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A
new world class land mark in Cape Town: The new Cape Town
International Convention Centre (CTICC) has been opened this
weekend by South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki. Come2capetown
attended a pre-opening SANEC business breakfast on last Wednesday
and was amazed by the size and grandeur that has been created.
Not only will it bring world class
conventions to Cape Town, it will also create jobs and a
further boost to tourism. It is estimated that 78% of the
expected CTICC visitors have not visited Cape Town before.
Before creating another extensive
newsletter for you, and the day after the opening of the
convention centre, come2capetown listened to some pure magic:
legendary local musicians Adamu and Mac McKenzie, and that
in the backyard of one of their friends giving his 40th
birthday!
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A
first 30 ‘things to do’ in Cape Town
People go on a holiday or visit
a city and there is a definite character of the designated
holiday spot. I always find the diversity of Cape Town a striking
element in my reasons for living here, thus: A short overview
of a first ‘30 things to do’ in Cape Town. It contains one
or two ‘insider’ secrets that, in testing it, has even surprised
some Capetonians..
An
introduction…
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Xhosa:
Molo…., Unjani?
A country which has eleven official
languages is quite unique, and indicative of its cultural
diversity. Not that all of these languages are spoken by a
majority of all the people. Since ten years South Africa has
eleven official languages, of which English and Afrikaans
are widely spoken as a second language, yet isiXhosa is the
most intriguing: A
first introduction to
isiXhosa and the ‘bare essentials’ for your visiting vocabulary.
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Research:Cape
Town a world winning city
An interesting article on the future of Cape Town as independent research has found it to be one of only 24 cities worldwide that are "future winners". In a report released today, an international research group, Jones Lang LaSalle, says the Mother City has a bright future as a tourism and conference venue. An
introduction to the results
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Feedback:
a story about logic, reality and persistence
Did you ever throw away huge
amounts of untouched food after a big party? When you were
standing there next to the bin, did you think about the
starving people in Africa? The fact that the food would
get moldy if shipped to another continent probably eased
your feelings of guilt. But it’s a completely different
story if the leftovers end up in a trashcan only a few miles
away from poor people. Redistribution of unused food is
the idea behind the Feedback-project which has been successfully
running in Cape Town for the last three years..
Read about the why and how of feedback
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Monster
waves ‘on the day after’ Red Bull Big Wave Africa in Cape
Town
Some of the biggest waves found
on the African continent were seen in Cape Town after a dedicated
Red Bull team extended the three week waiting period by one
day and the light was set to green: the sms service woke up
thousands of surfers on 23 June to come and see 12 of the
world’s best Big Wave surfers charge the 20ft+ monsters at
Dungeons of Hout Bay. An amazing day ended with a surprising
winner::
read the story, see pictures
and answer the question to win a come2capetown Red Bull Video
and more…
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Capetonian
and visitor highlight: The Waterfront
A lively & stylish visitor paradise
and a meeting place for Capetonians. The new chapter in South
Africa’s tourism industry began in 1988 when the Waterfront
Company decided to develop the historic harbour as a mixed
use area, focusing on tourism and commerce with the continuing
operation of the working harbour. Read
about the Waterfront..
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Free anti-retrovirals make inroads in Khayelitsha
When Tembani was diagnosed as HIV-positive, she was only 14 years old at the time and knew nothing about Aids. After being admitted to Cape Town's Groote Schuur hospital, a nurse told her she had four days to live and must "look for a place to die".
She is still alive...
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South African wines by far the biggest winner
South African wines have recorded one of their most impressive international results ever, winning five of the 20 trophies awarded at London's International Wine and Spirits Competition and making the country by far the biggest winner on the show. Find out which wines and why… |
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