Athol Fugard theatre opens

The Fugard Theatre has opened in Cape Town’s legendary District Six area, one of the main symbols of the apartheid area. The theatre is named after the leading South African playwright, novelist, actor and director Athol Fugard, who is an...

South African National Gallery closes for repairs

The Iziko South African National Gallery (ISANG) will be closed to the public from 1 March-14 April for maintenance and repairs. The works have been decided in view of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa and the expected...

Cape Town tackles irresponsible pricing for World Cup

Cape Town has moved to combat the perception that fans travelling to South Africa for the June-July 2010 FIFA World Cup will be overcharged for accommodation during their stay in the Mother City. Cape Town Tourism, the city’s official tourism...

Robben Island overrun by rabbits

Robben Island in Table Bay 12 km north of Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison during apartheid, is overrun by rabbits. The situation has become so serious that marksmen have now been brought in to eliminate...

South Africans learn national anthem ahead of World Cup

South Africans are being given lessons in the national anthem Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika (God bless Africa) ahead of the World Cup football tournament in June and July, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reports. Adopted in 1997, three years after the end...

Cape Town cemeteries get clean up

The city of Cape Town has issued a warning to residents about “illegal” memorials being constructed in the city’s cemeteries and has said that, in future, it will remove any that have been erected without permission and the appropriate permit. According...

Air traffic control plans for World Cup

Plans are being drawn up for the movement of football fans around the country before, during and after this year’s FIFA World Cup. Up to 500,000 international supporters are expected to fly into South Africa for the 11 June-11 July tournament,...

SABC Sea Point property to be repaired

Cape Town city council has won a legal battle to oblige the owners of an abandoned property at Sea Point west of the city centre to take care of its maintenance. The property in question is Rocklands Villas, a row...

Football for Hope centre opens in Cape Town

The international governing body of football FIFA has opened a community centre in Cape Town as part of a social development initiative that is intended to outlast the 2010 World Cup. The so-called Football for Hope centre is located in Khayelitsha,...