We’re on the road to nowhere…

Andrew — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:45:32 +0000

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:…

Cheer up – there’s life after Bafana Bafana

Andrew — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:24:33 +0000

“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…

Fela, Flatiron and Rising Currents – it’s just an Empire State of Mind

Andrew — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:43:28 +0000

Writing a blog about visiting a city like New York is a bit unnerving. I mean, how is it possible to describe even just a few of the overwhelming exeriences with a few words and pictures? Well, one thing that I have learned in New York is that anything goes if you put your mind…

Cape Jazz Tradition Continues

Andrew — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:54:47 +0000

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…

Bright lights, dark alleys*

Andrew — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:27:36 +0000

*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…

Cape Town festive season begins

Andrew — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:10:37 +0000

Inside the new Cape Town Stadium

Andrew — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:28:24 +0000

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…

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…

Andrew — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:45:28 +0000

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…

Were you there? Mandela 46664 Concert, old Green Point Stadium, November 2003

Andrew — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:09:56 +0000

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