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New York Times Names #1 Place To Visit In 2014
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As a last parting gift, Mandela has brought the world’s attention to Cape Town – this time for a good reason. His death has inspired thousands of people the world over to make a sort of pilgrimage to South Africa – and this is backed up by The New York Times placing Cape Town as the number one city to visit in 2014.
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‘Bardot-Glam’ Set To Trend In Cape Town This Summer
18 Dec 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Get the Riviera look this season, ladies, and get ready to set the beach on fire! Whether it’s seaside or poolside, these kaftans, imported direct from the South of France, are sure to add that effortless Bardot glam! CLCK HERE for Popyacollar Shop
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Thursday Morning Spice
12 Dec 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cape Town gives fitting Mandela tribute. Steve Ballmer reveals biggest Microsoft regrets. SABC censors Zuma booing footage. Tutu burgled during Mandela memorial . Snapchat gets new cash injection. Guy who took Obama ‘selfie’ pic comes clean. The new face of Chanel is..
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Caprice Partners In Free Wi-Fi For Camps Bay Initiative
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
It seems the Internet gods have heard our prayers. It was just announced that Skyrive, in partnership with MacroLan and Café Caprice, will launch free Wi-Fi for Camps Bay! Skyrove is aWi-Fi company in Cape Town that specialises in software solutions, and we would like to thank them dearly for the free Wi-Fi. Internet-junkies will be able to use 100MB of data per device per day for free, and, after that, extra data can be bought from Skyrove or one of its partners.
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Check Out The Mandela Laser Display They Did On Table Mountain [PIC]
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Tata Madiba is being honoured by the Western Cape provincial government with laser projections that will be shone onto Table Mountain this week.
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Inter-faith Service In Honour Of Madiba To Take Place On Grand Parade Today
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re in the city of Cape Town and want to pay your respects to Madiba, here’s your chance. Today at 17h00 the city of Cape Town will host an inter-faith service on the Grand Parade, honouring our late president. Transport details inside.
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Astronauts Tweet Mandela Tribute With Photo Of Cape Town From Space [PIC]
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield paid tribute to Madiba on behalf of NASA, as he and many other astronauts took to twitter to share their condolences, and celebrate his life.
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Don’t Miss The Lock Stock Christmas Night Market This Thursday!
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This Thursday the Woodstock Exchange will be hosting The Lock Stock Christmas Night Market. The market is an opportunity to support the local design industry in a relaxed atmosphere. Try some fun foods, relax with a drink, and shop for while enjoying the live music. Artists and designers will showcase their best work, and you can find unique, […]
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This Is How Technology Is Changing The Face Of Blue-Collar Industries
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world used to be hard. Our days used were filled with unpleasant tasks that we just couldn’t escape or make easier. Notice how we say used to – because it’s no longer true. Technology is not just a thing that makes you MacBook work – it’s changing the way we live our everyday lives.
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Cape Town Takes Top Prize In Telegraph Travel Awards
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Telegraph Travel awards asked 75,000 people to vote for their favourite travel companies and destinations, so this is no phony award. In fact, the Telegraph’s survey is one of most comprehensive and wide-ranging travel surveys out there.
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Don’t Spend Your Summer Buying Wood At The Shops – Click Here To Get It Delivered
27 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
I’ve got a double side-by-side fireplace vibe going at The Residence, and I’ve been spending a small fortune on wood from the shops. Not anymore. Now I get it delivered – for less..
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Get Stoked: The 2013 Wavescape Surf Festival Is Here [VIDEO]
22 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Calling beach bums everywhere: it’s time to get excited about the Wavescape Film Festival. If you love the ocean, the great outdoors, and surfing, it’s the place for you. In 2012 over 3,000 people attended, and the festival raised R240 000 for ocean preservation. This year, it’s set to be even bigger and better.
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Cape Town Desperately Needs This Parking App [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We can all agree that Cape Town is the best place to live. Except for one big problem: parking. Whether you’re in Woodstock, Green Point, the CBD or on the other side of the Boerewors Curtain, parking never comes easy in our beautiful city. That’s why we need the Streetline app, Parker.
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Uber Addresses Cape Town Car Shortage
18 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As the excitement surrounding Uber’s car service spreads like wildfire across South Africa, some punters have found themselves waiting longer than they had hoped, for a car. It looks like that is about to stop!
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Cape Town Storm Photo Gallery [UPDATED]
16 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Our Cape Town readers will be aware of the massive thunderstorm last night that nailed us pretty hard. Here are a bunch of pics, showing just how radical the flash flood was. From Chapman’s Peak to dire scenes at Strand and Somerset Medi Clinic.
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This Cape Town Boy Band Is Exactly What You Were Hoping For Today [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
You know it’s a typical boy band song when it starts with the words, “Yeaahh yeeaahh, yeaahh”, and is backed by soulful guitar picking that morphs into a powerful crescendo of bromance.
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Anne Hirsch Is Back To Taking The Piss Out Of Cape Town [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Surely you all know of Anne Hirsch by now? Sure you do. She’s back making videos again, and this time she’s taken a page from Loyiso Gola’s book – and started her very own news channel.
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Prince Harry Will Be Hanging In Cape Town This Weekend
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Tally ho, chaps. Prince Harry is coming to town. He’s been preparing for a charity race to the South Pole that will take place next week, and he’s going to stop by Cape Town for some sunshine.
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Bo-Kaap Makes Huffington Post List Of Most Colourful Places In The World
08 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Okay fine, so it’s not National Geographic, but any international recognition is good recognition, right? In a post that lists some of the world’s most colourful and attractive nieghbourhoods, its good to see some local South African flavour chucked in to the mix.
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This Guy Hopes To Become Cape Town’s First Bionic Man [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Andrew Merryweather was a normal boy leading a normal life. That is, until a brutal assault involving eight schoolboys in Claremont left him paralyzed from the chest down. Now permanently wheelchair-bound, Andrew has become accustomed to his new life on wheels – but this doesn’t mean he’s given up. His determination to walk again just might make him Cape Town’s first bionic man.
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Louis Vuitton Launches Cape Town City Guide
01 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Louis Vuitton is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the Louis Vuitton City Guide Cape Town. Celebrating 15 years of City Guides, new iconic cities including Cape Town, along with others like Paris, London, Sydney, Mexico City, New York and São Paulo, have been included.
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UPDATED: ANC March Turns To Riot In Cape Town CBD [PICS + VIDEOS]
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 110 Comments
Reports are breaking all over Twitter that an ANC march to the provincial legislature in Wale Street has turned violent, resulting the the looting of shops and the stoning of informal traders. Protesters are branching into the streets adjacent to St George’s Mall, and police are firing rubber bullets in a bid to control the […]
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Cape Town Nails Top 3 Spot In Lonely Planet’s 2014 Best Cities Guide
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cape Town has been ranked the third best city to visit in the world in the 2014 Lonely Planet’s 2014 Best In Travel guide, behind Trinidad (Cuba) and Paris (France). Check out Lonely Planet’s opinion of Kaapstad, and the rest of the contenders after the jump
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Jeff Bridges Partied In Obs This Weekend At A R20 Cover Charge ‘Jol’ [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The thing I love about Jeff Bridges is he comes across like The Dude, even when he’s not in character. I mean, surely The Dude would have been spotted in Observatory, at a reggae jol, rather than in Hollywood star mode when in Cape Town? That’s what Jeff did. ‘Cos he’s cool..
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These Pics Shot Outside Of Hermanus Will Blow Your Mind [GALLERY]
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Guys, have you ever heard of Walker Bay? It is an absolutely stunning stretch of Coast between Hermanus and Gansbaai (Stanford’s sort of in the middle of it) in the Cape. Local photographer, Hugh-Daniel Grobler got in touch with us to share his shots. They will absolutely blow your mind.
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I Kid You Not: They’re Making A New Baywatch In Cape Town, Starring Dolph Lundgren [VIDEO]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We cannot actually believe this – it’s almost too good. The creator of Baywatch is making a rescue-style show in Cape Town, except this time, instead of the Hoff in trunks, we have the Dolph in a FIREMAN’S COSTUME. It’s. Too. Great.
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Do You Remember The Arcade Game ‘Wonder Boy?’ Watch This [VIDEO]
21 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I was flipping through the games available on our brand new (but old school) arcade game we’ve had installed at the Woodstock Exchange. Apart from the likes of Double Dragon and Street Fighter, my mind was blown when I checked this..
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Cape Town Is Very Definitely Getting A New Skate Park
18 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A while ago, Cape Town had the prestige of winning the competition to be the World Design Capital for 2014. And since then, residents have been racking their brains to try and figure out what exactly that means. Will we be building an entirely new city? Will some art kids pop up and wrap Cape Town’s trees in some sort of colourful material? The jury was well and truly out. Until now.
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Tragic Photo Captures Life On The Streets Of Cape Town
16 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We have been sent in this picture taken today on the streets of Woodstock, showing a child in a pram, left in the care of a man who is passed out on the pavement.
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The Comprehensive Rundown Of Parking & Transit Info For The Rihanna Gig
16 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Joburg has already had their taste of Rihanna, and now it’s Cape Town’s turn. And if you’ve been in Cape Town long enough, you’ll realise just how much impact a huge gig such as this will have on the roads around the stadium. With that in mind, here’s a few tips on how to get in and get out as smoothly as possible.
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