Cape Town classical music festival

Launched in 2006, the sixth edition of this classical music festival offers a lively programme of performances by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Japanese maestro Yasuo Shinozaki, with principal guest soloists as South African pianist Ben Schoeman and German-Japanese...

Cape Town hosts rugby’s 2012 Junior World Championships

Cape Town and the nearby university town of Stellenbosch are to host rugby’s 2012 Junior World Championships from 4-22 June, as announced by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Stellenbosch is situated about 50 km east of Cape Town, in the...

Plans for rail link from Cape Town to Durban

South Africa’s department of transport has released details of its long-term plan to construct a railway line from Cape Town to Durban, linking the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The department said that the coastal rail link would mean...

South Africa to limit freedom of information

South Africa’s lower house of parliament has approved a new bill that endangers the country’s freedom of expression and the right to information. Journalists across the country have staged protests and there has been widespread condemnation of the ruling African...

Cape Town’s Table Mountain among “seven wonders of the world”

Table Mountain was listed among the Seven Wonders of the World by the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation on 11 November. The win was the result of a global competition in which hundreds of millions of votes were submitted online and via...

Cape Town’s Table Mountain among “seven wonders of the world”

Table Mountain was listed among the Seven Wonders of the World by the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation on 11 November. The win was the result of a global competition in which hundreds of millions of votes were submitted online and via...

New direct flights to Cape Town

Air France has launched seasonal direct flights between Cape Town and Paris. The French company said it would consider extending the service all year-round if there is consistent demand throughout the summer season. Swiss airline Edelwiss Air also launched direct flights...

South Africa targets pollution

South Africa is to place limits for carbon emissions on the country’s top polluters, who will face fines if they do not conform to new regulations. The measures, contained in a recently-issued national climate policy paper, are part of the...

Cape Town named World Design Capital 2014

Cape Town has been named World Design Capital 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design on the final day of its congress in Taipei, on 26 October. The first African city to win the title, Cape Town beat...

Cape Town shark warning

The city of Cape Town has issued swimmers with shark warnings and has drawn attention to the seasonal increase in the presence of Great White Sharks around in-shore areas along the Western Cape. Traditionally most shark sightings occur between late...