Right, royal Cape welcome for RMS Queen Mary 2 One of the world’s most luxurious ocean liners, the Queen Mary 2, docked at the Eastern Mole in the Port of Cape Town earlier this week. The QM2, which is more than 345m long, has a guest capacity of 3 056 and carries 1 253 crew. Due to its length, the ship …

Cape Town was a hive of activity on Saturday when a number of events were held around the Peninsula.In the absence of a Stormers match at Newlands, the pride of place went to the Cape Town Carnival on Saturday evening. However, earlier in the day, hundreds of fun-seeking Capetonians made their way to the Boschendal/Jan van Riebeeck Festival, which took …

DRUM ROLL … Drumming up support for Mr Chameleon at the Cape Town Carnival on a magical journey of the imagination along the Fan Walk in Green Point.         Pic: Herman R Gibbs   LOCKING HORNS … Just saying, put that in your pipe and smoke it!         Pic: Herman R Gibbs   NO WHITE ELEPHANT … This is the Fan Walk. …

KEEP THE CAPE IN SHAPE … The City of Cape Town and the Department of Environmental Affairs are doing their best to preserve the beauty of the Cape coastline, which is so beautifully illustrated here by yet another picture of a stunning sunset, sent in by one of Cape Dreams readers. Wreckage team will get to the bottom of it …

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 …

The City of Cape Town have announced their public transport plan for Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert at the Cape Town Stadium. The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday 5 February 2013. The City of Cape Town has put an extensive public transport plan in place to assist concert-goers in getting to and …

February is expected to be the busiest month for tourism establishments in the Mother City, says Cape Town Tourism, writes the Cape Argus. Findings of a forward-looking survey for February, carried out by Cape Town Tourism in conjunction with Horwath HTL and industry members, indicated an average expected occupancy rate of more than 80 per cent for accommodation establishments across …