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Light SA Red: City explains why it backed Cape Town monuments turning red

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A number of Cape Town’s iconic monuments including Table Mountain, the Civic Centre, City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope and the Cape Town Stadium were lit up red this week in support of the LightSARed campaign.

Cape Town - A number of Cape Town’s iconic monuments including Table Mountain, the Civic Centre, City Hall, the Castle of Good Hope and the Cape Town Stadium were lit up red this week in support of the Light SA Red campaign.

The City of Cape Town said that it received a request this week from the Light SA Red Campaign for assistance with lighting up the City Hall, Civic Centre, the Cape Town Stadium and Table Mountain. “For the City of Cape Town, it was important to show support to this plight because the events industry is vital to Cape Town as it creates thousands of jobs. Without an operational events industry, many artists, production companies, venues and many other workers in the value chain remain in crisis and jobless,” the City said.

“This should not be the case because we have seen around the world how innovation has enabled the event industry to go back to work safely. The local events industry also has fresh ideas on how they can resume while observing Covid-19 health and safety protocols.”

 

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