Just FYI, if you say you 'frequent' an establishment, it means you go there often. You don't need to say you 'frequent it often'. # Been asked to address 100 grade 10 pupils on the responsibilities that come with online influence. Better start practicing being responsible # Excited to be invited to launch of Leopard's Leap wine estate & Liam Tomlin food. There will be wine, not sure how I would get home though. # It's the inaugural meeting of the Pastry … [Read more...]

De Waal Park, at the foot of Table Mountain, is the place to be every second Sunday in summer, when Cape Town’s esteemed musicians take to the park’s historical Edwardian bandstand. The Summer Concerts in the Park are a free concert series organised by Friends of De Waal Park and sponsored by ReMax Living. The series aims to bring a dynamic range of fine music, which caters to all tastes, and introduce De Waal Park to new visitors. The first four concerts featured Hot Water, … [Read more...]

The City of Cape Town has reported an increase in the number of building plans passed during the last quarter of 2011. There was a 25% increase in the number of plans passed covering residential property and a 31% increase in plans covering non-residential properties. The non-residential component comprised 102 plans, including 63 for shopping space, 14 for industrial/warehousing and eight for offices. “The construction industry is a major employer in terms of labour and it is therefore … [Read more...]

Ten new 12m MyCiTi buses will be deployed in Cape Town from late March to help alleviate the severe congestion being experienced by MyCiTi users. A focus area will be the suburbs of Table View and Parklands, and traffic along Gie Road and Raats Drive. The City is aware of extensive delays being experienced in Table View, Parklands and surrounding areas particularly during peak traffic times. The problem has been exacerbated recently by roadworks for the extension of the MyCiTi service on the … [Read more...]

At a meeting requested by MEC Robin Carlisle, Provincial MEC for Transport, on Friday 27 January 2012 public transport role-players agreed to put in place mechanisms to try and ensure that travel on public transport is improved. In attendance were representatives from Metrorail, the Provincial Department of Transport, Cape Chamber of Commerce, Golden Arrow Bus Service, the South African Police Services and the City of Cape Town. Metrorail systems, rail assets and rolling stock are regularly … [Read more...]

The City of Cape Town’s four Outpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment sites are running free 16-week substance abuse rehabilitation programmes, based on the Matrix Model. “This is part of our goal to create a Caring City, where all are residents are given support, particularly in times of crisis”, says Mayoral Committee member for Health, Cllr Lungiswa James. The rehabilitation sites, which are situated at the City’s Tafelsig, Table View, Delft South and Khayelitsha clinics, are open … [Read more...]

The City of Cape Town’s Sport and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Cape Town Tens, will host the Castle Cape Town Tens’ Rugby Tournament for the fourth consecutive year this February. The popular Castle Cape Town Tens, the brainchild of former Springboks Bob Skinstad and Rob Fleck, takes place on 3 and 4 February, at the Hamiltons Rugby Club in Greenpoint. The tournament will host 192 games over four divisions, including the finals. Seventy eight teams from all over South … [Read more...]

There seems to be a trend of people opening small restaurants with limited menu and wine list, often open for limited hours. I reviewed The Dog’s Bollocks the other day which is basically a guy selling burgers out of his garage in the evenings, and this last weekend I went to <a href="http://www.thetablerestaurant.co.za" target="_blank">The Table at De Meye. We were lunching with our good friends Roger and Dawn from Jorgensen’s Distillery, and they suggested this as a good … [Read more...]