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Live Music at the Langa Civic Centre

Live, local music filled the Langa Civic Centre on Saturday afternoon during an urban concert hosted by the City of Cape Town Arts and Culture Branch in partnership with Artscape.Live, local music filled the Langa Civic Centre on Saturday afternoon dur…

City amends swimming pool hours post festive season

With the start of the academic year, the City is scaling back operations at community swimming pools, as has become customary following the completion of the peak festive season period. The public is however reminded that operations continue to be affe…

GM, Ford, Google Partner to Promote ‘Virtual’ Power Plants

WASHINGTON — Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs), systems for easing loads on electricity grids when suppl…

Call for Durban tourism awards entries

The eThekwini Municipality and Durban Tourism is calling for nominations for the second annual Durban Tourism Business Awards. Businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors can enter the awards in categories and subcategories, including the Upcoming Filmmakers Award, Service Excellence Award, Sustainable Development Award, Entrepreneurship Award and the Special Achievement

Late night MyCiTi bus rides for festive lights event

The City of Cape Town’s MyCiTi service will operate special late night bus rides for commuters from Hout Bay, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha for those wanting to attend the switching on of the festive lights on Sunday, 27 November 2022. ‘The switching on of the festive lights in Adderley Street

Golden oldies ‘not out’ at annual Golden Games

The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department hosted its annual Golden Games for seniors at the Green Point Track today. Hundreds of older residents participated in the event, also known as the Seniors Olympics. The event is aimed at empowering the elderly and encouraging them to keep physically

Festive Lights Switch-On Event: artist line up announced

An energetic and entertaining line-up has been finalised for Cape Town’s biggest street party of the year, including Mi Casa, Emo Adams, Will Linley, Abavuki, Sasha-Lee and more. The annual Festive Lights Switch-On, which celebrates the official turning on of the Festive Lights in Adderley Street, will take place on

Bellville South recreational facility gets Netball World Cup treatment

As we draw closer to Africa’s first ever Netball World Cup, the City of Cape Town is unveiling more of its Netball legacy murals. This morning, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis along with Alderman JP Smith and Councillor Patricia van der Ross were joined by the Netball fraternity to reveal the latest

Cape Town Bonsai Festival returns to Company’s Garden

The City’s Recreation and Park Department was proud to host the 10th Annual Bonsai Festival, in partnership with the Cape Regional Association of Bonsai this past weekend. The two-day festival returned to the Company’s Garden, with a spectacular exhibition of bonsai trees open to the public to view. The purpose

Traditional leaders urged to use culture to boost tourism

Deputy President David Mabuza has encouraged traditional leaders to use their rich culture and heritage to boost tourism. “It is essential that during Tourism Month, we promote our cultural history, encourage visitors to visit heritage sites and cultural artefacts, and attend to events and activities that narrate our folklore and

Enjoy top international and local music for free at WOMAD festival this week

The festival has been in existence for 40 years, and has been successfully hosted in dozens of countries. One of the longest and most respected cultural festivals WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is coming to Cape Town this week. Founded 40 years ago, WOMAD brings together artists from

Film Cape Town emerging filmmaker’s showcase at FAME Week Africa

The City of Cape Town, through Film Cape Town, is partnering with AFDA, UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies and the Free Film School to host an emerging filmmakers film showcase as part of FAME WEEK Africa taking place at the CTICC 2 from today. Th…

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