31 Jan 2024
Art project uplifts urban landscape in Cape Town CBD
A striking bollard art project by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District in the heart of the Mother City’s CBD…
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31 Jul 2023
First Thursdays' buzz reboots Cape Town CBD night-time economy
Cape Town’s night-time economy is on the rebound post-Covid, and is being boosted by First Thursdays – when Capetonians come…
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31 Jul 2023
Cape Town CBD's best bookish haunts
There’s a lot on offer for bookish types and avid readers in the Cape Town CBD, from iconic, destination book shops to novel…
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29 May 2023
Have you Scene It? New video platform boosts Cape Town's cultural and creative sectors
An innovative new Cape Town video platform is giving creatives a showcase for their talent – and businesses an opportunity…
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14 Apr 2023
Operalia set to boost Cape Town CBD creative economy
Cape Town’s creative economy and reputation as a global events destination for the arts will be boosted when it hosts Plácido…
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19 Dec 2022
In a class of its own: Cape Town's Mandela exhibition
The award-winning exhibition at the Cape Town City Hall honouring Nelson Mandela’s legacy is garnering recognition for…
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30 Nov 2022
Former Fugard now a vibrant cultural hub
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the former Fugard Theatre complex has been transformed into a vibrant multi-functional…
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31 Oct 2022
Company's Garden war memorial to honour black soldiers
“One man, one grave” is the concept behind a large-scale, significant new war memorial to be erected in the Company's Garden to…
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27 Jul 2022
Food, glorious food: How Cape Town is shaped by its resilient food system
To understand cities, and bring about a healthier, more resilient, and just food system, we need to understand the web of…
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31 May 2022
Mesmerising mosaics set to enliven Cape Town CBD
An innovative street art project is set to boost tourism in the Cape Town Central City and create meaningful interactions while…
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28 Feb 2022
Cape Town CBD's art economy on the mend
Cape Town’s art economy is back with a bang after two devastating pandemic years, reaffirming Cape Town’s status as Africa’s…
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14 Dec 2021
Wall art enlivens downtown Cape Town
Cape Town’s trendy Bree Street has been enhanced with 10 vibrant murals thanks to a creative initiative that promotes the work…
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1 Jun 2021
Artscape's five-decade journey
As it celebrates its golden jubilee, Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre Centre has embarked on a poignant journey “from inhumanness…
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22 Sep 2020
Laura Robinson's 10 choice CBD spaces & places
Laura Robinson directs the all-important work of the Cape Town Heritage Trust from an idyllic cottage on the edge of the…
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27 Mar 2020
First Thursdays: The word on the street
First Thursdays, an initiative started in 2012 by Thursdays Projects, has become an institution in the Cape Town CBD,…
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27 Mar 2020
Creative Cape Town
Creativity abounds in Cape Town. In our 2020 autumn issue of City Views, we looked at the four pillars of innovation – design,…
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19 Mar 2020
A passion for painting
A unique, joint exhibition by mother-son duo Pascale and Claude Chandler recently delighted Cape Town Central City gallery-…
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19 Mar 2020
Cape Town's energising public art
Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. The extraordinary variety on offer in the Cape Town…
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18 Mar 2020
The power of public art
Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. Certainly, the extraordinary variety on offer in the…
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13 Feb 2020
Cape Town's art & design adventure
Art and design aficionados from around the globe are descending on Cape Town to attend two world-renowned events, the Investec…
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9 Jan 2020
Cape Town's powerful public art
Public art has the ability to energise and transform the urban landscape. Certainly, the extraordinary variety on offer in the…
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21 Oct 2019
Infecting the city
Art is set to take centre stage once again in downtown Cape Town in the form of Infecting the City, a public arts festival that…
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25 Jul 2019
Artscape's Marlene le Roux: A real mensch
Marlene le Roux might be small in stature but she is big in heart and soul. She is also big on ideas and executing them, and…
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18 Jun 2019
Sebastian Daniels's coffee-shop blues
People gather in coffee shops and street-chic cafés for various reasons. For Cape Town entrepreneur Sebastian Daniels (25),…
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18 Jun 2019
Brandon Phillips on his musical journey
Brandon Phillips is not only resident conductor of one of the busiest and accomplished orchestras in Africa. From time to time…
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