The City of Cape Town partnered with Nature Connect, an environmental education organisation, to support the Western Leopard Toad Underpass Project. Nature Connect initiated this special project and has installed six underpass tunnels along Peninsula Road that bisects the City’s False Bay Nature Reserve. These tunnels are intended to assist the Endangered Western Leopard Toad to...

Vendor artist Batsi Jorofani is featured in The Big Issue #320 which is on sale right now.  The Art Theme this issue is "Finding warmth in the coldness of winter from friendship", kindness, pets and nature. Quote:"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." Victor Hugo

The Big Issue #320 is packed with different stories that focus on dignity and respect for indigent people living on the streets. Buy a copy and support the street vendors across Cape Town CBD and suburbs, especially during the cold winter. 

Delheim Wine Estate invite you to their Winter Melting Pot of Fondue and Jazz that is running through to the end of August. Now on its sixth year running, jazz is the perfect beat to accompany an authentic hearty traditional cheese fondue held in the cosy unique atmosphere of a leading Stellenbosch wine estate. Delheim...

The Year of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, commemorating 45 years since his untimely death, was launched at Robben Island and Chairperson of Robben Island Museum (RIM), Prof Saths Cooper, focuses on this in the Arts Round Up this week. Prof Saths Cooper explains the context of this 60th anniversary of the incarceration of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe...

To celebrate Mandela Day, you are invited to join the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Department at the Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve on 18 July 2023 where volunteers will be planting over 1 900 indigenous plants. ‘This is a great opportunity for residents to volunteer and join the effort as we are celebrating Mandela Day,...

The Mouille Point Trash Bash this Saturday 15 July - join in to help the Two Oceans Aquarium protect our ocean - and enjoy the morning! The Two Oceans Aquarium and the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation invite all Capetonians to join them in their ongoing 2023 Mouille Point beach focused Trash Bash. Help us build our...

The Classroom dome going up at Green Point Park is a classroom which will form part of the City’s Experiential Education Garden (EEG), currently being built on the edge of the park. Once complete, it will serve as an outdoor environmental education space for learners and a safe place for visitors to immerse themselves in nature.

Magical, mystical SURGE, directed by Roshina Ratnam, performed by the Magnet Theatre Youth Company, about the impact of climate change comes to The Baxter for one week only in July. Climate change and its devastating impact on the environment is creatively and caringly brought into the spotlight in the mystical, SURGE,

Underwater Book Launch - the World’s First - when the Two Oceans Aquarium hosts legendary explorer Riaan Manser for the impressive underwater book launch of his children's book “My First Wild Island Adventure” This is a bonus Winter Waterland offering which visitors don’t want to miss out on these school holidays. Come and join us...

Vendor Artist Solomon Masoso is featured in The BIG ISSUE #319. The theme for #319 might be '2024 Gatvol Elections', while the art theme worked on in May was Mother's Day! The theme was Mothers' Day: the gifts of love and support from mothers or someone who was like a mother OR the gifts and bounty...

Zackie Achmat is on the cover of the The Big Issue #319 so no surprise that that the focus is the political climate in South Africa and the upcoming elections with independent candidate Zackie running for Parliament. Here a a few of the articles featured in The Big Issue #319