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2010
Year received
Award/citation/achievement
Department
Directorate
2010 Conde Naste Readers' Travel Awards: Top city in Africa and the Middle East (& 13th top city in the world)   N/A N/A
10 November 2010  Africa SAP User Group (AFSUG): Impact Award for Innovation - Public Sector Information Systems and Technology Corporate Services
November 2010  Golden Trash awards: Golden Leaf award Communication Corporate Services
28 October Blue Flag award: six City beaches Sport & Recreation Community Services
15 October 2010 2010 SABS President's award for outstanding service Electricity Services Utility Services
15 October 2010 Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) Integrated Risk Management Finance
September 2010 Blue Drop Certificate for drinking water quality  Water & Sanitation Utility Services
28 September 2010 Golden Key Awards for access to information, 2010    N/A N/A
7 July 2010 World Travel Awards: top travel destination (for third consecutive year) Tourism Economic & Social Development & Tourism
2010 Trip Advisor Traveller's Choice Awards:
  • Cape Town is 25th best destination in the world
  • First in the top 25 destinations in Africa category
  • Sixth in Top 25 destinations in the world chosen by Europeans
  • Sixth again in Top 10 Beach & Sun Destinations in Africa
  • Second in Top 10 Culture & Sightseeing Destinations in Africa
  • Fourth in Top 10 Outdoor & Adventure Destinations in Africa
  • Second in Top 10 Food & Wine Destinations in the World (Western Cape)
Tourism  Economic & Social Development & Tourism
2010 Askmen.com: Sixth top city for men N/A  N/A
2010 Ethical Traveller: Top Ten Ethical Destinations in the World N/A  N/A
25 May 2010 Auditor General: Unqualified audit report IDP & OPMS & Finance Office of the City Manager & Finance
12 May 2010

2010 Pragma Africa ACC@Client Gold award
2010 Pragma Africa ACC@Client Public Sector award
2010 Pragma Africa CEO award
 

Electricity Services Utility Services
February 2010 Moody’s International: City receives highly regarded credit rating N/A  N/A
January 2010 Heat magazine: Best holiday destination ever N/A  N/A
2010 Skyscanner: 33rd most searched for destination (by Britons)   N/A N/A
2010 British Airways: Top ten destinations for 2010 N/A N/A
2010 Forbes: One of the world's most beautiful cities Spatial Planning & Urban Design Strategy Environment & Planning
2010   SA Publication Forum’s Corporate Publication Competition: Contact staff newspaper: Best Newspaper, 2010 
Host City Cape Town publications: Best Once-Off Publication, 2010

 

Communication Corporate Services
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