Archive for the General Category
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Cape Town Motoring Expo
Any motor and sound lover will love what Cape Town is bringing to the tables end of June.
A “motor styling and tuning expo” will be held in the Good Hope Centre on Sunday the 29th of June 2008. The event will start at 10:30am and will be running throughout the day until [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cape Town, Entertainment, General, Music by Steven Norris
Friday, June 13th, 2008
What’s the world coming to?
South Africa has been graced with a new credit act- an act that is supposedly trying to help consumers to stop buying everything on credit.
Interesting, because everything is getting so expensive that the only way we can actually afford certain things is by buying it on credit.
The petrol price is skyrocketing, the interest rate is [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Steven Norris
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Rugby takes Cape Town by storm!
It’s Saturday and the streets are buzzing, liquor stores are coining it while proud Capetonians walk around with Stormers jerseys.
The Vodacom Super 14 has taken Cape Town by storm and rugby enthusiasts are walking around with adrenalin sizzling in their veins. With people from all over living in Cape Town and its surrounds- [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cape Town, Entertainment, General, News, South Africa, World by Steven Norris
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Winter in Cape Town
Not so long ago the sun bronzed our skins and all Capetonians spent time on the lovely Cape Town beaches. Now when you wake up at 6 in the morning, its still dark outside, the nights are chilly and your toes feel like they are freezing off!
Yes, it’s that time of the year again- wintertime! [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cape Town, Entertainment, Gambling, General, South Africa, Travel by Steven Norris
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
South African Cheese Festival
Here in Cape Town we can definitely feel the seasons-change in the air! The evenings are chilly and mornings definitely have a bite to them.
However, weather has never stopped any Cape Tonian from having fun and enjoying this beautiful city to the max!
It’s that time of the year again where we celebrate cheeses of all [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cape Town, Entertainment, General by Steven Norris
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Warm Earthy March
So, the month of love has reached its end and so has the season of summer. It’s that time of year where leaves change their colour and the summer sun just gently tinkle bronzed skin.
As warm earthy March spreads her wings, the Cape embraces the change from sizzling hot days to mellow and warm with [...]
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Moonstruck 2008
Each year since 2001, local Cape Town radio station 567 Cape Talk have put on this literally star-studded event on Clifton 4th, arguably the most beautiful beach in the Mother City.
While the live band may not consist of household names, their excellent renditions of golden oldies from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s were performed [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Beach, Cape Town, Entertainment, General, Music, News, South Africa, Travel by Steven Norris
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
The month of February
It is the beginning of February - the shortest month of the year! This specific month gets a double ‘yay’ as it is a Leap Year, and we all get paid a bit earlier this month!
In a Leap Year, the month of February has one extra day added to the usual 28 days. This phenomenon [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Cape Town River Rafting
Always wanted to try river rafting but not sure you’re up to the whole ‘white water / extreme adrenalin-pumping version - yet?
I took a one day river rafting trip this past Sunday along a tranquil section of the
Breede River in the Western Cape of South Africa, a convenient one-hour’s drive from the city of Cape [...]
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
Cape Town’s biggest social event - J&B Met 2008!
It’s almost that time again- when one of the biggest Cape Town social events of the year takes place! Yes, you’ve guessed it - it’s time to get ready for the J&B Met.
It all started back in the day when the English soldiers in Cape Town wanted to impress the ladies. Back then it was [...]