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Innovation and environment are the two key factors that helped Cape Town boost its position to 438 in the 2020 Schroders Global Cities Index, 20 places higher since the publication of the 2019 index. Photographer: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency/ANA
Cape Townâs innovation helps it leap 20 places in Global Cities Index
By Philippa Larkin
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JOHANNESBURG - INNOVATION and environment are the two key factors that helped Cape Town boost its position to 438 in the 2020 Schroders Global Cities Index, 20 places higher since the publication of the 2019 index.
About 900 cities make up the index.
The improved ranking was the result of a significant increase in Cape Townâs innovation score from 4.3 to 5.3 and a strong environmental score of 7, Schroders said yesterday in a statement detailing how the Mother City improved its scores.
Apr 14, 2021
Cape Town has improved its position by 20 places in this year’s Schroders Global Cities Index, and is currently number 438 in the 2020 rankings. This places the city 20 places higher on the list since the publication of the 2019 Index.
The improved ranking is the result of a significant increase in Cape Town’s innovation score from 4.3 to 5.3 and a strong environmental score (7.0).
The Schroders Global Cities Index looks to identify and rank some of the best and brightest global cities, to provide investors with a view of where some of the biggest global real estate opportunities lie.
The innovation score is linked to the ranking and quality of educational institutions. According to the QS World University Rankings, University of Cape Town ranks in the top 200 universities in the world and the top university in the African region. The score is also improved by University of Western Cape and its proximity to Stellenbosch University.
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Throughout the morning of Friday 9 April, messages of condolences poured in on media platforms following the news of the death of democratic struggle stalwart, educationist, and activist Graeme Bloch.
“He passed away early this morning peacefully at Constantiaberg Hospital in Cape Town,” his brother Shaun Bloch said, confirming the news of his death to
Daily Maverick.
Bloch succumbed to an uncommon brain disorder affecting movement and control of walking, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), seven years after his diagnosis.
He had an illustrious political career and extensively fought against apartheid during his days as a student activist at the University of Cape Town.