Woodstock Improvement District
Security Services in Cape Town

If you live or work in Woodstock you can register suggestions and complaints online through the website. Woodstock Improvement District provides top-up cleaning and security services to one of Cape Town’s oldest residential and business nodes.

Woodstock Improvement District (WID) provides top-up cleaning and security services to one of Cape Town’s oldest residential and business nodes. In the early 2000’s several local business leaders became increasingly concerned about the signs of urban decay in the Woodstock area. For this reason, the Woodstock Upliftment Project was established which subsequently led to the establishment of a Business Forum. The Forum’s main focus areas were security, cleaning and greening. In co-operation with its partners (City of Cape Town, SAPS, property and business owners) WID has made, and continues to make, a constructive contribution to making Woodstock a desirable place to live, work and play. To supplement and enhance the basic services offered by the City of Cape Town. To facilitate a cooperative approach between the City and private sector in the provision of municipal services. To coordinate the provision of a well-maintained, safer, cleaner and greener environment in Woodstock. A levy over and above the existing property rates is charged by the City of Cape Town on all business properties within WID’s area of operation (see map). This levy is based on the municipal valuation of each property and is payable by all property owners. These funds are paid over to WID, which in turn operates according to an approved business plan and budget. The WID is a non-profit company, in a Special Rating Area (SRA) with a board of directors representing local commercial property owners. The board provides financial and operational oversight and strategic direction, and develops the business plan and budget of WID. WID is accountable to its members, who are commercial property owners in WID’s area and are registered as such. It reports on its management and finances on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting, which all registered commercial property owners are entitled to attend. The collection at the Lovell Gallery has a focus on fresh quality pieces with a majority focus on local artists, making stunning pieces available to art lovers at rather affordable prices. The Goodman Gallery has branches in Woodstock and Johannesburg, and is home to a fantastic collection of contemporary art by local as well as international artists. The exhibition will be conceptualised and curated by Liza Essers and Hank Willis Thomas; and it runs concurrent to a major international academic conference. For curators and collectors looking for sculptures, paintings, performance pieces, installations or drawings, the WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery has become one of the most popular spots to find these artefacts in Woodstock. WHATIFTHEWORLD intends to stimulate and facilitate critical debates and dialogue within the art community. They also have a very impressive history in publishing artist monographs and catalogues, and have been the host of a series of noteworthy exhibitions, continually looking for new ways to represent established and upcoming South African artists. SMAC Gallery represents a number of established and emerging South African artists as well as international artists. They strongly encourage international exchange by hosting and offering exchange programmes to well-known international artists, as well as artists from the African continent. Blank Projects is an independent exhibition space that showcases multiple new developments and pieces of contemporary South African art.