As always, we’re keeping you in the loop and making sure that you never miss a Cape Town moment. Here are our Top 10 stories of the week:
10. Located in the middle of an exclusive Cape Town suburb, the recently launched Bishopscourt Estate is tucked away at the base of the renowned Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden:
New lifestyle estate launched in affluent Cape Town suburb
9. Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie recently received backlash from taxpayers, following the reveal that the total cost of his 2024 Olympic attendance, amounted to R800 000:
McKenzie delivers response to the R800k cost of his Paris Olympics trip
8. The Galileo Open Air Cinema is kicking off its 13th season with a weekly line-up to tickle just the right fancy of classic film fanatics and outdoor movie enthusiasts alike:
Movie line-up: The Galileo kicks off the season with a week of classics
7. Great Wine Capitals established the 2025 Best of Wine Tourism Awards 26 years ago to showcase the rapid expansion of the worldwide wine tourism business:
6. Key changes for 2025 include an earlier start:
How SA’s 2025 school calendar is going to look a bit different
5. Petrol and diesel prices in the country are mainly determined by the Basic Fuel Price (BFP), which is adjusted monthly based on data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF):
4. ‘The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has finally complied with an order by the High Court, compelling it to return building materials belonging to people sleeping on Transnet-owned land on Cape Town’s Foreshore’:
PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney
3. A stunning house in Bantry Bay is on the market for R75 million, featuring one of its key attractions: protection from Cape Town’s notorious ‘Cape Doctor,’ a harsh south-easterly wind:
See how the Cape doctor shields this R75 million Bantry Bay home
2. One of Cape Town’s elite schools joins the ranks of the world’s top 150 private schools in Carfax Education’s 2024 Global Schools Index:
This Cape Town school ranks among the world’s top 150 private schools
1. Cape {town} Etc reached out to the South African Police Service (SAPS), who confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old male in connection with the student’s death:
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