Green News
February 24, 2026
The upcoming Mayor’s Craft Market is kicking off on Friday, 27 February 2026. The popular market will be under way at the Cape Town Civic Centre for three days including 2 and 3 March 2026. The market will run from 07:00 to 14:30 on the trading days. Marketers can be found on the 2nd floor of...
February 24, 2026
The Claremont MyCiTi bus station will be the first and largest station on the Metro-South East Corridor and the City of Cape Town is inviting artists to submit Public Artwork Proposals As a high-volume interchange, the planned bus station has been identified as a focus for artworks, with multiple large-scale artwork opportunities for the internal and...
February 23, 2026
Following the resounding success of its inaugural edition, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is proud to announce the return of National Gardens Week, taking place from 9 to 15 March 2026. This year, SANBI will offer free access to South Africans and residents to its national botanical and zoological gardens to showcase some...
February 17, 2026
The City of Cape Town marked the official opening of the Bo-Kaap Market on Saturday, 14 February and Sunday, 15 February 2026. While the market has been trading since December 2025, this weekend formally recognised it as a permanent public trading space that supports local entrepreneurs and reflects the...
February 16, 2026
The Two Oceans Aquarium is celebrating a very special milestone as African penguin siblings, Ember and Echo, turn one year old. “Born in February 2025, Ember and Echo were the first African penguin chicks to hatch at the Aquarium in a decade. This was considered a hopeful moment by the Two Oceans Aquarium team, for a...
February 09, 2026
The Brendel Botanical Teaching Models Exhibition at the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, curated by Karen Stewart, is an exhibition of rare and beautiful models to entice a quest for botanical knowledge.
A fascinating exhibition of botanical models from the 19th century!
February 09, 2026
Multidisciplinary artist Pierre Louis Geldenhuys returns home with The Planet is Screaming, Listen to Mother Earth — a deeply considered new body of work that merges geometric textile abstraction with an urgent ecological narrative. Presented in alignment with the fair’s 2026 theme, LISTEN, the series invites a slower, more attentive engagement with both material and...
February 06, 2026
If you are a young aspiring artist looking to gain exposure and experience then don’t miss your opportunity to apply for the City’s Emerging Artist Programme. Now in its 6th year, this programme creates opportunities for visual artists providing mentorship, skills development and exhibition opportunities for around 200 emerging artists...
February 03, 2026
It's World Read Aloud Day on 4 February 2026 and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Councillor Francine Higham, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, will join staff from Nal’ibali and the Iziko Museum in reading stories to more than 200 children from Gugulethu, Lentegeur, Mfuleni, and Goodwood. 2026 Theme: ‘Unlocking Magic Through Stories – A...
January 30, 2026
Cynthia Gogtya is the featured Vendor Artist in THE BIG ISSUE #346 which is available right now from your favourite vendor. "The themes for this session was to explore an important relationship; finding a nature symbol for it observing nature objects, shells and flowers to find inspiration", explains Elaine Millin, Director of the Vendor Art Programme...
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