Cape Town and the city of Portsmouth in southern England have entered into discussions around the potential for establishing a formal sister city link. Here's all you need to know about Portsmouth's proposal:
Cape Town and the city of Portsmouth in southern England have entered into discussions around the potential for establishing a formal sister city link.
A key reason for this proposal is that South Africa is already Britain’s largest trade partner on the African continent., establishing a new link with a Commonwealth country beyond Europe would balance out any short-term trade challenges the city might face as a result of Brexit. while increasing trade between the two cities.
The proposal was officially tabled before the Portsmouth City Council in early November, asking for the council’s leader and the Lord Mayor to write a joint letter to the City of Cape Town’s Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis. Two of these links include being the home of their country’s naval museums and the modelling of Gunwarf Quays on the V&A Waterfront.
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