Update: There was a good response to my original post on Cape Town’s unfinished freeways. Ella Smook wrote a follow up article in the Cape Argus on 01 September (see full story below), following which John Maytham picked up the debate on Cape Talk radio.
What do you think? Should the Foreshore Freeways be:…
“Back to life, back to reality” sang Soul II Soul back in the 1990s and boy, does that apply after the football lesson we received from Uruguay last night. We are all in need of a little pick-me-up, and what better than a great new anthem about Cape Town just released by local…
The rich tradition of Cape Jazz continues at the Rainbow Room Jazz Club. Last night I had the pleasure of listening to the Denay Willie Band. What was even more impressive was the showcasing of new Cape Town talent, as impressive young musicians aged 14-19 joined the band…
*Title inspired by a Songs of the City concert held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in January 2008
I’m kicking off 2010 with a list of my ten best songs that describe life in the city. Most lists of city songs contain songs with the name…
Nike and I attended the roofwetting ceremony at the new Cape Town Stadium last night. It was my first opportunity to see the stadium with the new pitch and seating in place. It is one of the most beautiful stadiums I have ever seen, and I have no doubt it will…
I visited Dublin in February 2009 as a guest of Frank Gormley, chairman of Eurocape, to help raise money for the St Patrick’s Trust, a charity that supports entrepreneurs in Cape Town. I had the honour of speaking at a well-attended business lunch with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, fellow Capetonian…
For sure, freeways?
Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative
Cape Town Station Square – unburied treasure
Bright lights, dark alleys*
I love it when a plan comes together
We’re on the road to nowhere…
Come rain or come shine… we walk the city to discover our history
Cape Town Fan Walk lives on
Cape Town’s Integrated Rapid Transit System takes shape
Whoops! Did someone perhaps jump the gun?
Rashiq Fataar: I am all for reconnecting the city to the sea but ...
dirk: i just had the privilege of seeing and walking the...
Comeau: Demolish and reroute them underground I say. It's ...
Andrew: Negotiations going well for all sites needed for t...
Rashiq Fataar: How are the negotiations progressing with regards ...
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