A lot of out-of-town friends ask me what I reckon they (or their visiting friends) should do during their short stay in Cape Town. So I thought I would publish my usual email I send out with restaurant, shopping and experiences recommendations. You’re welcome.
The weather in Cape Town has been a little confused as to which season we’re in, treating us to blistering summer and frightfully wintery days in one week.
The thing about the Cape Town and Jozi rivalry is that most of it is light-hearted fun. Sometimes, however, there is some filthy language thrown into the mix.
News is breaking that a gunman at the Cape Town station began ‘shooting in all directions’ before turning the gun on himself.
Certain things just go together really well – boerewors and beer, Donald Trump and racism and a Cape Town summer and frozen treats. Get ready to salivate.
We’re used to seeing the odd horror story atop the news but sometimes a crime still manages to make one feel shocked.
There’s a new hashtag doing the rounds and it’s proving very popular around the country. We’ll take this one on the chin guys.
Everyone has their own preference when it comes to cooking their vleis. You need to set a good base though, if those flames aren’t just right hier kom kak.
We love it when readers create fantastic videos of the city we live in and this one is right up there with the best. Cape Town you bloody ripper.
A Maserati was abandoned in the early hours of Sunday morning after crashing into UCT’s CBD campus. The wreck was still there this morning.
Watching any of the Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues’ videos and you know you’re in for a good time and many laughs.
Bo Kaap is not visited by many, but loved by those who have traversed its cobbled streets and soaked in its colourful houses.
Cape Town’s high levels of crime are so bad that the mayor is seeking legal advice for the declaration of disaster zones.
Pharrell Williams performed in Cape Town last night and the expected 40 000-strong protest wasn’t that at all, so instead we got some sarcastic comments.
Cape Town’s harbour is always in development phase – and a new Yacht Club is set to take construction into 2017 – but at least it’s a prime example of new urbanism, right?
While SA’s famous real estate grannies are still patting themselves on the back for having an online inventory (for the last decade), we found these guys doing things a little differently.
Another list of the world’s most beautiful cities, another feather in our caps. Let’s see what these guys had to say then.
The accused of the scandalous Camps Bay murder was on a mission to get clean, using the drug to end all drugs, Ibogaine.
Friday night saw the folks of Jozi rocking out at Fallen Heroes and sipping on the goodness that is Jack Honey. Get ready Cape Town, we’re up next.
You know we’re fans of the beautiul city we call home but it isn’t every day you get to enjoy footage like this. It’s enough to make you feel like a proud parent.
There is a great deal of planning that needs to go into hosting a Formula One race, something the folks down here in the Cape would do well to remember.
If you were intending to spend your weekend in Durbanville imbibing illicit substances you might be in for a nasty surprise. Gotcha criminal masterminds.
Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town Foreshore boasts a lot more than its great dining, ravishing views and close proximity to the CTICC, Waterfront and downtown Cape Town.
As more details emerge of the moments before Sunday’s tragic plane crash in Durbanville the in-depth analysis of what may have occurred is well under way.
Some people have done rather poorly on the whole ‘let’s celebrate Women’s Month’ front – you know who you are. I’m looking at easing the pain by enjoying a nice little getaway.
The escalating violence in Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu informal settlement has now claimed three lives, the victims killed in a shack fire as angry residents take to the streets.
It was less a welcome home party and more a case of starting where they left off for gang generals released from prison yesterday. Residents of Hout Bay were left seeking refuge.
I firmly believe that we are only as old as we feel, which is exactly why this weekend promises to be the start of us old toppies feeling young once more. Jump up, jump up, jump around.
Driving around these days is a stressful experience for cyclists and motorists alike – taxis whizzing everywhere, pedestrians shooting back and forth – but this is really not cool.
You can try your best to hide it but there’s a certain satisfaction that comes from wearing your new shoes out and about. If there’s one thing better than new shoes it’s…