26 October 2010
Amani, Amandla, And Art – Amani Arts Fest on Lookout Hill
The Amani Arts Festival celebrates African Human Rights Day in Khayelitsha with a contemporary African aesthetic. Expect site-specific visual art, music, performance art, film, spoken word/hip-hop poets, dance, and children’s creative workshops celebrating cultural diversity. The festival is presented by African Artists Unite as One, a voluntary community of Pan African and local South African artists based [...]
26 October 2010
Eating In the East City – More Than A Mouthful
In a city with more restaurants than days in the year, it can be hard to choose somewhere new or nice to enjoy a meal. One area of interest is the East City Precinct. Have a taste… What does that mean, East City Precinct? This isn’t a megalopolis like New York where you need a [...]
26 October 2010
New Fashion/Interior Design Outlet in Long Street
A careful collar, a coffee table that doubles as a designer installation… Doctor West, I presume? Yes. Give Dokter and Misses, the interior design duo, and couturier, David West one door each, and a frame, and you have the entrance to a new concept store in Long Street focusing on fashion and furniture. The frame [...]
26 October 2010
Try The Church for Funky, Unusual Gifts
Ok, so you think you’re groovy and you want to impress other trendy people with an innovative, funky gift or something. Have you been to The Church, then? If you’re into buying ultra-cool items, you will not want to leave the gift shop, which was set up by the respected local design group, The President. [...]
26 October 2010
Easy, Easy, Baby- Sonic Stars on Their Way to Cape Town (MUSIC)
To prove that dub and reggae is more than just another brick in the wall, the Easy Star All Stars and The Original English Beat are bringing fresh beats to town… With the sheer volume (sic) of music being made, it’s easy to be derivative; almost impossible to be definitive. Putting Pink Floyd on in [...]




