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What
a month… Nelson Mandela launched the absolute concert of the
decade in Cape Town as part of a world wide AIDS campaign
(read the article underneath).
Earlier this month a South African born in Cape Town, won
the Nobel Prize for literature and a leading US travel magazine
voted Cape Town as no. 1 destination in the world.
We would almost forget the 26 degrees and sun….enjoy this
newsletter
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Nobel
price for literature for Cape Town born
The South African Nobel Prize
for Literature winner was greeted with excitement all over
the world, and in South Africa, especially at the University
of Cape Town where he taught. Born and bred in Cape Town,
he is a audience shy, booker and pulitzer price winning writer.
Find out about who this intriguing Cape Town born writer is...
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Best
Sundowner Places of Cape Town
This month we
expose some of the best sundowner spots around Cape Town one
needs to know. From trendy spots along the Atlantic seaboard
to the best one in Gugs and a sundowner spot tucked in next
to the clouds, if there will be any this summer.
Read on and get the starters track on all the hotspots..
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Noon
Gun Café; authentic gem in Bo Kaap
The Noon Gun ritual that has
lost its meaning in a world of digital watches and radio time-signals,
but it is very much part of the changeless traditions, of
which lunch at Noon Gun Café with the Misbach family started
being one of mine in 1999.
Find out about the little secret
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Past
and present: impressive story of change
The past at least allows for
much positive change. Take a moment to understand where people
in South Africa come from, look at our past through the eyes
of someone who used to a be special police man in the 1980s.
From quelling the riots in townships, now he is back there
again taking tourist to see the true Cape Town.
Read The story
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New
Cell phone developed in Cape Town
Few people know calling 'pre
paid' on your cell phone was invented in South Africa. Now,
after more than 18 months of research and development, with
a meager budget of just R15 million, South Africa’s first
locally produced cellphone is ready to hit the South Africa
market by early next year.
Read the article
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Why
online magazine come2capetown.com?
about changing
perceptions: Having seen this City grow immensely on many
levels and not reading about it in the press overseas initiated
a daring first online magazine that did not only show tourism
beauty, yet communicates all different aspects of Cape Town
and South Africa: a trusted insider on all aspects: Read
about 'why us...'
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Mandela
‘Concert of the Decade’ in Cape Town
Nelson Mandela
on October 21 2003 in London launched a worldwide music-led
campaign to raise awareness of the devastating impact of AIDS
in Africa. A massive concert in Cape Town, part of the campaign,
will feature an incredible list of worldfamous musicians.
Who & when?Read the article on come2capetown.com |
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