0800 60 11 90www.dha.gov.zaOpen from 07h30 to 15h30, Monday to Friday, and Saturday from 08h00 to 12h30 (but only for collections)

3 Get your driver’s licence To apply for a learner’s or driver’s licence (vehicle and motorcycle), you need to make an appointment in person at your nearest driver’s licence traffi c testing centre. Take your ID, two identity-size black and white or colour photos, as well as the correct application fee along to make the appointment. If you are renewing your driver’s licence you’ll also need to bring your current driver’s licence card.

Gallows Hill Corner of Ebenezer and Somerset Road Green Point T: 021 406 8742 or 021 406 8862Open 08h00 to 15h30, Monday to Friday, and 08h00 to 11h00 on Saturdays

4 Apply for a social grant The Social Assistance Act of 2004 makes provision for different types of social grants for those in need of additional support in their day-to-day lives. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) dispenses this service and has district offi ces throughout the country where people can apply for grants, including those for child support, foster children, care dependency, social relief or distress, war veterans and old age pensions.

48 Queen Victoria Street T: 021 481 9700www.sassa.gov.za

1 Body Mind StudiosGraphic Centre199 Loop StreetT; 021 801 4182www.bodymind.co.za

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1 Barnet FairSt Stephen’s Church98 Bree StreetT: 021 424 1302www.barnetfair.co.za

2 Etna SalonVogue HouseThibault SquareT: 021 425 1332

3 Riviera SalonTulbagh Centre2 Tulbagh SquareT: 021 425 2442

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1 Roggebaai SAPO5 Communicare CentreT: 021 421 4670

2 Vlaeberg SAPO Corner of Loop and Pepper StreetsT: 021 424 7477

In the 21st century, the word “post” probably has a stronger association with the online activities of posting a status on Facebook or your blog than with a letter, and most people have an overfl owing inbox rather than a post box.

Make the cutUse your 60 minutes to make sure you look sharp. A visit to the hairstylist can be as good as a holiday.

Skip the queue?

14 5th Avenue Hair DesignWaldorf Arcade47 Burg Street T: 021 424 6419

15 Blue Lemon HairdressingIcon BuildingCorner of Lower Long Street and Hans Strijdom AvenueT: 021 421 8550

16 Capetodar Unisex Hair SalonThe Adderley28 Parliament StreetT: 021 461 5609www.capetodar.co.za

17 Costa’s Hairdressing Salon39 Strand StreetT: 021 423 5644

18 Euphoria HairstylistAlexander Forbes House31 Riebeeck StreetT: 021 419 7574

19 Comb Together HairstylistsFountain Place Corner of Heerengracht and Hans Strijdom AvenueT: 021 425 4032

20 Frontline Hair StudioWesbank House21 Riebeeck StreetT: 021 425 4870/69

21 Hair on LongTriangle House13 Long StreetT: 021 418 8233

Gentlemen’s cut and grooming

Braids and weaves

4 Robert Swiss Hair37 Long StreetT: 021 423 1731

5 Studio One78 Long StreetT: 021 424 1578

6 Sweeney’s BarbershopThe Studios4 Loop StreetT: 021 418 7700www.sweeneysbarbershop.co.za

7 Top Men Barber ShopBenzal House3A Barrack StreetT: 021 465 3227

8 Waterloo Gents HairdresserProperty Centre157 Long StreetT: 021 423 7473

9 Yogi’s Barbershop103 Buitengracht StreetT: 021 424 5408

10 Afro CornerPinnacle Building33 Strand StreetT: 072 256 1987

11 Capricorn Salon46 Plein StreetT: 021 426 4841

12 Glamour Hair DesignNorton Rose House8 Riebeeck StreetT: 021 418 0870

13 Magzz Hair & Beauty SalonCrow Bar Buildings29 Loop StreetT: 083 571 9406

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22 King Hairways SalonMandela Rhodes Place150 St George’s MallT: 021 422 5225www.kinghairwaysalon.co.za

23 Ierephaan Hair Design StudioHeritage Square Hotel102 Shortmarket StreetT: 021 424 9009

24 PINK23 unisex salonHip Hop Plaza39 Roeland StreetT: 021 461 1067

25 Salon Capri291 Long StreetT: 021 423 7909

26 Salon Harry38 Dorp StreetT: 021 423 2661

27 Square HeadsThe Square50 BuitenkantT: 079 533 7520

28 Syzgy HairBright House65A Shortmarket StreetT: 021 623 9443

29 Wanda HairstylistsMatador Centre14 Long and Strand StreetT: 021 419 3372

Use the City of Cape Town’s e-services You’ll be pleased to know that the City of Cape Town offers a range of services online to make it quick and easy to get some of your admin done without the hassle of having to queue. You can register your pet, renew your vehicle licence, pay municipal accounts or traffi c fi nes, buy electricity and even report infrastructural defects like streets lights that aren’t working. Simply go to www.capetown.gov.za, click on the e-services button under “Quick Links” on the right-hand side and then follow the appropriate link for the service you want to use.

Register for UIFSouth African labour law requires that, if you employ somebody for 24 hours or more a month, you register them for unemployment insurance. You can do this online on the Department of Labour website, www.labour.gov.za. Simply click on the “Registration” link under the “Find info by subject or interest group” heading and scroll down to the “How to” section where you fi nd the necessary “How to register with the UIF” link.

However, there are some instances when a handwritten letter or package – to a lover, a friend, a family or community member – can send a much more meaningful message. Beside mail and parcel delivery services, the South African Post Offi ce (SAPO) also offers services like the issuing of recreational fi shing licences, the renewal of SABC TV licences and money transfers.

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Every day, from Monday to Friday for the last eight years, brothers Mostafa and Samuel Banda have set up shop outside the Transnet building on Heerengracht at 07h30, wedging themselves between purveyors of beauty products and a tuckshop stocked with sweets and cooldrinks. Their business – giving shoes a second life – runs in the family: Mostafa was taught the craft by his older brother, Mohamed, and he in turn passed his skills down to their younger brother, Samuel. Like their trade, their equipment hasn’t changed much in the last century, and includes a generator to operate the grinding machine, a vice for stretching shoes, a variety of pliers, scissors, awls, glue and

The originalToday the

name Mr Price brings to mind

a large clothing retailer, but

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a discerning clientele in Cape

Town with stylish threads for more

than 60 years. By: Alma Viviers

CV Where did you learn your trade?My father was a tailor. He had a shop in De Smidt Street just off Somerset Road where I started working when I was 15 years old. I started as an apprentice and learnt everything about the craft from him. I started my fi rst Mr S Price Tailor shop when I was 19 in Lansdowne and worked there for 15 years. In the 70s, I moved into a new shop in Dorp Street in town and fi ve years later I moved to this shop in Long Street and I’ve been here ever since.

CV How long have you been operating from the shop on Long Street?Close to 30 years.

CV How has Long Street changed?Back in the day there used to be a lot of sturdy old buildings. The building across the road used to be a print shop but it changed ownership twice and they turned it into a fl ashy hotel. Revelas Fisheries, the fi sh-and-chips shop, has always been here, although the old man passed away two years ago. His children run the place now. Clarke’s Bookshop just moved in next door where there used to be a shop selling brass fi ttings.

CV How has the tailoring business changed?There were a lot of tailors, espe-cially in District Six, but with the forced removals, generations of seamstresses and tailors and their businesses were displaced and disappeared. Readymade clothing also moved in and the demand for tailors also went down. Today I have to order my material from wholesalers in Johannesburg be-cause the fabric suppliers in Cape Town don’t stock it anymore. There are a few tailors left and all of them are old men like me.

Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoeIn today’s consumerist culture, more traditional crafts and the artisans who practice them are few and far between. But here in the Central City, sidewalk cobblers still ensure city pedestrians aren’t halted in their stride by broken heels or stopped in their tracks by loose soles. City Views’ writer Alma Viviers stopped in at Mostafa’s to talk shop.

Did you know you can access a list of local clothing and apparel retailers on the CCID website? Simply go to www.capetowncid.co.za, scroll down to the “Explore our CBD” feature, click on “shop” and then refi ne your search to give you only the clothing and apparel listing by clicking on the category tick box.

the signature cast iron shoe anvil – known as a last – that no cobbler is ever without.

“We have to fi x tips and heels of shoes the most,” says the soft-spoken Samuel. “The average price for a repair is R30 and most of the time I can fi x it in an hour.”

Mostafa explains that the shoe-mending trade is seasonal: “Business is quiet in December and January, but the winter months when people rely on their boots to keep their feet dry and warm means more work.”

CV How has your clientele changed?It used to be more middle-aged professionals like advocates and businessmen; also some tourists. I have regulars that always come back, even from Germany. Lately the younger people are looking for good suits too, because they can’t fi nd a good cut on the rack, you see.

CV What is your most popular item?A jacket and trousers.

CV How long does a jacket take from start to fi nish?It can be done in a day or two if you’re not very busy and you don’t have any disruptions, otherwise it can take a week.

CV Do you work by yourself?I also have another tailor working with me, Sulaiman Ismal Majal, who does a lot of the work on the sew-ing machine. Sulaiman grew up in District Six and his father was also a tailor. He’s worked with me for ten years now.

CV Are you passing the business on to the next generation?My own children all went to varsity and have their own careers. The young people aren’t interested in learning the craft. It takes time and patience. It can take up to fi ve years because it is not just about making and sewing the garment but under-standing the body shape. People come to me because they can’t fi nd what they want on the rack.

Mr S Price Tailor201 Long StreetT: 021 423 8300

Get your alternations done in the Central City at one these local tailors or dressmakers.

Tailors AlterationsStrand Towers66 Strand StreetT: 021 419 1867

Yasmine and Salama Dressmaking Floor 3, Cuthberts Building12 Plein StreetT: 021 461 7106

District Six Tailors8 Canterbury Street T: 021 465 2118

Mohammed’s Taylor Alterations93 Loop Street T: 073 076 7491

Line One Laundry and Dry CleaningIcon Building Hans Strijdom AvenueT: 021 425 6775

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Samuel Banda was taught how to mend shoes by his older brother, Mostafa, who was in turn taught by the oldest brother, Mohamed.

DID YOU KNOW

Wednesday is

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9 around town February 2013 CityViews

City Bowl MarketThis market at 14 Hope Street features a carefully selected choice of vendors offering fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, raw honey, dried nuts and an array of freshly prepared meals and snacks. Stock up on the fresh produce and stay for a coffee, glass of lemonade and slice of cake. Open every Thursday even-ing from 16h30 until 20h30 and Saturday morning from 09h00 until 14h00. Visit www.citybowl-market.co.za

Earth Fair Food MarketLocal artisans and food vendors gather on St George’s Mall every Thursday from 11h00 until 15h00 to offer Central City customers a range of lunchtime eats and fresh produce – guaranteed to be free of preservative and hor-mones, and light on packaging. Visit www.earthfairmarket.co.za

BashewsCape Town’s oldest cooldrink brand still offers door-to-door deliveries of its 300ml glass bottles in any or all of its seven fl avours, for R150 a crate (of 24 glasses) including a deposit of R65. (Translation: If you order again, you only pay R85. If you re-turn the bottles, you get your R65 back). For Central City deliveries, call Yusuf Dramat on 083 609 7079.

JuiceboxThis brand of artisan fruit juice – made in Woodstock from seasonal Western Cape fruits – is now available for home ordering, for R316 a crate (of 24 glasses) including a deposit of R100. (Translation: If you order again, you only pay R216. If you return the glass, you get R100 back). To order, email info@juicebox.co.za.

Lusitania FisheriesThe plainly wrapped paper par-cels dispensed from this family owned fi sh-and-chips shop are responsible for one of the best smells available in the Central City: the steamy scent of vinegar- drenched chips and freshly battered fried fi sh. Lusitania has been selling generous portions, hand-cut chips and only the freshest fi sh for over 60 years, and in the words of John, one of the three Dos Freitas brothers who own Lusitania, “We serve everyone from factory workers to billionaires, six days a week from 06h00 to 20h00.” You can buy fresh fi sh every day Lusitania Fisheries at 49 Waterkant Street, and call them at 021 425 4532.

TexiesJoe Texeira arrived in Cape Town on a boat from Madeira, along with his parents, in 1955. He revolutionised fast food seafood when he introduced grilled fi sh and calamari to the menu of the fi rst Texies which opened in 1972. Today, there are Texies outlets at different locations in the CBD – from the Grand Parade to the Golden Acre – and the store offers the same range of fresh seafood and economical prices for which it has become famous. While you can order fresh fi sh from any of their outlets, the greatest range is available at their market on the Grand Parade, contactable at 021 461 4817. Visit www.texies.co.za

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If you were to stand on the slopes of Table Mountain a couple of centuries ago, you would be left in no doubt that Cape Town was a market town. At various times in the city’s history

you would have been able to see the Company’s Garden fi lled with fruit trees and vegetable patches, Oranjezicht dotted with vineyards, Greenmarket Square bustling with farmers bring-ing their wares to sell in town and even a dairy in the middle of Long Street. Those days may be gone but now, in addition to the famous fl ower sellers of Adderley Street and the street vendors on St George’s Mall, the Central City is once again home to thriv-ing fresh produce markets and local food merchants.

Locally grown fruit and vegetables, wines produced from grapes grown on the slopes of Table Mountain, hand-cured meats and ocean-fresh seafood – these days the CBD is home to a wide range of delectable fresh produce. Here’s just a taste.

St George’s Mall fruit andvegetable vendorsWhether you’re looking for your apple a day or a week’s worth of fruit and veg, the numerous street vendors that line St George’s Mall offer a range of seasonal fruit and vegetables at affordable prices. Not only do you get to individually hand-pick your favourite pieces of fruit but you also get to support the local economy when you buy from them. The conversation is for free.

Rodgers FruiterersThis family-run fruiterer sells fresh produce; homemade breads, jams and preserves; sundried fruit and nuts at the City Bowl Market on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings and the Earth Fair Food Market on St George’s Mall on Thursday afternoons.

Harvest of HopeAbalimi Bezekhaya (“Farmers of the Home”) is a non-profi t development organisation that helps residents in township communities like Nyanga and Khayelitsha grow their own organic vegetables – to feed their families and for sale. Harvest of Hope is their social business and marketing project for surplus produce. A small box of seasonal produce, for a family of two, costs R72 while a medium box, for a family of four, costs R105. Boxes are available for collection every Tuesday at 23 collection points across the CBD, southern suburbs, Sea Point and False Bay area. Visit www.harvestofhope.co.za, call 021 371 1653 or email marketing@abalimi.org.za to sign up.

Signal Hill WineryCape Town CBD’s only urban winery, Signal Hill Wines, blends all their wines on their historic premises, which are also home to a wine-tasting venue and what is thought to be the oldest vine in Cape Town. The historic 1771 vine still produces grapes for 20 bottles of wine every year, according to proprietor and win-emaker Jean-Vincent Ridon. The wines are produced using grapes grown in vineyards around Cape Town, including one on the slopes of Table Mountain. You can visit them at 100 Shortmar-ket Street for wine sales and daily tastings or www.winery.co.za for more information.

Roeland LiquorsWhile they might not be a market themselves, Roeland Liquors stock the largest range of local craft beer – from Devil’s Peak to Darling Brew, Triggerfi sh to Boston Breweries’ Whale Tale Ale – we’ve found in the CBD. Find them at 65 Roeland Street or place an order by calling 021 461 6397 or emailing party@roelandliq.co.za. Delivery in the CBD is free.

ing fresh produce markets and local food merchants.

Cure CharcuterieAs a little boy Martin Raubenheimer wanted to be a butcher. Today he is fulfi lling this dream by sourcing and selling a range of organic charcuterie and pork products. You can fi nd him at the City Bowl Market on Hope Street on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings or contact him at curedeli@gmail.com to arrange deliveries.

Frankie FennersThis local meat merchant at 8 Kloof Street – specialising in acorn-fed pork, 100% free-range lamb, grass-fed beef and pasture-reared chicken – now delivers in the CBD for R20. Visit www.ffmm.co.za to place your order.

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FlowersAdderley Street fl ower sellersNestled between the Standard Bank building and the Golden Acre Mall on Adderley Street, this fl ower market has been the place for fresh blooms, includ-ing fynbos, for over a century. Many of the fl ower stalls have been handed down through generations, with some of to-day’s vendors selling fl owers in exactly the same spot as their grandparents. This Cape Town institution is open between 07h00 and 20h00, rain or shine, every day except Sunday.

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add up to a mammoth collec-tive effort. Over the course of last year, Straatwerk re-paired the roads in the CBD in 1 860 places, removed 1 519 pieces of graffi ti, and collected 10.92 tons of de-bris from municipal drains as well as 10 tons of waste through the provision of gardening services.

“If you look at Cape Town and you compare it with other cities when you travel, it is totally different. You can see that not even one brick is out of place here, because if one brick is broken we’re already there fi xing it,” says Obey.

And for him the work nev-er stops: “It’s doesn’t matter if I’m here on a Saturday or a Sunday walking with my family: Although they can’t see what I’m thinking about, I am always look-ing and making notes of things that I see. Especially over weekends when there aren’t so many cars parked everywhere, you see things that you don’t notice during the week. Whether I am go-ing home or coming to work, I am always at work.”

Despite the fact that Table Moun-tain is covered

under a rolling cloth of mist, and low grey clouds shower the Central City with intermittent bursts of rain, the CCID mainte-nance teams are at work. At 07h30 the three-man team headed up by fore-man Obey Togarepi walk their trolley, equipped with material and tools from the Straatwerk depot in the Company’s Garden, to their fi rst job of the day at the Cape Sun Hotel. On today’s job card: the removal of three dis-used bollard bases from the paved walking surface to ensure they don’t trip up distracted pedestrians.

Obey explains that he worked himself up

Problem: Due to the high demand for cleaning and mainte-nance work in the CBD, the CCID – funded in full by the property owners of this geographical area – provide a top-up service to the cleaning and solid waste manage-ment services provided by the City of Cape Town. But how do you design a sustainable cleaning service that does more than just keep the city streets shipshape?

Solution: A service system that, through collaboration, helps maintain the streets of the CBD and provide jobs and skills training, while still being economically viable.

How it works: This is a joint collabora-tion between the CCID urban management team headed up by Rich-ard Beesley; cleaning contractor J&M Cleaning Services; Straatwerk, an entry-level skills training NGO;

The CCID is also ways on the lookout for new ways to win the war on waste. Here are some of the new gadgets that the CCID will be employing over the course of the next few months.

The Grime Squad

through the ranks of the Straatwerk programme to become foreman of one of the cleaning teams, and has been leading a team for the past 6 years. Working alongside him, Gaylord Ma-baya and Malibongwe Mgu quickly form a production

line removing pavers, dig-ging up the concrete foot-ing of the bollards, replac-ing and levelling the sand, cleaning bricks and seam-lessly re-paving the surface. Using basic tools and elbow grease, they make quick work of it and by the time they’re done you would be none the wiser that there was ever a potential prob-lem area here.

So successful has the road maintenance team been that the City of Cape Town has asked the team, through the CCID, to take responsi-bility for all the labour in-volved in minor road main-tenance projects within the CCID area.

But more than just road maintenance, the urban management team tackles a whole host of odd jobs that

My Ashbox35 000 pocket-sized, portable ashtrays will be distributed free of charge in the CBD. These pouches are a clean and safe way to dispose of your cigarette butts and seal in any odour until you can clean them out at an appropriate place.

Butt Bins250 new concrete ciga-rette bins will be distrib-uted throughout the CBD. The new four-sided bins have been redesigned to be more robust and easily identifi able – so you don’t

Obey Togarepi, Gaylord Mabaya and Malibongwe Mgu at work on the paving outside the Cape Sun.

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different. You can see that not even one brick is out of place here, because if one brick is broken we’re already there

fi xing it. ”Obey Togarepi

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Designs on a clean city

Friday is

cleaning day

and the City of Cape Town.While three CCID precinct managers walk the streets daily and report any defects or maintenance issues, 53 J&M staff are employed in two staggered shifts from 08h00 to 17h00 and 20h00 to 05h00 to keep the streets of the CBD litter free.

This cleaning effort is supplemented by Straatwerk, who assist people struggling to fi nd work or living on the street by offering basic employment. As they learn routine and reliability, these people are then able to advance within the organisation, going on to join the technical and maintenance teams on a longer-term or full-time basis, or move on to other employment.

At the end of 2012, three members of Straatwerk passed their profi ciency test for a year-long learnership at J&M, giving them an opportunity to further their careers in a professional environment.

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miss them or walk into them by accident.

The Super SweeperThe CCID has acquired several Haaga 447 sweep-ers, a manual sweeper with an additional rollerbrush for fi ne particles to ensure you pick up every last little bit of dirt. The sweeper can quickly and thoroughly sweep up almost everything from wet leaves to beverage cans, and is available from local fi rm Industroclean.Industroclean T: 021 762 8152 www.industroclean.co.za

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What does it take to maintain, manage and improve a clean and well-functioning urban environment? City Views spent a morning with one of the two CCID road maintenance teams to get the lowdown. By: Alma Viviers

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Speciality:German bread-like pret-zel rolls, sourdough and rye breadsBaker: Marshall MakuphandufuBest seller: Rye breadDid you know? What is known as Rosa‘s Bakery today was fi rst opened in 1942 under the name French Con-fectionery – by a Jewish immigrant who fl ed France during World War II. In the 1970s Rosa and Rainer Weber im-migrated to Cape Town from Germany and took over the bakery in 1975. Do try:The apple strudel

Speciality:Bread, in particular the 66% sourdough rye Baker:Jason LilleyBest seller:The Bomb – a croissant topped with emmentaler cheese, a poached egg and baconWhat is your recipe for success? Integrity, consistency and the best quality ingredients Do try:The bacon croissant. Price:The Bomb costs R35 and the bacon croissant R18Open on Saturday:The Hatch, a small serving counter on the

Jason’s Bakery

Open on Saturday: 07h00 until 14h0014 Long StreetT: 021 419 0662www.oumeul.co.za

Speciality:PiesBakers:Abigail Docking and Erika WinterBest seller:Pepper steak pieWhat is your recipe for suc-cess?The 25-year-old recipe for the puff pastry devel-oped and handed down from the original owner of the Ou Meul Bakkery in Riviersonderend. What is the secret ingredient? Love and patience Do try:The bobotie pie: You get the wonderful Cape Malay fl avours, accompa-nied by some sweet fruit chutney, all rolled up in crispy pastry. Price:A pepper steak pie (R19.50) with side salad costs R34.50

A pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled, so why not share your favourite Central City confection with some-one special, or some-one you’ve just met?

Speciality:A wide range of biscuits and dan-ishesBaker: Gerd ZerbanBest seller: Croissants (plain, almond, custard, chocolate and bacon)What is your recipe for success? PassionDo try: The new chocolate chip cookiePrice: The chocolate chip cookie costs R10

Owners:Jesse and Jamie FriedbergSpeciality:The carrot, apple and pecan muffi n (which also has coconut, sultanas, sesame and other sorts of deliciousness in it) adapted from a recipe of Ottolenghi, one of Jesse and Jamie’s favourite eateries in London.

There is something singularly satisfying about anything fresh out of the oven. City Views’ writer Alma Viviers scoured the Central City for baked goods that rise to the occasion.

Bakers and

Euro Haus

Speciality: “mucking afazing” cakes Bakers: Alex, Dani, Jacqui and Roche BiessBest seller: Chocolate cupcakesDo try: The quiche – if you feel like having something savoury after all the sweetPrice: Chocolate cupcakes start from R17.50 Open on Saturday: 08h30 to 14h00 38 Canterbury Street T: 021 461 5181www.charlysbakery.com

Owner-baker:Shelley Kensley Speciality:CupcakesBest seller: Red velvetDo try: The goat’s cheese and fi g cupcake with the walnut frosting: It may sound strange but the fl avour combinations work really well in a cupcake.Price: A red velvet cupcake costs R15Closed on Saturday: While the store is closed over the weekend, they do deliveries between 09h00 and 12h00 on Saturdays.

Baker:Jamie is in charge of muffi n prep, but making the muffi ns is quite labour-intensive, so the more hands on deck, the better.Best seller:The Lumberjack (a grilled chicken and herb mayo sandwich), with the muffi n being a close second.

(formerly known as Marcelino’s Bakery)

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Charly’s Bakery Lady Cupcake

Skinny Legs & All

Rosa’s Bakery

Price: A pretzel roll costs R6Open on Saturday: 07h00 until 14h00370 Shortmarket Street021 424 4467

side of Jason’s, is open on Saturdays from 08h00 until 14h00. 185 Bree StreetT: 021 424 5644www.jasonbakery.com

Ou Meul Bakkery

Saturday is

baking day

Open on Saturday:07h00 until 17h00 210 Loop StreetT: 021 422 0168

Shop 27A120 Bree StreetDe Oude SchuurT: 021 424 4469www.ladycupcake.co.za

What is the secret ingredient? The combination of ingredients as well as the crunchy oats and seeds topping make the muffi n really special. Do try:The muffi n. It gets wrapped up in butcher’s paper like a little gift from the gastronomic gods.

Price: The muffi n costs R22Open on Saturday: 07h00 until 14h00

70 Loop StreetT: 021 423 5403www.skinnylegsandall.co.za

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CV Introduce us to your family.Cecilia: My name is Cecilia Steinberg, and I am married to Mark Griffi oen; we have a two-year-old daughter, Hannah. Mark is a chartered accountant who works in the mobile social network industry and I am an architect.

CV Why did you decide to take root here?Mark: I joined an up-and-coming mobile social media fi rm. It was an opportunity for me to join a new industry that interests me. With it came the opportunity to simplify our lives.

CV In what ways is your life different since the move? Mark: Before we lived in what is known as “the parks” in Johannesburg and we were lucky that we both worked within a 5km radius from home, which gave us a kind of village lifestyle. Be-

cause it was a typical suburb, the house had a garden where we could entertain friends. In Cape Town people tend to live more outside their home and meet each other in coffee shops and restaurants. I miss having all our friends over and having a place to braai.

Cecilia: The public spaces in Cape Town are used so much more than in Johan-nesburg and as a result encourage interaction between strangers. I’ve bumped into more ac-quaintances in the Com-pany’s Garden in the past six months than I did in six years in Joburg. I’ve made some really good friends with other mothers who take their children to play parks in the city – children are a wonderful ice break-er. There isn’t one instance where I haven’t taken down someone’s number and become friends in some way. Although we miss entertaining a large group of friends at home, we don’t

miss having to look after a pool and a garden.

CV What do you do to relax?Cecilia: We often go to the beach with Hannah. Time just ceases to exist when you’re on the beach. On weekends I jog the contour road below the Table Moun-tain cable car or along the Sea Point Promenade. I also take a ceramic class once a week at a studio in Dorp Street in the Bo-Kaap and have also joined the Musicanti Chamber Or-chestra of Erika Naumann (a contact I made through one of the mothers I met in a park). I play violin. We practise at the St Martini Lutheran Church – which originally owned the ground on which the apart-ment block we now live in was built. It’s right around the corner in Long Street.Mark: I love being able to take my mountain bike out to Table Mountain or Signal Hill. There are plenty of

trails within a kilome-tre of the apartment.

CV Describe your typical Sunday.Cecilia and Mark: Hannah has a built-in alarm clock for six. If it is a nice day we might go to the beach early or climb Lion’s Head. We often go to Deer Park Café on Sundays for coffee and breakfast – Hannah can swing there as much as she likes. All three of us enjoy an afternoon nap, so there is nothing better than taking forty winks while the little one is quiet. We’ll go for an afternoon stroll to Green Point Urban Park where there is an abundance of jungle gyms and play areas for kids. Five o’clock we go to church. Our church, Shofar, uses the Presbyterian Church premises on the corner of Orange and Hatfi eld Street. It is a beautiful building and the cornerstone was placed by Lord Milner himself. It’s within walking distance

from home and it feels like we live in a village.

CV In your experience, how child-friendly is the city? Cecilia: All the parks and gardens are very child-friendly, but there is a short-age of restaurants and coffee shops that are child-friendly. While there are activities for older children, I’ve also found that here are few places with activities for children of six to eighteen months. It’s the age when children don’t just want to sit in their prams but they don’t yet have the skills or attention span for activi-ties like crafts. Something that is also a problem is that some of the doors of shops in Long and Kloof Street are often not wide enough for a pram. It is a bummer on days

when I feel like browsing and I can’t help but wonder what people in wheel-chairs do. I would love to see better access for people with wheelchairs, which in turn would make it easier for people with prams: This includes not only the width of the doors but also the layout of public toilets and the upgrading of kerbs.

A young family traded in their “forever” home in Johannesburg for an opportunity to lead a simpler life in Cape Town’s Central City. Almost a year later, they’ve settled into a more public life of beaches, parks and public spaces.

Central City We live in the

Do know of child-friendly activities in and around the Central City? Share your ideas on our City Views Facebook page or on Twitter: www.facebook.com/CityViewsCapeTown

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“Because we now live in an apartment, instead of having a sandpit and a jungle

gym in our own backyard, the city is Hannah’s backyard. The beach is her sand- pit and the pools at low tide on

Camps Bay beach are her swimming pool. The Company’s Garden is her backyard garden and the play parks at De Waal

Park and Deer Park Café are her jungle gyms; the aquarium is her fi sh tank.”

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Mark, Hannah and Cecilia in their backyard – the Company’s Garden.

By: Alma Viviers

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