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Culture
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton in City Overview
Cape Town culture today strongly suggests that there is nothing black and white about Cape Town's racial mix, which is populated by skin shades of every colour. The Mother City is unlike anywhere else
Traffic & Orientation
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton in City Overview
Cape Town lies at the head of a small peninsula, which dips into the sea at the south-western tip of Africa, (not quite the southern-most point, which is a couple of hours drive east at Cape Agulhas).
Cape Town International Airport
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton in City Overview
Even though Cape Town International Airport caters for over 6 million travellers a year, it has managed to retain the friendly, informal feel of a provincial airport. Arriving passengers seem to relax
Oceans
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton in City Overview
The city of Cape Town stares out over the chilly Atlantic Ocean, where a dip in the water will leave you zinging like a mentholated mint. The water may be icy but the sand is hot and the beaches close
Crime
Published: 31/01/2011 by Carrie Hampton in City Overview
Cape Town crime is a subject. Traditional village values where tribal chiefs maintain law and order, don't apply in the cities . As a result crime has spiralled, (some would say out of control). Howev
Table Mountain
Published: 05/04/2011 by Lisa Telo in City Overview
With 350 paths to the summit, Table Mountain soars 1,085m (3,559ft) above Cape Town and the Lower Cableway station lies at 363m. The highest point on the mountain is known as Maclear’s Beacon.