An innovative urban design project spearheaded by the City of Cape Town has attracted global attention after being nominated for a prestigious international award. The Dunoon Learning and Innovation Precinct project, an urban planning initiative aimed at rethinking and reshaping the local community, was recently shortlisted alongside 11 other international projects for the inaugural Human […]
Graduates from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are among the most employable in the world, according to the latest international graduate employability rankings. UCT won a spot among the top 100 universities worldwide, securing 91st position in the 2020 Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings, the university announced. The ranking provides insight into an institution’s […]
Established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries across the world, the World Travel Awards are recognised as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato and the City’s Mayco Members for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, Alderman James Vos, and […]
Heads of state and business leaders from across the globe are in Cape Town for the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa from 4 – 6 September 2019. The conference takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre under the theme ‘Shaping Inclusive Growth and Shared Futures in the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ and will […]
When alternative legal services provider Exigent established in Cape Town in 2003, the company delivered a single service with just five staff members. Fast forward 16 years and the group offers a variety of services, employing over 500 people globally. “It all started right here in Cape Town,” says Nicola Stott, Exigent’s global managing director […]
The largest ever survey exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist William Kentridge opened in Cape Town in August. This major exhibition is hosted simultaneously in two parts by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), which hosts his multi-media works; and at Norval Foundation, which presents his sculptural works. Why Should I Hesitate: Putting […]
The warmth and neighbourliness of Capetonians has been recognised by global travel site Big 7 Travel with the city being named one of the world’s friendliest. Compiled by surveying Big 7 Travel’s 1.5 million strong social audience, Cape Town was the leading African city. Specifically, the site asked its users: “Where you would find the […]
Cape Town’s first ever Resilience Strategy, developed in the aftermath of the worst drought the city has faced in recent history, has been approved. “The strategy is a roadmap for a 21st century metropolis which aims to strengthen the city against sudden potential shocks in future, from storms and heat waves, to cyber-attacks, global financial […]
The tourism marketing agreement between Cape Town and New York City is bearing fruit. Spearheaded by the respective destination marketing companies, the agreement has seen the two iconic destinations collaborating by using their respective resources to market each other. Cape Town’s many attractions are displayed on bus shelters and kiosks across New York’s five districts […]
The HSBC Cape Town Sevens is set to undergo a major makeover this year, stretching over three action-packed days in December. The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will make their South African debut on the afternoon of Friday 13 December at Cape Town Stadium, at the kick off of a long weekend of rugby action, which […]
