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The Cape Town Carnival is set to ignite the Fan Walk, Somerset Road in Green Point this Saturday, 16 March 2013. More than 2 000 participants will take to the streets under the theme “African Legends”, which organisers say, “celebrates both the country and the city’s rich cultural heritage”. An array of dazzling floats, glittery costumes and stellar entertainment promise …

The City of Cape Town’s Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department, in partnership with Western Province Athletics, will host a number of athletics events during the month of March in order to promote healthy lifestyles and active communities across Cape Town. People of all ages and fitness levels will be able to participate in a range of athletics development fun runs. …

espAfrika, organiser of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) have announced the addition of three new acts for the 14th chapter of the international music event, now billed as Africa’s biggest and best. In addition to the more than 37 artists already announced for the 14th CTIJF, an excited Festival Director and espAfrika CEO Rashid Lombard said that the …

A Cape Town skateboarder filmed hurtling down a steep main road will not be prosecuted, The Star reported on Wednesday. City traffic spokesperson Merle Lourens told the newspaper that Decio Lourenco would no longer be prosecuted because the video of his stunt, posted on YouTube, could not be used as evidence. “We can’t prosecute him. We can’t use it as …

Cape Town’s largest and free-of-charge public open-air event, the official switch-on of the festive lights, is to move to the Grand Parade this year in what is to be the event’s biggest production yet. Along with the big stage, spectacular performances, pyrotechnics and mass parade, the event will celebrate Cape Town’s icons through audio-visual tributes, under the theme ‘Our City, …

Family and Friends of the 20 concert goers who were injured earlier this evening should please contact Metro EMS on 021 931 9027. The City of Cape Town and Big Concerts confirm that twenty concert attendees were injured at the Cape Town Stadium this evening when a temporary scaffolding structure in the Stadium precinct collapsed due to high winds. The City’s …

The City of Cape Town and Big Concerts confirm that twenty concert attendees were injured at the Cape Town Stadium this evening when a temporary scaffolding structure in the Stadium precinct collapsed due to high winds. The City’s Emergency Services, including doctors, paramedics and Disaster Risk Management staff assisted immediately. The injured were treated on scene and have been taken …

The Sunday Times reports that cricket star Herschelle Gibbs has backed a “naive” reality-show contestant and wannabe teacher who was lambasted for her drunken on-air antics and “ignorant” comments. Come Dine With Me SA contestant Tamryn Calitz, 21, caused a frenzy among gob smacked viewers this week. She and the programme were among the most talked-about topics on Twitter after …

Long Live Halloween. It was around 6pm on Wednesday (31 October) that kids from around the Braemer – Wessels roads vicinity took to the streets in the true spirit of Halloween.The traditional trick or treat Halloween fare was the initiative of a group of Green Point residents whose initial point of contact was borne out of a concern for safety …

The City of Cape Town has been named the Best Beach Destination in Africa in the prestigious 2012 World Travel Awards. This comes after Lonely Planet awarded the City second place for the World’s Ten Best Beach Cities in 2011. Cape Town was then described as ‘good-looking, fun-loving, sporty and sociable’.  “Achieving this type of international recognition demonstrates that Cape …