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16 Oct, 2019

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Gang Wars Continue in Cape Town Despite Army Presence

04 Oct, 2019

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Rocking the Daisies music festival in Darling

02 Oct, 2019

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Cape Town unites against women abuse

01 Oct, 2019

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How to Open a Bank Account in South Africa

Blog 24 Jan, 2020

If you want to receive funds and make transactions while in South Africa you need to have a South African bank account which will also enable you to set up debit orders to pay for your taxes, utility...

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New Year’s Eve Celebrations in the Cape Town

Blog 16 Oct, 2019

It feels like yesterday that we were ringing in 2019 and here we are, counting down the days to 2020. If you are lucky enough to call Cape Town home, or have spent a festive season here before, you...

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Gang Wars Continue in Cape Town Despite Army Presence

Crime 04 Oct, 2019

A mere two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the deployment of the army on the Cape flats, four people, of which three primary school children, were shot and killed by gangsters in Clarke’...

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Cape Town unites against women abuse

Civil rights 01 Oct, 2019

On Monday, 2 September 2019 a very emotional night vigil was held at the University of Cape Town (UCT) after a 42-year old man confessed to raping and killing 19-year old student Uyinene Mrwetyana. A...

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3 Exquisite Cape Town Beaches worth Visiting this Summer

Blog 27 Sep, 2019

With Cape Town being the city that consistently boasts the highest number of blue-flag beaches in the country, it is no wonder that thousands of people flock to its sandy shores on any given day – wea...

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Nelson Mandela statue unveiled at Cape Town city hall

History 27 Jul, 2018

Bronze tribute part of Mandela centenary celebrations in Cape Town.A monumental statue of the late South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has been unveiled on the balcony of...

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Cape Town launches first desalination plant

Infrastructure 22 May, 2018

Desalination plant at Strandfontein is first of several under construction.Cape Town's first desalination plant became operational on 21 May as the drought-hit city looks to its sea for alternative wa...

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Patricia de Lille gets more time as Cape Town mayor

Politics 17 May, 2018

Court asks more time to deliberate de Lille suspension by the Democratic Alliance. Patricia de Lille has returned to work as mayor of Cape Town after the high court of the Western Cape decided that h...

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Mayor of Cape Town fights back against dismissal

Politics 09 May, 2018

Patricia de Lille is taking her case against the Democratic Alliance to court. Patricia de Lille, the mayor of Cape Town, who has been dismissed from her party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), and as...

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Icebergs could solve Cape Town water crisis

Infrastructure 02 May, 2018

Marine salvage experts consider towing icebergs from Antarctica.A plan to tug icebergs from Antarctica to Cape Town is under consideration in a radical bid to stave off the Western Cape’s worst drough...

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Rocking the Daisies music festival in Darling

Live Music

02 Oct, 2019

In just 2 days the quiet little town of Darling – which is less than an hour’s drive from the heart of the Mother City – will come alive with festivalgoers making their way to the...

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Cape Town Race Week

Sport

15 Dec, 2017

16-19 Dec. The 2017 edition of the Maserati Cape Town Race Week takes place in Table Bay Harbour from 16-19 December and this year will include 33 yachts.Organised by the Royal Cap...

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The Bokeh South African Mercedes Benz fashion film festival

Fashion and retail

21 Apr, 2016

The Bokeh South African Mercedes Benz fashion film festival

21-23 April. Fashion films on the theme of “bespoke.” New technology mixes with film and high fashion. There are 100 screenings over three days, as well as workshops, talks and...

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Cape Town Carnival

Festivals and Films

07 Mar, 2016

12 March. City Streets is 2016 Cape Town Carnival theme. Everyone has a home street and the theme of the 2016 carnival is to involve as many localities as possible throughout th...

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Cape Town airport could be renamed after Winnie Mandela

Infrastructure 16 Apr, 2018

South African government says Mandela's name under consideration for Cape Town airport rename. The anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Mandela, who died on 2 April aged 81, is among a list...

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Cape Town postpones Day Zero until 2019

Infrastructure 11 Apr, 2018

Cape Town says water restrictions working but situation still critical.A drought-hit Cape Town has postponed its so-called "Day Zero", when the city runs out of water, until 2019. The doomsday scenari...

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Further water restrictions in Cape Town

Infrastructure 04 Feb, 2018

Water situation dire as Cape Town braces itself for Day Zero. Cape Town's four million residents have been limited to using a daily maximum of 50 litres of water per person, in the city's most severe...

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Cape Town to construct new skyscraper

Infrastructure 30 Jan, 2018

36-storey skyscraper will be Cape Town's tallest residential building.Planning has been awarded for the construction of what will be the tallest residential building in Cape Town.Concor Western Cape w...

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Cape Town drills for water

Infrastructure 15 Jan, 2018

Drought-hit Cape Town in race against time to source potable water.Cape Town is drilling in an attempt to source new underground water resources in the Cape Flats, an expansive area to the southeast o...

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Cape Town cautions homeowners over baboons

Animals 29 Dec, 2017

City seeks to create "baboon-free" residential areas in the suburbs. Cape Town has issued the city's suburban residents with guidelines to help avoid homes and gardens being ransacked by baboons duri...

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Cape Town tourists face water rations

Tourism 27 Dec, 2017

Tourists warned not to waste water as Cape Town battles drought. Cape Town has imposed emergency water rationing on tourists, including two-minute showers, flushing toilets only when absolutely neces...

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Cape Town uses drones to spot sharks

Animals 26 Dec, 2017

Shark spotters embrace technology to protect Cape Town swimmers. Cape Town lifeguards are using state-of-the-art drones to monitor the movement of potentially lethal great white sharks and their prox...

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Cape Town to build 20km wall along Khayelitsha line

Transport 21 Dec, 2017

Metrorail to erect 20km wall to protect Cape Town's Khayelitsha line. Cape Town's Metrorail network is to build a 20-km stretch of wall along its Khayelitsha line as part of an ongoing security plan....

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Deadly fungi found in Cape Town

Health 19 Dec, 2017

Potentially deadly fungi thriving in central Cape Town.A potentially lethal fungus for people with HIV/AIDS is growing in large quantities in a public park in the centre of Cape Town, according to mic...

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Cape Town Museum night

Museums

04 Mar, 2016

10 March. Cape Town museums open free after dark. For the second year top Cape Town museums open free of charge from 18.00-22.00. The free museum night is organised by the Iziko...

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Cape Town Pride

Festivals and Films

26 Feb, 2016

27 Feb. Pride March and Mardi Gras Festival. The highlight of Gay Pride festival in Cape Town is the Pride March on Saturday 27 February from Gallows Hill and ending at the park...

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Cape Town International Animation Festival

Cinema

19 Feb, 2016

Cape Town International Animation Festival

18-21 Feb. The festival, now in its fifth edition, will show some of the best international talent, including the African premiere of the children's story Stick Man animated by Cap...

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Art Week in Cape Town

17 Feb, 2016

16-21 Feb. Exhibitions, architectural projects and public performances. There are exhibitions at various galleries around the city as well as art walks and workshops but one of...

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The Price of Gold

Exhibitions

08 Feb, 2016

1 Dec- 29 Feb. A series of photographic portraits of sick gold miners. Photographs by Thom Pierce of 56 sick miners and miners' widows. The exhibition is in the dark to give the...

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Maboneng Township Arts Experience

Exhibitions

25 Nov, 2015

Maboneng annual open house art exhibitions. 29 Nov. Houses in Gugulethu Township are converted into art galleries and stages to encourage neighbourhood creativity and appreciati...

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New freshwater supply in Western Cape

Environment 18 Dec, 2017

Discovery is good news for Western Cape as it battles water crisis.A freshwater resource has been found in Beaufort West, about 460 km north-east of Cape Town, as the Western Cape battles an ongoing w...

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Cape Town voted world’s best city by British tourists

Tourism 07 Dec, 2017

2017 Telegraph Travel Awards see Cape Town retain top spot for fifth year. British tourists have voted Cape Town the "best city in the world" for the fifth consecutive year, as part of the annual 201...

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New number plates for Cape Town

Transport 06 Dec, 2017

Western Cape vehicle registrations to change from CA to CAA in 2018. All new vehicles in Cape Town in 2018 are to be issued with registration plates showing CAA instead of the current CA, according t...

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Cape Town considers water tax

Infrastructure 27 Nov, 2017

New levy on the cards as Cape Town battles water crisis. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has confirmed that the city is considering a new water tax to help raise funds to combat the ongoing water...

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Cape Town mayor pledges city will not run out of water

Infrastructure 31 Oct, 2017

V&A Waterfront provides free land for Cape Town desalination project.Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille has pledged that the city "will not run out of water" as construction of desalination project...

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Cape Town monument to Tutu

Civil rights 28 Sep, 2017

Arch for Arch tribute to be unveiled on Archbishop Tutu's birthday. Cape Town will unveil a monument dedicated to Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu on 7 October to celebrate the 86th birthday of the m...

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Major African art museum to open in Cape Town

Culture 16 Sep, 2017

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa to open on 22 September. The much-anticipated Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa will open to the public at the V&A Waterfront on 22 September, making...

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Probe into Robben Island ferry sinking

Tourism 16 Sep, 2017

Passenger ferry began to sink on way back to Cape Town.An investigation has been launched to determine why a passenger ferry returning from Robben Island to Cape Town started taking water and began si...

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Cape Town airport to get major upgrade

Tourism 05 Sep, 2017

Airport project to boost tourist sector and increase air traffic.Cape Town International Airport is set to receive a major upgrade in an effort to transform the tourism industry and increase visitor n...

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Cape Town creates affordable housing

Housing 21 Jul, 2017

Cape Town has identified ten sites to be developed for affordable housing following months of pressure from social housing activists. The ten sites are located mainly in the city centre as well as in...

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