Category: SRBID News

  • Urban Management Trolley Introduced

    The Geocentric Urban Management Trolley Project was initiated in 2017.  The aim of the project is to provide urban cleaning and maintenance teams with a platform to improve their daily tasks, assist with moving of equipment and tools and enable recycling while performing their tasks.  A few design considerations were introduced into the design of…

  • SRBID plays Vital Role in Saving Water

    The Salt River BID plays a vital role in the efforts by all Capetonians to save water.    Quite often our patrol vehicles detect the leaking water meters and burst pipes in the small hours of the morning and through the SRBID Control Room alert the City of Cape Town as soon as possible.  This…

  • SRBID making a Difference in the Area

    Thanks to the commitment of all who are involved in the Salt River Improvement District drive, much needed progress is being made in various ways.    Accompanying images tell the story of how problems like security issues, illegal dumping and the confiscation of stolen trolleys and wheelie-bins are successfully addressed by the teams.    The Public Safety issues that are addressed during the day-to-day activities,…

  • BAZ-ART PRESENTS THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART FESTIVAL IN SALT RIVER

    South Africa will experience its second annual International Public Art Festival (IPAF), a 9-day festival to be held from 10 to 19 February 2018, in the community of Salt River. This second festival promises to yet again bring together an eclectic mix of artists from different continents, in one space for nine days, to paint…

  • Cape Town Mayor outlines status quo of water crisis

    During a recent speech delivered at the Atlantis Aquifer, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille thanked Capetonians who had been making efforts to cut their water usage, saying that about half of water users had restricted their daily usage to 87 litres per day. But added that this was not enough. “We need each and…

  • New Home for Zip Zap Circus Academy in Salt River

    The Zip Zap Circus Academy now has a new address in Salt River. The two founders of the academy, Brent van Rensburg and Laurence Estève, officially opened their permanent premises with its striking building on Shannon Street a few months ago. There is much reason to believe that this new kid on the block has…

  • Facelift for Salt River forms part of upliftment plan

    As initially set out in the business plan of the SRBID, the work of the SRBID includes urban beautification.  After initially focusing on crime and grime the SRBID reached a stage where some of the urban beautification projects could be launched. Here’s a quick update on two of the programmes: Poster removal and painting Many…

  • Salt River Business Improvement District AGM 2017

    All members of the Salt River Business Improvement District NPC and all property owners of property situated inside the Salt River Business Improvement District SRA are invited to attend the Annual General Meetings to be held on 23 October 2017 at 16:00 at the Conference Venue, Double Tree by Hilton Cape Town, Upper East Side, 31 Brickfield…

  • Become a member of the Salt River BID NPC

    Membership of the SRA, which is a non-profit company registered under the Companies Act, is open to all the registered property owners who are encouraged to apply for membership so that they may exercise their rights to influence the business of the SRA. Membership cannot be denied to a registered property owner and as a…

  • Read more on the International Public Art Festival

    Read more on the International Public Art Festival

    HOW DID BAZ-ART COME TO CREATE SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART FESTIVAL? Click here ti\o read the press release