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. After a weekend that saw South African shores pummelled by massive waves and rough seas, the City of Cape Town has provided a detailed explanation regarding the dramatic changes to beaches along the Atlantic coastline over the last ten days:
City explains dramatic changes to Cape Town’s Atlantic coastline
9. After Postbank resolved a system glitch that had left at least 600 000 social grant beneficiaries receiving only partial payments or none at all, the situation provided little relief for a Cape Town pensioner who suffered a heart attack due to stress:
Cape Town pensioner suffers heart attack while queuing for Sassa grant
8. Singita Kruger National Park, comprising Singita Lebombo Lodge and Sweni Lodge, has achieved the prestigious rank of No. 15 in the global ranking of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023:
Cape Town’s Singita shines at The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 awards
7. A Cape Town-based non-profit organisation is gearing up to start work on the second phase of a radical design model that aims to address the national housing crisis:
Cape Town NPO aims to end national housing crisis with new design
6. Van Ryn’s has once again clinched the title of World’s Best Brandy Trophy, marking the second triumph in just four months:
Brandy from Stellenbosch wins World’s Best for the second time this year
5. Yesterday marked the launch of a newly refurbished science laboratory at Fairmount High School in Grassy Park, thanks to the collaborative effort between Advancing Knowledge NPC, the Archway Foundation and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED):
Provincial partnership empowers 9 WC schools with new science labs
4. The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel & Spa in Constantia has just revealed its revamped restaurant and public spaces, with the upgrades extending to its Conservatory Restaurant and terrace, as well as the lounge and bar area:
The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel & Spa reveals its new garden-themed interiors
3. Tenanting is on the horizon for the City-enabled Goodwood social housing mega-project, set to offer rental opportunities to over 1000 residents and their families starting in November 2023:
Affordable housing for over 1000 residents coming to Goodwood
2. Video footage documents the efforts of James Suter, a private guide and filmmaker, along with his brother-in-law as they come to the rescue of three young seals ensnared in a fishing net on a beach within West Coast National Park:
Video: Seal pups cut free from a fishing net in West Coast National Park
1. We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with the Galileo Open Air Cinema, an outdoor movie experience that has become synonymous with the start of summer in Cape Town:
We’ve partnered with The Galileo for a summer of movie magic
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