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Leaders including provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers,Premier Alan Winde and Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis unveil the Prestwich Precinct, set to deliver 310 inner-city housing units.
ALANWINDE

Cape Town unveils new affordable housing development in the city centre

Discover how the newly unveiled Prestwich Precinct in Cape Town's city centre aims to tackle the housing crisis with 310 affordable units, fostering a vibrant urban community.

  • Staff Reporter
  • Tara Isaacs
3 min read
Saxophonist Don Vino will host SaxyVibes at the Castle of Good Hope this month.
SAXOPHONE

SaxyVibes fest at the Castle of Good Hope

The SaxyVibes Festival, hosted by saxophonist Don Vino will take place at the iconic Castle of Good Hope on Saturday, November 22. Enjoy performances from top local artists,…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
American violinist Miclen LaiPang will perform at The City Hall Summer Symphonies season.
ORCHESTRA

Summer Symphonies season at the City Hall

The City Hall’s Summer Symphonies season, featuring renowned conductors and musicians, starting November 6. There will be a variety of classical masterpieces showing at Artscape.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
Ladysmith Black Mambazo will celebrate its 65th anniversary with a concert series at Artscape
ARTSCAPE THEATRE

Ladysmith Black Mambazo celebrates 65th anniversary at Artscape

Join the five-time Grammy Award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo as they celebrate 65 years of musical excellence with a special concert series at Artscape from October 10…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
John Maytham in To Life, With Love
THEATRE COMMUNITY

Experience Mike van Graan’s To Life, With Love at Societas Theatre

Join acclaimed playwright Mike van Graan and radio host John Maytham in To Life, With Love, a poignant one-man play exploring life's profound questions, returning to the Societas…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Guests browse at last year's Open Book Festival. The festival will not go ahead if it cannot raise the necessary funds by September
BOOKLOUNGE

Urgent appeal: Cape Town's literary festival seeks funding to survive

Join the fight to save Cape Town's Open Book Festival as organisers launch an urgent appeal for financial support to cover this year's costs. Discover how you can help preserve a…

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Grammy-winning flautist Rakesh Chaurasia
ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE

World Premiere of Symphony of Bansuri set for Artscape

Join Grammy Award-winning flautist Rakesh Chaurasia for the world premiere of Symphony of Bansuri at the Artscape Opera House on 2 August, where traditional Indian music meets…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Cape Town Opera Chorus will be performing free concerts in Gugulethu, Woodstock, Pinelands and Sarepta, from next week. 
OPERA

Cape Town Opera Chorus returns with free community concerts

Join the Cape Town Opera for a series of free community concerts in Gugulethu, Woodstock, Pinelands, and Sarepta, making opera accessible to all.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Magician Olwethu Dyanti, makes his assistant Kgomotso Marite disappear.
ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE

Majika showcases a blend of African artistry and mind-bending feats

Internationally acclaimed magicians mesmerise audiences at Majika, celebrating the College of Magic's 45th anniversary at the Artscape Theatre Centre

  • Fouzia Van Der Fort
1 min read
Pictured are Blake Michaels, 7, showing off the illusion of a tiny Alliyah Sasman,13, at an installation at the newly-opened Museum of Illusions in Kloof Street.
MUSEUM

Museum of Illusions opens in Kloof Street

Step into a world of wonder as the Museum of Illusions opens its doors in Kloof Street, Cape Town. With over 60 interactive exhibits, visitors can defy gravity, lose their heads,…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
1 min read
The Slave Route Challenge will take place this Sunday in the city bowl.
CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE

Expect road closures for the Slave Route Challenge in Cape Town

About 8000 participants is expected to partake in the historic race.

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
Letter to the editor
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Could the quarry be a decoy for development?

De Waterkant resident expresses concerns over the proposed quarry redevelopment and car park, questioning why the green space will also be redeveloped.

  • Letter to the editor
4 min read
Debut author Andrea Shaw of Vredehoek, right, launched her novel Unsolicited at the Book Lounge in Roeland Street on Wednesday May 21. In conversation with Noordhoek-based poet, editor and feminist activist, Hellen Moffett, left, Shaw, who works in the film industry and has credits including Netflix’s Unseen, introduced readers to Detective Fatima Matthews: sharp-eyed, quick-witted, and currently being sucker-punched by menopause. Set in the heart of the local publishing world and in Cape Town, Unsolicited is a darkly witty literary thriller packed with plagiarism scandals, buried secrets and more than a few red herrings.
AUTHOR

Vredehoek author launches novel

Andrea Shaw in conversation with Hellen Moffett.

  • OWN Correspondent
The Museum of Illusions Cape Town will open its doors on Kloof Street in Gardens on Saturday May 31.
MUSEUM

Museum of Illusions comes to Cape Town

The museum will feature over 60 jaw-dropping illusions and mind-bending experiences in the heart of Cape Town

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
People gather in front of Parliament during the March of Hope to pray for Cape Town in the week leading up to Easter. The march was led with a depiction of Jesus carrying his cross, then a reenactment of the crucifixion.
CAPETOWN

March for hope in Cape Town

Cape Town's streets came alive with hope as hundreds took part in a prayer march, reenacting Jesus' journey to the crucifixion and calling for change in their communities

  • Tamlynne Thompson
1 min read