30 Aug 2024 ENTRIES OPEN FOR CIRCULAR INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2024 We’re calling on innovators, change-makers, and thought leaders, to participate in the 2024 Circular Innovation Challenge, and contribute to the shift from a linear to a circular economy — one where resources are conserved, waste is minimized, and ecosystems are preserved and protected. This challenge is a key part of the Waterfront’s “Our Better Nature” platform, which is grounded on the belief that when we act from our better nature, nature gets better. If you’re based in Southern Africa and have developed a product, technology, or service that aligns with the three circularity principles, we encourage you to enter and be part of a collective effort to build a more sustainable future. The three core principles for a Circular Economy: Designing waste and pollution out of the system; keeping materials at their highest value; and regenerating nature. The Litterboom Project, winner of the 2023 Circular Innovation Challenge, is South Africa’s first large-scale river interception program aimed at stopping marine plastic pollution. They repurpose intercepted waste into products like glass coasters and garden stakes in their Innovation Hub where they train wastetrepreneurs to develop and grow their products. Finalists will pitch their idea to a panel of Circular Economy experts at Vikāra’s annual conference from October 22-24, 2024. The winning entry will receive: A R200k cash investment into your business Tailored training and mentorship Access to a network of related businesses and organisations. The opportunity to test your product or service at the V&A Waterfront, if relevant. Entries are open until September 13, 2024. Visit the Solve website for more information, here. For inquiries, contact Rozitta de Villiers at rdevilliers@waterfront.co.za. This is a collaboration between Solve@Waterfront, an NPO established by the V&A Waterfront, to give effect to strategic Shared Value Ecosystem projects, with the aim to amplify the positive social, economic and environmental impact of the V&A into surrounding communities, Vikara Institute, a non-profit international development organisation which uses a systematic lens to address global development challenges, and V&A Waterfront. CHEF RYAN COLE’S COY OPENS THIS WEEKEND Teenola Govender, Ryan Cole and Geoffrey Abrahams / Photo Credit: COY COY restaurant opens on Sunday, 1st September. Located at The Scherwyn Pavilion Building, right on the water’s edge, with Table Mountain as a backdrop. Rooted in our iconic African location, COY invites you to discover a relaxed take on fine dining through a singularly, unique expression of southern African cooking. Photo Credit: COY COY will be open from Wednesday to Monday (closed on Tuesdays). Bookings can be made here, or via email reservations@coyrestaurant.com. YUPPIECHEF RE-OPENS AFTER REVAMP AND EXPANSION Located on ground level, next to Nespresso. South Africa’s premier kitchen and homeware store, Yuppiechef, has re-opened after completing a revamp and expansion. Check out their new space and discover an even wider selection of kitchen and home essentials. PEACE ARK PROVIDES A WEEK OF FREE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CAPETONIANS This past week, the Chinese Hospital ship “Peace Ark”, was docked at Cape Town Cruise Terminal from 22 August to 29 August. This visit forms part of the “Mission Harmony” humanitarian exercise, a collaborative effort between the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) and the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). South African Military Health Service welcoming the People’s Liberation Army Navy at Cape Town Cruise Terminal. The ship is equipped with advanced medical facilities, including operating theatres, intensive care units, and an onboard medical rescue helicopter. This joint initiative provided free medical services to local communities, and treating patients, in addition to serving as a platform for sharing medical expertise and strengthening diplomatic ties between South Africa and China. For the duration of their visit medical personnel were able to provide over 3200 Capetonians with medical services. ZEITZ MOCAA EXHIBITION – THE OTHER SIDE OF NOW On 22 August, The Other Side of Now, a solo exhibition of film and sculpture by Vietnamese American artist, Tuan Andrew Nguyen was showcased, which will be open for viewing until 20 July 2025. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙤𝙬 explores the transnational entanglements created by colonisation and war. Particularly attending to the erased voices of Vietnamese, Senegalese, and Moroccan history, the exhibition proposes a space for communal healing and remembrance. Nguyễn’s films move along spectrums of fact and fiction, past and present, memory and forgetting. He uses the power of storytelling to create speculative visions of difficult histories, opening a pathway of empathy and healing for both the subjects and viewers. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙤𝙬 forms part of an ongoing series of in-depth, research-based solo exhibitions by Zeitz MOCAA that bring into focus and contextualises the practices of important artists from Africa and the Diaspora, and those whose work focuses on seminal topics in African history. Read more about this exhibition, here. OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING AT THE WATERFRONT Fynbos Spirits Join us at the V&A Waterfront for “Fynbos Spirits,” a free multimedia art experience by David Griessel that invites you to explore a captivating world of imagination and introspection. Date: Saturday, 1 June – Monday, 30 September. Where: V&A Waterfront – on the wall adjacent to Mozambik and at the steps at Victoria Wharf Entrance 5 V&A Record Fair Head to the Watershed between 10h00 and 14h00 to get your hands on the records you’ve always wanted. You can expect over 3 000 vinyl records waiting to be discovered, as well as a great selection of CDs, music books, band merch, tees and cassettes on sale. There will also be DJs on decks throughout the day! Date: Saturday, 31 August Time: 10h00 – 14h00 Where: Watershed TANGO AT ALFRED MALL GARDEN Milonga de Connexion, in collaboration with TCTSS, is thrilled to invite you to join us for an enchanting Argentine tango milonga, set against the backdrop of the picturesque V&A Watershed. This captivating event is open to all, whether you simply want to bask in the mesmerizing melodies, or if you’re eager to take part in the art of tango itself. It’s an experience that’s not to be missed! Date: Saturday, 31 August Time: 16h00 – 18h00 Where: Alfred Mall Garden Click here for more events in our neighbourhood.
