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Snow
on Table Mountain? Yeah, sure. Really! Mother Nature surprised
the come2capetown team -and every other Capetonian- by laying
a beautiful soft white blanket of snow on top of the Mountains
of Cape Town; a first since a 1999.
We have not really experienced winter and the white flakes
falling down two weeks ago made it difficult to believe Spring
was starting in September.
The International Cape Town Fashion week put Cape Town on
the map and the first Southern Right whales that came to visit
us on the coast, unofficially opening the Whale Festival.
We look forward to visiting the Hermanus Whale festival at
the end of September.
The August 'winter month' made for fresh hikes and a fireplace
warming, taking enough time for your newsletter on Cape Town
this month:
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Even
rural boys can be fashionistas
This month we take a glimpse
into the life of a young Capetonian that is making moves in
the fashion world. Linzey Davids is not the typical guy from
the Boland. He chose to chart his own course from a young
age.
This month he was part of the glamorous International Cape
Town Fashion Week that saw him compete with the best young
designers in South Africa. Read The
article
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Gentle
Giant arriving in the Cape: "It is a Whale"
He is black, stocky
and fat. He is 15 meters long, weighs 80 tons, cruises 8 km
per hour and he can reach an age of 90 years. He is definitely
one of the most dedicated visitors of the coasts of Cape Town.
Every year these gentle giants flock to our shores to calve
and mate their babies. Thousands of visitors come to see them
from close by. Wow! It is a Whale!
Read the article
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More
hidden places of Cape Town: Gardens
Discover the more hidden places
of Cape Town. And drink in a Parisian-like surrounding the
perfect morning capuccino. Walk through the green historical
Company's Gardens into the suburb of Gardens. Here, restaurants
and bars with their own identity surface. You will find that
each suburb or neighbourhood has its distinct character in
Cape Town: Gardens
Be introduced to the secrets of Gardens
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HIV/AIDS:
a new struggle for South Africa as one nation
It is killer number one in South
Africa. In 2010 more than 6 million people have Aids. This
month the South African Government changed their policy with
180 degrees during the First National Aids Congress in Durban.
But will they execute and order? Brett Anderson is a Capetonian
TV producer. He became SA 'poster boy’ in the Campaign against
Aids. Read his story
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Business
in the Western Cape: Textile and Clothing
The Western Cape textile and
clothing industry is the second largest sector in South Africa.
After the liberalization of trade. The sector sales of some
R 11 billion annually. The Western Cape is the strongest of
the three pillars of South Africa’s clothing industry, Gauteng,
and Kwa Zulu Natal. Exports are driven by the attractive conditions
offered in the Western Cape.
Read More
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Cape
Town on the move: events guide September
Cape Town is an
ever-active environment in the upcoming months. With the summer
in anticipation it will stay bustling with expo's, exhibitions,
festivals, concerts, sports events, theatre plays and parties
of course. Next month in the newsletter an overview: this
month we put together a first events overview for September.
Read
the overview
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Come2CapeTown
is spreading its wings world wide
This month the
newletter features a design fitting the view we have of Cape
Town: City, Tourism, Get to Know, Development and Business.
It is all a prelude to the first online magazine on the broad
perspective of Cape Town. Aim? To provide an insight from
all angles of Cape Town, from a positive and constructive
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