Capetowner News Updates

Strand homecooks Najma Abrahams and Azba Fanie, will be showcasing their cookbook Tietie & Nana se Huiskos at the Cape Flats Book Festival on Sunday February 2. Cape Flats Book Festival organisers Read to Rise, are gearing up to welcome thousands of book lovers at this year’s instalment of the… Read more »

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, based at Waterfront, has various resources to help youth kickstart their careers. Picture: supplied Passing matric is an exciting milestone, however, as you move to the next step of your journey, navigating the job market may feel overwhelming. Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, an NPO based at… Read more »

The 12th edition of the Investec Art Fair will take place next month. Picture: Anton Scholtz The12th edition of the Investec Art Fair, South Africa’s largest contemporary art fair, will take place from Friday February 21 to Sunday February 23 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The fair… Read more »

The cast of The Cry of Winnie Mandela. The Market Theatre’s production, The Cry of Winnie Mandela, based on Njabulo Ndebele’s novel of the same name, makes its Cape Town debut at the Baxter Flipside from Wednesday January 29 to Saturday February 15, at 7.30pm, with Saturday matinees at 3pm.… Read more »

Conrad Koch and his razor-sharp puppet, Chester Missing, who opens the show with his cheeky take on everything from local politics to international absurdities. Comedy ventriloquist Conrad Koch will deliver a night of side-splitting humour in Despicable Hehe, from Monday February 10 to Saturday February 15 at Theatre On The… Read more »

A sneak peek of Cape Town Carnival 2025. The annual Cape Town Carnival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a number of guest artists aboard the decorated floats under the theme, WowZa. The announcement was made at a rooftop venue in the CBD last night, January 16, where… Read more »

Playing Flirty Shameez Patel Hatchette Review: Lauren O’Connor-May I got very excited when I saw this book. A brown Capetonian author, writing about a leading, brown romance character. I wondered, are we finally getting a brown South African romance heroine. Alas, no we are not. While elsewhere in the world… Read more »

The bags slung over the shoulders of South African schoolchildren may all look similar to the untrained eye – but they are not. Picture: Supplied As the new school year begins, parents are making sure their children are ready with all the essentials, including stationery, textbooks, and of course, a… Read more »

A scene from the 2024 performance of He’s Alive. Non-profit volunteer organisation Passion Play Ministries International is hosting auditions for He’s Alive, a dramatic presentation of the events surrounding the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The auditions will be held at the Bellville Presbyterian Church, Rhos Street, Bellville,… Read more »

The V&A Waterfront is looking for food entrepreneurs to join the incubation programme. The V&A Waterfront is searching for food entrepreneurs to take part in the Makers Landing Food Incubator Programme this year. Applications to join the programme are open until Friday January 31. The 12-month programme, facilitated at Makers… Read more »