Cape Town will kick off its festive holiday season and welcome summer with the Mother City’s largest free open-air concert on the Grand Parade on Sunday, 29 November 2026. The Festive Lights Switch-On will once again transform the city centre into a vibrant celebration of music, culture and community.

Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham joined the Department along with the residents and the Princess Vlei Forum to officially open the new Princess Vlei trail. Construction on the R10,2 million circulatory trail started last year, and forms part of the City’s ongoing investment in accessible high-quality public open spaces....

DGB has been named The Ethical Award Winner at the 2025 The Drinks Business Green Awards for its Travelling Classrooms a DGB Charitable Trust initiative, announced on 2 December 2025 at Home House, London. This international accolade recognises the company’s deep commitment to uplifting the communities in which it works and setting a benchmark for ethical and environmental responsibility...

To mark this year’s Tourism Day theme of ‘Tourism and Sustainable Transformation’, Alderman James Vos, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, joined Cape Town businesses in celebrating their latest ventures centered on people and planet. This week saw the launch of the first commercial fully electric boats...

The Digital Vault was lunched last week by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Councillor Patricia van der Ross, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health lduring an event at the City Hall. With the Digital Vault, residents, and people around the world, can access and explore the interesting artworks and heritage items that make up the City’s collection. ...

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Daily Maverick received thousands of votes - "in the end, democracy wins, and we've found your top photographs of the year, voted for by you". Two of the 5 were of Cape Town and #1 is of Muizenberg, titled Poppy,  by photographer: Luca Mendes

It's bloomin’ lovely at Durbanville Garden’s first ever rose show and the City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department invites garden enthusiasts on Saturday, 11 November from 10:00 until noon. More than 5 000 varieties of roses in full bloom will be on show.

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...

South African scientist Debra Roberts nominated to head world expert body on climate crisis. If Roberts wins the majority vote in Nairobi, she will become the first woman and first person from Africa to lead the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).