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After
enjoying some sun, snow, rain and galeforce winds in a short
secret season the online magazine come2capetown team brings
you a fresh spring newsletter!
Google now also is available in Xhosa! A major break through
with over 8 million people with isiXhosa as their mother tongue.
After last month's 'snow-suprise' on Table Mountain, spring
has sprung with temperatures rising, you're hit by the scent
of fresh flowers and the sun breaking through your bedroom
window, announcing to all that its finally arrived: Spring.
The best thing to start off a hectic day is with a cappuccino
in the sun, the perfect kickstart for the day. This month,
interesting words about Cape Town: we jump into our earliest
history and find out where we originally come from and note
the latest updates on events, best beaches, and stunning drives!
Enjoy!
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San & Khoi Khoi
For a people almost decimated by wars and colonialism the Khoi-San still survive in Southern Africa with protection of their culture they’ve never witnessed from several invaders over the years taking their land. From the cradle of humanity, the region now known as Ethiopia, descendants of the Khoi arrived, forced off the land by new invaders Meet the first Capetonians..!
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'Best Beaches' in Cape Town
Cape Town offers you many lovely beaches to go to in summer. This month Come2CapeTown.com gives you the first impression of the extraordinary beaches and where you can find them. The best surfing spots? Visit Bloubergstrand. Looking for the nude, relaxed, most trendy or white sandy beach?
Go to....The Best Beaches on Come2CapeTown.com
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Power and Pride in Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha, home to an estimated 400 000 people, is more than just poverty and crime. People live here, normal people, hard working people, adventurous people and most of all: people with a dream. Many saw it as a transit point, ended up staying for years. Kids grow up amidst the dusty streets and few public amenities.Now, Khayelitshia is coming up.
Read more
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A reminder of 'De Waterkant'
A gay and yuppie neighbourhood in the heart of Cape Town once had a different identity before the time of “forced removals”, de Waterkant had a vibrant mixed community. Today home to the affluent of the city far removed from its working class heritage, Come2CapeTown.com found three ladies in Gugs who grew up in the Waterkant and reminisce as they recount the past Read The story
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starting a business in CT & SA
"Europeans arrive, start in South Africa and think 'this is not how we do things' and within weeks everything is done different. That doesn't work." Real Estate investment, import or export: "People like it so much, they think less sometimes then if they would start up in the street next door in their own country". Starting up in South Africa;
a conversation with....
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7's: Best Drives around Cape Town
Explore the Western Cape by car! Rent a nice car and go for a stunning drive. See and taste the beauty of R310; the Winelands, drive through the extensive fields and old fishing harbours of the Westcoast, feature in your own car commercial on a stunning coastal drive on the R44 on the Southern coastroute!
Have a nice and safe trip on ....7 Best Drives around Cape Town
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Events
in Cape Town and the Western Cape: October 2003
This month, as
the weather warms up, our event guide takes things outdoors,
with events that will burn of the excess kilo's acquired during
the cooler winter months. We still have time to go to the
theatre and attend a conference at the Convention Centre.
A major event this month: the Cape Town Big Walk with thousands
of participants...Events in Cape Town |
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