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The informal sector plays a crucial role in Cape Town’s economic landscape. As a major employment sector, it provides affordable

City programmes empower businesses The City’s Economic Growth Directorate has a wealth of development programmes available for Cape Town-based small businesses and now is their chance to get in on the action. Businesses are encouraged to visit or contact

City renews strategic industry partnerships to drive jobs and investment MEDIA STATEMENT BY ALDERMAN JAMES VOS, MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH The City of Cape Town has secured its Service Delivery Agreements with its strategic industry partners

City urges national alignment on Ease of Doing Business reforms A renewed focus on reducing red tape and an Ease of Doing Business initiative from the National Government is welcome, but needs to go beyond talk, said the City’s

City strengthens partnership with Atlantis SEZ as investment pipeline grows The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos, has signed the Shareholders’ Compact for the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), reaffirming the City’s

Cape Town businesses report growing confidence in City’s service delivery Cape Town businesses are feeling greater confidence in City services, according to the results of the 2025/26 Business Satisfaction Survey (BSS). Read more below: The survey is part

Green tech challenge brings African innovators to Cape Town Eighteen clean innovation start-ups from across Africa gathered in Cape Town for the FNF GreenPitch Challenge 2026, hosted and administered by GreenCape, a green economy development agency and City-supported Special