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 …

Cape Town has been named the second-best city in the world and the best city in Africa by readers of US-based travel resource Condé Nast Traveler. The 25th annual Readers’ Choice Awards were recently announced by Condé Nast, after close to 50 000 readers took part in the survey. Cape Town scored 84.8, and was only beaten by the popular …

The Argus reports that people living in the Western Cape are better off than those in most other provinces. Most live in brick houses, have access to running water, flushing toilets and a better education than the average citizen, according to census figures released on Tuesday. There are 5.8 million people living in the Western Cape, of whom 2.8 million …

The City of Cape Town is once again a partner for the seventh annual Cape Town Military Tattoo, to be held from 31 October to 3 November 2012 at the Castle of Good Hope. As in previous years, the Tattoo will be produced by a dedicated team of regular and reserve members of the South African National Defence Force. The …

By Herman R Gibbs  Editor, www.capedreams.co.za Arriving guests at Southern Sun Newlands Hotel enter the reception area, which offers a stylish, eclectic mix of beautiful elements, textures and colours. The front desk staff are ready with welcoming, friendly smiles that ease guests into a smooth and seamless check-in process. By this time you’ve been armed with a welcoming drink, and next …

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 …