ECD centres commitment

ECD centres commitment

An amount of R16 million has been allocated for the construction of more Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres of excellence across the City of Cape Town. The city’s Social Development and ECD Directorate announced this at the recent tabling of the City’s budget,...
Promoting Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2014

Promoting Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2014

In a bid to promote economic development and job creation, the Department of Arts and Culture is to give support to the upcoming Cape Town International Jazz Festival. The 15th edition of the festival will take place on 28-29 March 2014 at the Cape Town International...
Arno Carstens at Die Boer

Arno Carstens at Die Boer

Arno Carstens is one of those great South African performers that I had not had the privilege of listening to until last night. This frontline guitarist and vocalist founded The Springbok Nude Girls, but now performs solo with some backing musicians. I saw him at Die...
Cape Town’s Touchwood

Cape Town’s Touchwood

TouchWood formed in 2012 when lead vocalist Ruth De Freitas and talented musical sisters Tessa and Julia Johnson met at a GreenPop tree planting festival in the enchanted Platbos forest. The girls started off as a marimba act before experimenting with other...
Incredible weather for the Cape

Incredible weather for the Cape

Never before have I seen such weather displayed on the streets of Cape Town. Whether one could consider this a joy will soon be deflected if this persists for a day or two and the impact of the cold and slippery roads gives the Capetonians something to consider. What,...