Beaconvale Improvement District
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Illegal Dumping: What It Is and How to Stop It
Did you know? That annually over 180 000 tons of waste are cleared from illegal dumping hot spots! That costs the city, and you as the taxpayer, a staggering R350 million a year just in clean-up. In other words, cleaning illegal dumping costs 20 times more than collecting waste from wheelie bins. That is why…
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Blown Away – How we are preparing to weather the Cape of Storms.
The saying goes that ‘Great floods flow from simple sources’ and as we prepare for the harshness of the howling gales and pelting rain that make up Cape Town storms, we couldn’t agree more. Many of us are more conscious of the pivotal role that winter preparation plays in city management and what the lack…
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Helping The Homeless To Build A Sustainable Future
Mahatma Gandhi said that the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members. Unfortunately, as South Africans, we are desensitised in part to the poverty that permeates our ordinary lives. Used to the sight of the radical impact our ever-expanding gap between the haves and have nots…
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Trial By Fire – Fire Safety In Cape Town’s Summer
Cape Town’s fire season occurs from November through to May which are our hottest, and driest months. Together with our beloved south-easterly “Cape Doctor” – which adores clearing our city of pollution – these arid conditions create ideal opportunities for wildfires to spark and quickly rage out of control. From our homes and businesses to…
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Welcoming a new year, new challenges and new triumphs
As we charge into 2022, there is undeniable trepidation surrounding the new challenges and triumphs the year will bring. This year we will continue to create an urban ecosystem that is safe, accessible and inviting to all the workers, visitors and community members of our district. As in years before, we are unwavering in our…
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Top 10 Tips To Keep Your Store Safe This Festive Season
With high volumes of high-value stock, seasonal staff and more capital flowing through our premises than any other time of the year staying safe is a definite priority.
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How to Prepare Your Property For the Festive Season
Here are our top tips to keep your property safe so you can enjoy the festive season:.
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Our Facade Improvement Programme- Building a Better Future
Bestselling entrepreneurial author Jim Rohn once said, “The good things we build – end up building us”. In the Beaconvale Improvement District (BVID), our streets are no utopia, but at BVID we are committed to collaboratively improving our community. We believe that improvement is contagious – which is why we have initiated our Facade Improvement…