The Suidoosterfees 2012

The Suidoosterfees will be from 14 to 19 February at Artscape. The festival has a bustling line-up of entertainment ranging from jazz, gospel, music, comedy, visual arts, films, classical music, theatre, arts, books and children’s entertainment.

Don’t miss local stars like Ringo Madlingozi, Auriol Hays, Odidi Mfenyana, Kim Cloete and Ingrid Paulus, Chris van Niekerk and Casper de Vries.

Visit www.suidoosterfees.co.za or www.facebook.com/Suidoosterfees or call 021 446 1558.

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Infecting The City Public Arts Festival 2012

The Africa Centre’s, Infecting The City Public Arts Festival, will explode on to the streets and public spaces of Cape Town for the fifth time from the 5th to the 10th March 2012.

Infecting The City is by far the largest and most diverse annual public arts festival in South Africa. This year, celebrated local and international artists will create artworks that unlock the communal spaces in the Cape Town City Centre. The art will encourage audiences to see, hear and smell the extraordinary by taking a fresh look at the Mother City, its citizens, and themselves in radically different ways.

Prepare to see Cape Town in a whole new light! For more information, visit http://www.infectingthecity.com, like the Festival on Facebook, follow ITC on Twitter (@infectingthecit) or call the Africa Centre on 021 422 0468.

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Quick green gift picks around Cape Town

Are you trying to squeeze in your Christmas shopping while at the office? Here’s a guide to gifts that are local, eco-friendly, ethically made, affordable (under R100)  – and you can buy them during your lunch break. Continued…

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Connecting Cape Town’s entrepreneurs, one coffee at a time

Coffee shops across Cape Town are increasingly offering the city’s entrepreneurs broadband in exchange for their patronage. Read our list of favourite coffices (coffee offices) across the city. What are yours?

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Cape Town wins at COP17, and shows city’s steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change

The Climate Smart Cape Town Pavilion at COP17 won the best outdoor and best overall stand in the COP17 Climate Change Response Expo in Durban, on Tuesday 28 November. Continued…

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Cape Town to kick off summer with festive lights

South Africa’s biggest free open-air event, the City of Cape Town’s annual switching on of the festive lights, will this year be held on Sunday 4 December 2011. Continued…

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EDP: Creating opportunities for growth and jobs

How do you get a regional economy to pull in the same direction? How do you make sure that growth and jobs is the result? The Western Cape government is creating the Economic Development Partnership to do just that. Continued…

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Commuter use of MyCiTi keeps climbing

Increasing numbers of Cape Town’s commuters are climbing aboard the MyCiTi public transport system, since its launch in May 2010 1.7 million passenger journeys have been made. Continued…

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Cape Town CCID AGM – CBD well run and resilient despite challenging year

The Central City Improvement District’s 11th Annual General Meeting highlighted the importance of consistency, creativity and partnerships in addressing urban challenges within a recessionary climate. Continued…

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Cape Town, on the map and on the move

The Cape Town Partnership hosted their 2011 Annual General Meeting, celebrating recent awards that have highlighted Cape Town’s spot on the world map, and the opportunity for the city to harness the added impetus they bring to continue its good work. Continued…

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