May 28, 2009: Hang Ten in J-Bay
Jeffrey's Bay in the Eastern Cape, is the main venue for this year's Oxbow South African Longboarding Champs, with day one and two being held in Port Elizabeth.
Whether you surf or not Jeffrey's Bay is the place to be from Wednesday, 15 April to Saturd...
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May 28, 2009: Gone sailing in Langebaan
The Mother City's South-Easter is viewed by most Capetonians much like the bad-joke about its sleepy attitude - with annoyance. But for a niche group of water-sport enthusiasts, the pumping wind is the best part of summer.
Found in abundance along the ...
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May 28, 2009: Life's a beach in the Overberg
Just two hours drive from Cape Town, a bevy of charming seaside villages and inland dorpies can be found along the Overberg coastline.
Built on memories of family holidays gone by, Arniston, Waenhuiskrans, L'Agulhas, Bredasdorp, Napier, Elim and Stuisb...
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May 28, 2009: Arniston
Arniston, also known as Waenhuiskrans, lies on the shores of Marcus Bay, just north-east of Cape Agulhas. This town got its name after a ship that was wrecked on its coastline in 1815.
It was one of the worst sea disasters in South Africa's history wit...
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May 28, 2009: Fish Hoek / Kalk Bay Cape Peninsula
The Metro railway line that runs from Muizenberg to Simon's Town right along the sea, makes a bend around Fish Hoek's beautiful sandy beach. The beach is popular with surfers and with families with children. Otherwise there is not much else to do in Fish ...
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May 28, 2009: Hout Bay
Hout Bay is one of the most beautiful and popular places on the Cape Peninsula and a highlight of any visit to Cape Town. The access road that runs from Camps Bay, offers a beautiful drive all along the sea. The town lies picturesquely in a wind-protected...
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May 28, 2009: Sea Point and Green Point Cape Town
Up to the thirties, Sea Point was a little seaside resort out of town, where affluent Capetonian citizens had their holiday and weekend homes. From the fifties on, highrising apartment houses were erected. Similar to Hillbrow and Johannesburg, it was rega...
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May 21, 2009: Historic mountain route made safer
Table Mountain's historic but tricky India Venster hiking route is significantly safer, after new features in the form of stainless steel hand - and footholds and some chain were secured in the most difficult sections.
In a joint operation on Wednesday...
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May 21, 2009: Station will become Cape's 'welcome mat'
Decay and neglect will soon be a thing of the past for the Cape Town Station precinct with its transformation into a world-class transport and tourism hub ahead of the World Cup.
It will become Cape Town's new "welcome mat", says chief archit...
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May 21, 2009: Facelift for Cape Town landmark
Greenmarket Square's traders will spend the next six months selling their wares in Government Avenue in the Company's Garden as work gets under way on a massive revamp of the historic square.
The City of Cape Town will spend R4 million to lift, clean a...
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May 21, 2009: Cape Town to invest R786m in water system
The City of Cape Town has announced a R786million upgrade to its existing water and sanitation infrastructure.
This is an important part of the city's current five-year development plan, and amounts to almost 15% of the total R5.5billion capital expendit...
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May 21, 2009: Preserve lagoon
As recently as the end of 2007 this area of the Kleinriver lagoon was the site of an Agatha Christie-type novel written by seven co-authors and was therefore visited, photographed and appreciated for its beauty. There are illustrations on the book...
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May 19, 2009: New Board For CTRU
Western Cape MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Garth Strachan has announced a new board for Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU).
The Board will continue to be chaired by leading hospitality expert and former chairman of Sun Inte...
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May 19, 2009: A walk through history in the Mother City
It's really sad, I know, but my mother and father never took me to the Castle of Good Hope as a child.
To add insult to this terrible predicament I never managed to go on any school outings to the aforementioned destination, either.
My first opportu...
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May 14, 2009: Cape Town comes out on top in World Travel Awards
The Western Cape and Cape Town bagged top honours in several categories of the World Travel Awards Africa 2009, which are selected from votes cast by 170 000 tourism professionals in 163 countries.
The awards were made in Durban this week and saw Cape ...
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May 14, 2009: Grootbos reserve flourishes from seed of inspiration
It started with a simple camping trip to the Cape's Gansbaai region, back in 1991. Heiner Lutzeyer and his son, Michael, just wanted a few simple days resting and relaxing close to nature.
Eighteen years later, a most extraordinary project, not to ment...
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May 14, 2009: Cape Town wins second travel industry “Oscar” in a row
Cape Town has been announced as Africa’s leading destination by the prestigious World Travel Awards in Durban last night (May 11, 2009) for the second year running. Executive Director of Economic, Social Development and Tourism in the City of Cape T...
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May 14, 2009: The King of Bling
After building mega-resorts from the Bahamas to Dubai, tycoon Sol Kerzner is back home in South Africa with a posh new $100-million hotel, 15 years after pulling up his stakes here in a cloud of controversy.
Richer, older, and with more celebrities in ...
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May 14, 2009: West coast whales
The southern Cape town of Hermanus is generally regarded as the mecca of whale watching in South Africa, and is certainly one of the best places in the world to see these denizens of the deep at play. But although the famous cliff-top walk in Hermanus is ...
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May 12, 2009: Chill at luxurious Steenberg
The Steenberg Hotel is in the beautiful Constantia Valley on the Cape's oldest wine farm, 20 minutes from the centre of cape Town.
Its carefully restored buildings date back to 1682 and have been declared national monuments. The hotel's restaurant, Cat...
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May 12, 2009: Cape Town Tourism reveals its plans for 2010
Commenting on Cape Town Tourism’s role in the myriad activities linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup event in Cape Town, Mariette Du-Toit Helmbold, CEO of Cape Town Tourism says with conviction, “The 2010 FIFA World Cup is an important catalyst f...
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May 12, 2009: Tilt out in Tulbagh
I've done boys. I've done groups. But this was my first time doing a weekend away with a girlfriend.
Tanya and I set off to investigate the pleasures of Tulbagh, an oasis 136km from Cape Town filled with Wine, Food and Tuisnywerheid and framed by the l...
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May 12, 2009: Montagu Art in Autumn
Feeling arty? Then Montagu is the place to go this May. "Montagu Art in Autumn" is the Montagu Association of Artists annual festival that should never be missed.
The opening night is at Jessica's Restaurant on Friday 15 May, where guests can...
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May 12, 2009: Hide out in Hermanus
The aroma of cinnamon pancakes always evokes strong childhood memories and a sense of ‘feel good'.
A tough choice each Saturday morning is deciding at which farmers market to enjoy this sweet treat.
The choice at hand is between the sophistica...
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May 06, 2009: Cape may add surcharge for baboon management
The city council may add a surcharge onto rates to help pay for baboon management on the Cape Peninsula.
This comes as some residents in the southern peninsula say they feel "under siege" in their homes, and are calling for the big male baboo...
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May 06, 2009: 2010 will benefit South Africa: Survey
At least 89 percent of South Africans believe the 2010 Fifa World Cup will benefit the country, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
This was two percent higher than in January, according to African Response's 2010 Barometer.
Support for the...
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May 06, 2009: Table Mountain tranquillity
One of the most pleasant hiking experiences I have enjoyed within a few kilometers of my own home, which is in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, was walking the Orange Kloof leg of the Hoeri-kwaggo trail with a group of friends, sleeping overnight in the...
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May 06, 2009: The Nellie still full of charm
Cape Town and its landmarks have always loomed large in the mythology of our family. My mother, who was born in Cape Town, could, like most of the Fitzpatrick clan - and most of the Irish, come to think of it - spin a yarn. It was only when I was about ei...
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May 06, 2009: Grand dining in heart of Cape Town
From Wale Street, stroll down St George's Street Mall, and tucked away on your right is the ABC Building, which leads all the way through to Adderley Street.
Built in 1893 by the African Bank Corporation, it became one of the first banks in Cape Town.
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May 05, 2009: Johannesburg 2010 Preparations on track says Executive Director 2010
At Indaba 2008, The City of Johannesburg convened a press briefing at which the Executive Director, Sibongile Mazibuko who is responsible for planning and implementation of the 2010 programme reported that the City is on track with the implementation for ...
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May 05, 2009: Luxury hotel boom makes Cape Town a must for Middle East travelers
A boom in luxury hotel accommodation with quite a few five-star hotels opening soon, and the launch of a spectacular new fashion mall, is making Cape Town and the Western Cape an absolute must for the Middle East traveller. Couple that with a new daily di...
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May 05, 2009: Cape Town and Western Cape to combine soccer with tourism
While preparing to host and make the most of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Cape Town and Western Cape tourism industry should instead of focusing entirely on the soccer tourist, rather concentrate on combining the soccer extravaganza with what the destinat...
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May 03, 2009: Rezidor Hotel Group plans 10 hotels in Africa for 2009
Rezidor Hotel Group this week announces that it plans to expand with 10 new hotels in Africa as part of its continental development strategy for 2009. President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group Kurt Ritter said during a media briefing at the gra...
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