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Artscape Theatre Centre, in Cape Town, prepares to celebrate its 55th anniversary on 19 May.
ARTSCAPE

If these walls could talk: Artscape Theatre Centre invites residents to step into history for 55th anniversary celebration

Join the celebration as the Artscape Theatre Centre opens its doors for its 55th anniversary on 19 May! Be part of history and witness the unveiling of a new memory wall while…

  • Leah Samuels
2 min read
Africa's first dedicated cannabis museum is set to launch in Cape Town later this year, and the public is encouraged to enter its logo competition.
MUSEUM

Africa’s first cannabis museum invites the public to design its logo

Africa’s first cannabis museum is set to open in Cape Town, and the public is invited to participate in a logo design competition. This initiative aims to shape the identity of a…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
2 min read
Tauriq Jenkins, convenor for Save Our Sacred Lands addresses the crowd outside Cape Town High Court
CAPETOWN

Community protests against the auction of the historic Good Hope Centre

Protesters chant 'Hands off our land' outside the Western Cape High Court as civil society organisations rally against the City of Cape Town's controversial auction of over 50…

  • Tara Isaacs
3 min read
Veteran journalist and author Shafiq Morton, signs The Circle of the Saints book for Stellenbosch University Phd student Widaad Sirkhotte, from Rondebosch East.
CAPE MUSLIM

Uncovering the legacy of the Cape Muslim community in The Circle of Saints

Uncover the spiritual legacy and resilience of the Cape Muslim community at the launch of The Circle of Saints, highlighting themes of political exile and identity.

  • Fouzia van der Fort
3 min read
Green Point flea market will return to its original home after a 15-year hiatus
GREENPOINT

Green Point Flea Market returns after 15 years

First day of trading will be this Sunday May 11.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
A public participation process is currently underway for interested and affected parties to give input on how to preserve the historic well found in Bo-Kaap.
WELL

Discovery of historic well in Bo-Kaap welcomed

Bo-Kaap residents want historic well to be the centre piece of new market.

  • Tamlynne Thompson
2 min read
Cecellia Williams, the last of the older generation of flower sellers at the iconic Trafalgar Place flower market, has died at 83.
FLOWERS

End of a season at Trafalgar Place

The last of the older generation of flower sellers at the historic Adderley Street market, Cecellia Williams, dies at 83.

  • Tamlynne Thompson
5 min read