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The warmth and neighbourliness of Capetonians has been recognised by global travel site Big 7 Travel with the city being named one of the world’s friendliest. Compiled by surveying Big 7 Travel’s 1.5 million strong social audience, Cape Town was the leading African city. Specifically, the site asked its users: “Where you would find the […]

Cape Town’s first ever Resilience Strategy, developed in the aftermath of the worst drought the city has faced in recent history, has been approved. “The strategy is a roadmap for a 21st century metropolis which aims to strengthen the city against sudden potential shocks in future, from storms and heat waves, to cyber-attacks, global financial […]

The tourism marketing agreement between Cape Town and New York City is bearing fruit. Spearheaded by the respective destination marketing companies, the agreement has seen the two iconic destinations collaborating by using their respective resources to market each other. Cape Town’s many attractions are displayed on bus shelters and kiosks across New York’s five districts […]

The HSBC Cape Town Sevens is set to undergo a major makeover this year, stretching over three action-packed days in December. The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will make their South African debut on the afternoon of Friday 13 December at Cape Town Stadium, at the kick off of a long weekend of rugby action, which […]

Entries for the inaugural WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards are open across 12 innovative categories which reward individuals, small and large organisations for powerful and compelling work in promoting tourism across Africa. Launched at #WTMA19, the WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards are to be judged by an independent panel of senior industry professionals […]

The average dam level in the Western Cape has increased by more than 6% the past week, say authorities. In the City of Cape Town, dams continue to see good recovery and are now on average 59.6% full (2018: 53%). Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Minister, Anton Bredell, says water continues […]

Exhilarating! David Coulthard races a local taxi driver through the streets of Cape Town.

Tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will head to Cape Town to play an exhibition charity match at the world-class Cape Town Stadium in February 2020. The two will attempt to set a world record for attendance at the match, scheduled for 7 February at 20h00, with the help of celebrity guests. The clash […]

The largest exhibition to be held in Africa in over a decade by internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge is set to open in Cape Town in August. The major exhibition of his work will be hosted simultaneously in two parts by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and Norval Foundation, opening 24 […]

Jade Wyngaardt is passionate about digital, youth and social impact. The 30-year-old from Woodstock is the founder of Cape Town-based digital marketing agency Click Africa Digital and the winner of the City of Cape Town’s 2019 #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge. We caught up with Jade this week to speak about #YouthStart and her plans for the […]