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The City of Cape Town’s libraries offer learners and students a safe space to study, conduct research and learn. “Our libraries offer learners a place to continue and complete the learning process. They provide free access to educational materials to many who would otherwise be unable to afford them, in addition to study guides, the […]

World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) and the International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa) will be adopting a hybrid format for the popular travel and tourism trade shows in 2022, allowing exhibitors to connect with buyers both at a live event and a two-day virtual event. The hybrid format ensures a significant return on […]

Statement by Alderman James Vos, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities & Asset Management It gives me great pleasure to see that Cape Town has been voted Africa’s leading city destination in this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA). It is fitting that we got the news just a day before the launch of […]

Cape Town has done it again! Our beautiful Mother City has been voted as Africa’s Leading City Destination in the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. The City of Cape Town also congratulates the team at Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, which has been voted the continent’s leading tourist destination. This award is recognition of the sterling […]

Voting for the World Travel Awards closes on 24 October, and Cape Town is once again vying for a host of awards, including the World’s Leading Festival & Event Destination 2021. Scooping these accolades would go a long way in positioning the local tourism industry for recovery, says Cape Town Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato. […]

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), in collaboration with MES – Safe Space, GrowZA and Xylem, have officially opened an urban food garden in Bellville, Cape Town’s second metropolitan node. The groundbreaking initiative is changing lives by supporting the nutritional wellbeing of homeless and jobless adults in the area, providing water and food security, developing urban […]

Launched by CEO Murray Clark, Neighbourgood is a dynamic new property development and management company seeking to bring the traditional concept of a neighbourhood to life by offering opportunities for connected living. We caught up with Clark for a quick Q&A, to understand the concept and find out why he decided to launch the business […]

Statement by the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities, Alderman James Vos I’m delighted at the announcement by the UK government that they will be taking South Africa off their red list!  This long-awaited decision follows weeks of lobbying by the City and our industry partners in Cape Town and around the country. The […]

A milestone has been achieved for Cape Town and its people with the launch of the City of Cape Town’s Climate Change Action Plan. The plan recognises the need for urgent climate action to protect, promote and enhance human and ecosystem health and well-being and to become stronger together to face the consequences of climate […]

Western Cape authorities have welcomed the Presidency’s announcement of the move to adjusted alert level 1, enabling the resumption of cruise tourism to South Africa’s shores, with the first ship scheduled to dock at the Port of Cape Town Cruise Terminal on 18 November 2021. International cruises have been successfully operating globally under very strict […]