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Cape Town ranks among the world’s top cities for remote working in 2021. The city has long been a favourite with digital nomads, yet this is almost our best kept secret. Cape Town was recently listed #42 on Big 7 Travel’s ‘Best Cities For Remote Working’ list, alongside countries such as Indonesia, Germany and Argentina. […]

There’s something special about this place, says Vincent Ntunja as he reminisces about growing up in Gugulethu, a vibrant community in the heart of Cape Town. The former South African national basketball player, model and radio presenter is the founder of Run/Walk Gugs and director of African Grassroot Hoops, an initiative that uses basketball to connect with underprivileged […]

Approximately 1 million visitors from across the world use the Cableway to reach the top of this iconic Cape Town landmark each year. Opened on 4 October 1929, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has a proud history of being completely accident-free. The cableway has been upgraded three times – in 1958, 1974 and 1997. The […]

Ansu Sooful is fascinated by new technologies. The CEO and founder of the award-winning digital solutions company Aizatron has over 25 years of experience in the tech sector and is determined to help Cape Town become the first smart city in Africa. We sat down with him recently for a quick Q&A. Tell us about […]

Cape Town has once again been voted the World’s Leading Festival and Event Destination at the World Travel Awards. This is the second time that the Mother City has been awarded the accolade in three years. Finalists this year included Barcelona, London, Dubai, Sydney, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro, among others. “These are big contenders […]

Cape Town is the startup capital of Africa. The city offers entrepreneurs a variety of comfortable and safe shared workspaces to network and collaborate. One such space is the WeWork offices in the city centre. We caught up with Karla Van Zyl, Community Manager at WeWork 80 Strand Street, to find out how this co-working […]

A whopping ZAR7,7 billion worth of investments announced at this month’s Presidential Investment Summit will be invested directly into Cape Town. The investments include Google (ZAR2,2bn), Amdec (ZAR2bn), Capita (ZAR500m), and Teraco (ZAR3bn). “There is no better testament to our investment ecosystem. Major international corporations know that they can access world-class infrastructure, sound governance, a […]

Ten city beaches have been awarded Blue Flag status by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) for the 2021 season. The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognised voluntary eco-labels awarded to beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators. In order to qualify for the Blue Flag, a series […]

Statement by the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, Alderman James Vos This morning, the City of Cape Town together with our official Destination Marketing Organisation, Cape Town Tourism (CTT), launched the Pocket-Friendly Challenge aimed at making tourism more affordable and boosting the visitor economy. The campaign is part of CTTs’ […]

Cape Town is home to one of the world’s top animation schools. Led by Nuno Martins, the state-of-the-art  Animation School in Woodstock was ranked the 18th best animation school in the world in 2017. The school has ranked among the world’s Top 100 animation schools for the last 5 years and has produced some of […]