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Cape Town

Upper Union Restaurant: Come eat at my house
Friday
/ 2 March 2023

Upper Union Restaurant: Come eat at my house

Cape Town’s Upper Union celebrates curiosity and creativity in food in a family-friendly atmosphere

By Bongeka Gumede
Award-winning artist Thandiswa Mazwai brings ‘A Letter To Azania’ to Cape Town
Friday
/ 20 February 2023

Award-winning artist Thandiswa Mazwai brings ‘A Letter To Azania’ to Cape Town

Stunning show is a sonic exploration of a note written by the musician to the land of freedom centred around love and words

By Bongeka Gumede
For Cape Town – with love and squalor
National
/ 20 February 2023

For Cape Town – with love and squalor

Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past

By Emsie Ferreira and Eunice Masson
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Opinion
/ 18 February 2023

City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how

Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger

By Nicole Ludolph
Happy 10th birthday to Cape Town Art Fair
Friday
/ 17 February 2023

Happy 10th birthday to Cape Town Art Fair

With the international galleries and collectors it attracts, the event has become the country’s most important art event for dealers

By Mary Corrigall
Cape Town Art Fair brings together 10 top artists of the future
Friday
/ 15 February 2023

Cape Town Art Fair brings together 10 top artists of the future

The Tomorrows/Today exhibition includes tapestries by Talia Ramkilawan, sculptures by Githan Coopoo and Joanna Choumali’s embroidered images

By Kimberley Schoeman
A Japanese menu – with a twist
Friday
/ 15 February 2023

A Japanese menu – with a twist

Peter Tempelhoff’s new ramen eatery in the Cape Town CBD beckons the inquisitive foodie

By Bongeka Gumede
Explore the inaugural Cape Town Furniture Week
Friday
/ 13 February 2023

Explore the inaugural Cape Town Furniture Week

The best furniture designers descend on the city’s streets

By Kimberley Schoeman
PODCAST | The state of the nation
Podcasts
/ 9 February 2023

PODCAST | The state of the nation

Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Lukhone Mnguni about loadshedding, South Africa’s governance crisis, the 55th ANC National Conference, and SONA

By M&G Listen
Pop the cork to 364 years of South African wine
Friday
/ 8 February 2023

Pop the cork to 364 years of South African wine

South African wine celebrates winemaking mastery

By Kimberley Schoeman
High Cape Town home prices prompt semigration sprawl
Business
/ 7 February 2023

High Cape Town home prices prompt semigration sprawl

With more people relocating to the coast, demand in the Mother City has sent prices soaring

By Sarah Smit
Lest we forget: Remember Langa’s history during the township’s centenary celebrations
Opinion
/ 3 February 2023

Lest we forget: Remember Langa’s history during the township’s centenary celebrations

The celebrations will focus on the many people who have contributed to the South Africa that we have

By Inam Kula and Mpilo Ngcukana
Rock band Imagine Dragons bring Mercury Tour to South Africa
Friday
/ 3 February 2023

Rock band Imagine Dragons bring Mercury Tour to South Africa

Grammy award-winning band will be playing in Johannesburg after having performed in Cape Town

By Bongeka Gumede
South Africa’s retail revival is cashing in
Friday
/ 20 January 2023

South Africa’s retail revival is cashing in

Newer retailers are setting the benchmark for South Africa’s retail landscape, with plenty of room for innovation in bricks and mortar

By Kimberley Schoeman
A Different Now Is Close Enough To Exhale On You: Curating, according to Bonaventure
Friday
/ 13 January 2023

A Different Now Is Close Enough To Exhale On You: Curating, according to Bonaventure

Goodman Gallery collaborates with International guest curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and the Umhlabathi Collective

By Palesa Segomotso Motsumi
Ageing infrastructure and load-shedding cause sewage spills and beach closures in Cape Town
The Green Guardian
/ 4 January 2023

Ageing infrastructure and load-shedding cause sewage spills and beach closures in Cape Town

A few beaches were temporarily closed over the new year because of sewage spills

By Lesego Chepape
Gripping reads for the holidays
Friday
/ 30 December 2022

Gripping reads for the holidays

Our pick of top books to devour, no matter where you find yourself, at home or away

By Kimberley Schoeman
Objects of Desire: Ultimate Gift Guide
Friday
/ 30 December 2022

Objects of Desire: Ultimate Gift Guide

The best gifts are always a surprise, but there is a method to the madness of gift-giving.

By Kimberley Schoeman
The best places to eat out
Friday
/ 30 December 2022

The best places to eat out

Restaurant of the year goes to the only Durban-based restaurant that made it to 2022 Eat Out Award winners

By Bongeka Gumede, Kimberley Schoeman and Gugulethu Tshabalala
A quacker of a time in Tulbagh
Friday
/ 23 December 2022

A quacker of a time in Tulbagh

Ryan Enslin goes duck racing in the fourth oldest town in South Africa

By Ryan Enslin
Don’t miss this year’s bright, colourful light festivals
Friday
/ 16 December 2022

Don’t miss this year’s bright, colourful light festivals

It’s beginning to look a ‘light’ Christmas with these festive events

By Kimberley Schoeman
The Finest in dining at Salsify
Friday
/ 4 December 2022

The Finest in dining at Salsify

This Camps Bay restaurant with mountain and sea views was voted the best in South Africa

By Bongeka Gumede
Top Western Cape horse race L’Ormarins King’s Plate returns to Kenilworth
Friday
/ 28 November 2022

Top Western Cape horse race L’Ormarins King’s Plate returns to Kenilworth

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, The L’ormarins Queen’s Plate has been renamed to the L’ormarins King’s Plate

By Kimberley Schoeman
Unforgettable social media moments
Friday
/ 26 November 2022

Unforgettable social media moments

To meme or not to meme is the question … we pick some stand-out posts

By Kimberley Schoeman
OneRepublic hits South African stages in November
Friday
/ 15 November 2022

OneRepublic hits South African stages in November

The Grammy-nominated band kicks off its tour in Cape Town

By Kimberley Schoeman
Curator celebrates black joy and aesthetics
Friday
/ 14 November 2022

Curator celebrates black joy and aesthetics

The latest exhibition by Zeitz MOCAA’s Koyo Kouoh is a refreshing take on being black

By Kimberley Schoeman
The art of architecture: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Friday
/ 11 November 2022

The art of architecture: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

Opened five years ago, Cape Town’s Zeitz Mocaa was once a storage building for grain

By Kimberley Schoeman
Bringing a European dining experience to Cape Town
Friday
/ 3 November 2022

Bringing a European dining experience to Cape Town

The Bailey in Cape Town has a cafe, a brasserie and a champagne bar which ooze luxury

By Bongeka Gumede
VIDEO: Five climate impacts
The Green Guardian
/ 1 November 2022

VIDEO: Five climate impacts

Climate change is already having an impact in southern Africa

By Lesego Chepape
The River Club: Flawed processes and a dirty fight over development and heritage
Opinion
/ 29 October 2022

The River Club: Flawed processes and a dirty fight over development and heritage

This contentious development exposes our current approach to development, which is development at all costs, backed by politics, power and money

By Jens Horber
5 000 “cotton eaters” expected to attend Cape Town’s first Cotton Fest
Friday
/ 28 October 2022

5 000 “cotton eaters” expected to attend Cape Town’s first Cotton Fest

The music festival’s founder, the late Riky Rick, had talked about expanding it on a national scale

By Sonri Naidoo
People living around Milnerton Lagoon bemoan slow action to clean up sewage
The Green Guardian
/ 28 October 2022

People living around Milnerton Lagoon bemoan slow action to clean up sewage

The fish die-off was caused by effluent making its way into the lagoon, a problem that has built up over years

By Lesego Chepape
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