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Cape Town

The three best and worst moments of SA Menswear Fashion Week
Friday
/ 24 October 2022

The three best and worst moments of SA Menswear Fashion Week

A discussion on some of the most and least exciting moments that hit the runway in the latest edition of this show.

By Ulindelwe Ratsibe
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa partners with Gucci to put on its first annual fundraising gala
Friday
/ 21 October 2022

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa partners with Gucci to put on its first annual fundraising gala

Art & Opulence-themed event will preview an new exhibition titled When We See Us

By Bongeka Gumede
Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists
National
/ 10 October 2022

Gunshot detection system stalls while Cape Flats violence persists

Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”

By Eunice Masson
The Shackbuilder group teaches, and learns, from Norwegian architects
National
/ 1 October 2022

The Shackbuilder group teaches, and learns, from Norwegian architects

‘People are really noticing the work we do for the community,’ says a former unemployed youngster, now project leader at growing construction enterprise, Marvin Blauw

By Eunice Masson
Comic Con 2023 hosts a geek festival in the mother city
Friday
/ 30 September 2022

Comic Con 2023 hosts a geek festival in the mother city

Cosplayers and gamers are getting hyped for the April 2023 Cape Town Comic Con event, which promises to exhibit the latest attractions in the geekdom.

By Dimpho Masopha
Champion of the celebrated heroes of District Six
Friday
/ 24 September 2022

Champion of the celebrated heroes of District Six

Anita Hermanus offers free walking tours through the streets of Cape Town, the Bo-Kaap and Athlone relating detailed anecdotes of the heroes and history

By Ryan Enslin
Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst
National
/ 23 September 2022

Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst

A total blackout is unlikely, but South Africa’s municipalities say they won’t be caught off guard

By Sarah Smit and Mandisa Nyathi
Cape Town has had 83 murders over seven days, 32 kidnappings since March
National
/ 15 September 2022

Cape Town has had 83 murders over seven days, 32 kidnappings since March

Civil society organisation Western Cape Gang Watch has said that the spate of violence is the worst the Cape Flats has seen

By Eunice Masson
Hefty insurance premium hike for people living in disaster-risk areas
The Green Guardian
/ 10 September 2022

Hefty insurance premium hike for people living in disaster-risk areas

Extreme weather conditions due to climate change are set to increase, meaning higher premiums

By Mandisa Nyathi
Tony Gum launches her latest exhibition, ‘Milked in Africa’, in New York
Friday
/ 31 August 2022

Tony Gum launches her latest exhibition, ‘Milked in Africa’, in New York

The multidisciplinary artist talks about finding herself through visual storytelling.

By Asanda Sizani
Objects of Desire: Vanguard Vibes
Friday
/ 29 August 2022

Objects of Desire: Vanguard Vibes

The experimental spirit of the modernist vanguards are leading the way for new ideas and reimagination.

By Kimberley Schoeman
How the ‘Afternoon Angels’ of Gugulethu protect children from homelessness and hunger
National
/ 8 August 2022

How the ‘Afternoon Angels’ of Gugulethu protect children from homelessness and hunger

Meet the women in Cape Town’s largest township who open their homes to children who have nowhere else to go after school

By Eunice Masson
Indulge in the Loading Bay’s ethical food
Friday
/ 6 August 2022

Indulge in the Loading Bay’s ethical food

The restaurant, which encourages regenerative farming, is tucked away in Cape Town’s De Waterkant.

By Kimberley Schoeman
‘Native of Nowhere’ by Mbali Khoza
Friday
/ 4 August 2022

‘Native of Nowhere’ by Mbali Khoza

Through a series of interventions, Mbali Khoza explores how native people across time and space have mused over, navigated and negotiated black mobility.

By Sonri Naidoo
Dining at Africa’s Best Restaurant
Friday
/ 1 August 2022

Dining at Africa’s Best Restaurant

FYN restaurant has been ranked 37 and Best In Africa on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list

By Gugulethu Tshabalala
Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something
Health
/ 20 July 2022

Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something

In the hospitals of 1980s South Africa, Naeemah Abrahams saw how often women showed up battered and bruised, a phenomenon her colleagues didn’t make much of. Three decades later, she’s one of the researchers turning the tide on gender-based violence

By Khadija Patel
There is something in a name: From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory
Friday
/ 16 July 2022

There is something in a name: From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory

From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory

By Kimberley Schoeman
Hands off sacred Khoi land in Cape Town, Amazon!
The Green Guardian
/ 15 July 2022

Hands off sacred Khoi land in Cape Town, Amazon!

Open letter to Amazon boss asks that the company stop the Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust from continuing construction work on a site sacred to indigenous people and of high environmental significance, despite court ruling

By Tauriq Jenkins, Leslie London and Nadine Dirks
The Flavour Hunter at Our Local Warm start to a winter workday Brewing some of the best
Top Six
/ 15 July 2022

The Flavour Hunter at Our Local Warm start to a winter workday Brewing some of the best

Imagine a space that is a cave of curiosities, a botanist’s nursery, and library-like cafe with the smell of coffee wafting all around. That’s Our Local @ 117 Kloof.

By Kimberley Schoeman
Pretty in Pink at Mulberry & Prince
Friday
/ 2 July 2022

Pretty in Pink at Mulberry & Prince

Behind a pair of iconic pink doors off Cape Town’s Bree Street is a world of warm maple syrup, pancakes and mimosas

By Kimberley Schoeman
Home Suite Hotel: A hidden gem in Sea Point
Friday
/ 24 June 2022

Home Suite Hotel: A hidden gem in Sea Point

Founded by the man behind LIFT Airlines, Gidon Novick, Home Suite Hotel knows a thing or two about curating a fresh experience on an old concept.

By Kimberley Schoeman
The Flavour Hunter: Brunching at Lily’s Cape Town
Friday
/ 17 June 2022

The Flavour Hunter: Brunching at Lily’s Cape Town

Brunch is not just a meal in the day, it’s a lifestyle. Lily’s Cape Town is the sunny, seaside brunch spot that exudes cool-girl brunch vibes

By Kimberley Schoeman
More rain required to help completely extinguish fire near Somerset West
National
/ 13 June 2022

More rain required to help completely extinguish fire near Somerset West

About 95% of the blaze, which started in Table View, has been contained but coals are still smouldering

By Sonri Naidoo
Forage for edible mushrooms in Cape Town
Friday
/ 13 June 2022

Forage for edible mushrooms in Cape Town

Mary Corrigall went on an expedition and turned up edibles you seldom find in a supermarket

By Mary Corrigall
Africans abroad: Living the dream — in South Africa
Africa
/ 2 June 2022

Africans abroad: Living the dream — in South Africa

Sandras Phiri is a global ‘go-to’ business start-up coach, empowering others and practising entrepreneurship. The born and bred Zambian plies his trade from South Africa and would not have it any other way

By Tanatswa Taruvinga
Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA
Friday
/ 31 May 2022

Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA

South Africa’s Embassy in Italy hosts Rome Opera Ensemble concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town to celebrate Italian Republic Day.

By Dimpho Masopha
Get Your flowers with Yay Abe x H&M
Friday
/ 24 May 2022

Get Your flowers with Yay Abe x H&M

Local illustrator Russel Abrahams’ Yay Abe, is the latest creative collaboration with H&M South Africa

By Kimberley Schoeman
Hackers infiltrate SA illicit financial flows conference with porn clip
Business
/ 21 May 2022

Hackers infiltrate SA illicit financial flows conference with porn clip

The conference was attended by state agencies, blue- chip global and local non-governmental agencies and public accountability experts

By Greg Ardé
South Africa’s 1-Minute Film Festival is reshaping the art of storytelling
Friday
/ 16 May 2022

South Africa’s 1-Minute Film Festival is reshaping the art of storytelling

With the invention of the cell phone, anyone can make a movie. With the creation of the 1-Minute Film Festival, anyone’s movie can be seen.

By Eli Osei
How far can you drive on R800 worth of fuel? In Libya – to Cape Town. And back. Twice.
Business
/ 16 May 2022

How far can you drive on R800 worth of fuel? In Libya – to Cape Town. And back. Twice.

Libya – along with Algeria, Angola and Nigeria top a list of countries where you can travel the furthest in Africa

By Conrad Onyango
Nice racists, Chester Missing is talking to you about how you still don’t get this racism issue
Friday
/ 25 April 2022

Nice racists, Chester Missing is talking to you about how you still don’t get this racism issue

The brutal fact is the world we live in is profoundly racist. It’s structured around racism. It’s like we are all Capetonians, and racism is Table Mountain

By Chester Missing
Inside the mind of artist Charl-Christo Petersen: 165 paintings in 165 days of lockdown
Friday
/ 22 April 2022

Inside the mind of artist Charl-Christo Petersen: 165 paintings in 165 days of lockdown

Cape Town fine artist Charl-Christo Petersen never saw himself as that until lockdown, when he was able to take thoughts and feelings of many and put them down on canvas

By Mia Arderne
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