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With its numerous nature reserves, miles of dramatic coastline, and an efficient public transport system, Cape Town is considered Africa’s greenest city. Don’t take our word for it – that’s according to Culture Trip’s latest list of ‘The 10 Greenest Cities in the World’. The travel website encourages travellers to consider the great outdoors when […]

Cape Town has been named one of the ‘Most Instagrammable Places in the World’ in 2021. “Dramatic scenery, fantastic hiking trails and deserted beaches that boast spectacular ocean views. What more could you ask for? Cape Town is an Instagrammer’s dream location,” according to Big 7 Travel. The Hong Kong based travel website, with an […]

January 2021 marks one year since Taubie Motlhabane’s appointment as CEO of the Cape Town International Convention Centre. We caught up with her to reflect on her first year in office and to get a sense of her plans for the year ahead. It’s been a year since stepping into the role of CEO of […]

Cape Town ranks among the world’s top cities for remote working in 2021. The city has long been a favourite with digital nomads, yet this is almost our best kept secret. Cape Town was recently listed #42 on Big 7 Travel’s ‘Best Cities For Remote Working’ list, alongside countries such as Indonesia, Germany and Argentina. […]

There’s something special about this place, says Vincent Ntunja as he reminisces about growing up in Gugulethu, a vibrant community in the heart of Cape Town. The former South African national basketball player, model and radio presenter is the founder of Run/Walk Gugs and director of African Grassroot Hoops, an initiative that uses basketball to connect with underprivileged […]

Approximately 1 million visitors from across the world use the Cableway to reach the top of this iconic Cape Town landmark each year. Opened on 4 October 1929, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has a proud history of being completely accident-free. The cableway has been upgraded three times – in 1958, 1974 and 1997. The […]

Ansu Sooful is fascinated by new technologies. The CEO and founder of the award-winning digital solutions company Aizatron has over 25 years of experience in the tech sector and is determined to help Cape Town become the first smart city in Africa. We sat down with him recently for a quick Q&A. Tell us about […]

Cape Town has once again been voted the World’s Leading Festival and Event Destination at the World Travel Awards. This is the second time that the Mother City has been awarded the accolade in three years. Finalists this year included Barcelona, London, Dubai, Sydney, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro, among others. “These are big contenders […]

Cape Town is the startup capital of Africa. The city offers entrepreneurs a variety of comfortable and safe shared workspaces to network and collaborate. One such space is the WeWork offices in the city centre. We caught up with Karla Van Zyl, Community Manager at WeWork 80 Strand Street, to find out how this co-working […]

A whopping ZAR7,7 billion worth of investments announced at this month’s Presidential Investment Summit will be invested directly into Cape Town. The investments include Google (ZAR2,2bn), Amdec (ZAR2bn), Capita (ZAR500m), and Teraco (ZAR3bn). “There is no better testament to our investment ecosystem. Major international corporations know that they can access world-class infrastructure, sound governance, a […]