Why Cape Town? Africa's Tech Capital, By Design | Alderman James Vos | Powered by OPUS

Welcome to Why Cape Town, a new series from Salt going beyond the pitch deck to find out what's really behind Cape Town's rise as a global business and tech destination. In this first episode, Nicky Fastovsky, Growth Manager at Salt Africa, sits down with Alderman James Vos, MMC for Economic Growth at the City of Cape Town, for an honest, unscripted conversation about what makes the city work, from talent and infrastructure to why UK and European founders are choosing it over other nearshore hubs. They cover: What the MMC for Economic Growth actually does Cape Town as Africa's tech capital: the evidence The Ease of Doing Business Index: cutting approval times by 78% Talent pipeline: the Bangalore and Warsaw question The UK relationship: 36 flights a week and counting Vision 2030: jobs, unemployment and R40bn in infrastructure Good governance and the case for choosing Cape Town Why Cape Town is a Salt series exploring the people and decisions building one of the world's most compelling nearshore and investment destinations. A Salt Production for Salt: Labs, Powered by OPUS. Learn more about nearshoring with Salt: https://welovesalt.com/global-talent-... Filmed at the Salt: Studio, Bree Street, Cape Town Created & Produced by Billie-Jean Demas-Patrick, AEMEA Marketing Manager, Salt Executive Producers: Alex Martin, Founder & MD, Salt Africa Jenny Wood, Global Head of Marketing, Salt Elliot Dell, CEO, Salt Hosted by Nicky Fastovsky, Growth Manager, Salt Africa Creative Director: Ashley Zinn, Global Senior Graphic Designer, Salt Studio & Production Coordination: Tammy Lea De Monk, Senior Finance & Operations Coordinator, Salt Africa With thanks to our partners at OPUS: https://www.joinopus.org/ |   / join.opus   |   / opuscommunity   Kerry Fennell, Co-founder & MD Rebecca Rodseth, SA Regional Lead Freya Ellis, Head of Marketing With thanks to the City of Cape Town: https://www.thisis.capetown | https://www.investcapetown.com | https://www.capetown.travel Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth   / james-vos-mayoral-committee-member-for-eco...   Fadielah Richards, Executive Personal Assistant to Alderman James Vos Lize-Marié Visagie, Executive Support Officer to Alderman James Vos, Economic Growth Directorate