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Lady M collaborates with Marcia Alvez on the new vocal deep house single for Triplefire Music

South African female artist Lady M releases her debut Solitude EP on Cape Town's Triplefire Music label.

Triplefire Music, the Cape Town based house and techno label releases a second EP from Amsterdam's Tom Deibel.

Cape Town based printing firm Asset Print has announced that they have launched a new online print shop on their website.

Tourism Radio clocks its one-millionth device rental day just weeks ahead of the Southern Hemisphere tourist high season. One million days' worth of device rentals in less than three years.

Cape Town based REEDS Motor Group is offering reduced prices on new and locally manufactured models of the 1.2 L and 1.2 LS Chevrolet Spark as well as a range of special deals on existing models.

This 30-day journey by private plane is $57,000 per person and can accommodate up to nine guests*

Grand Café & Beach, Granger Bay, Cape Town, celebrates its second birthday in true Grand style on 16 December 2011.

It was announced today that Cape Town is the official World Design Capital for 2014, winning the accolade from competing shortlisted candidates Bilbao, Spain and Dublin, Ireland.

The Offshore Aircraft Registration Summit will take place on October 19-20, 2011 in Oranjestad, Aruba. Mr. Otmar E. Oduber, Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labor of Aruba will open the conference with a Keynote Address.

For language travellers Cape Town got more and more popular during the last couple of years. It's not only a chance to perfect one’s English language skills, it is the way to get to know another country as well as its culture and language.

Alan Winde, MEC Tourism, said Cape Town winter beds can be filled by focusing on lucrative business tourists. Through the launch of a new initiative Self Catering owners can now learn and share how to adapt to the needs of the business tourist.

Lady M collaborates with Marcia Alvez on the new vocal deep house single for Triplefire Music

“Bigger and better” is how all concerned describe this year’s African Utility Week and the co-located Clean Power Africa that took place in Cape Town from 14-15 May at the CTICC.

Some 5 000 power & water professionals from all over the continent will attend Africa’s leading power & water exhibition and conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 14-15 May, offering practical solutions to challenges.

“Symbion Power and many other companies from the United States are ready to invest in Africa,” says Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power, platinum sponsor at the upcoming African Utility Week taking place in Cape Town from 14-15 May.

In each market where wind energy is being developed, the state is a big player in the initial stages of industry development; and is often the sponsor of pilot projects according to Dr Emelly Mutambatsere of the African Development Bank.

African Utility Week to give practical solutions to solve power challenges facing big business during the event in Cape Town from 14-15 May.

South African female artist Lady M releases her debut Solitude EP on Cape Town's Triplefire Music label.

“Today’s World Earth Day reminds us all of our need to commit to protecting our environment and increasing renewable energy projects instead of relying on the more traditional power sources" says Emma Sayers of Clean Power Africa.

Triplefire Music, the Cape Town based house and techno label releases a second EP from Amsterdam's Tom Deibel.

ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Saldanha, the single largest electricity consumer in the Western Cape, introduced energy savings that resulted in an astounding R90 million energy bill savings in one...

South Africa as a travel destination is on most peoples wish-list.

Sustainability refers to many things. We have come to associate it with protecting and developing the vast natural wealth of water, animal and plant life that we have on our doorstep, but it’s also about the use of our resources and the disposal of our...

On 22 March World Water Day will be celebrated globally.  But South Africa has little to celebrate according to Harold Smook, founder of Urban Roots – Sustainable Communities Initiative and registered Professional Engineering Technologist.

Clean Power Africa will give an exclusive look at hydro, wind and solar projects and opportunities across the African continent in Cape Town in May.

The devastating effects of non-technical losses to utilities will be discussed at the upcoming African Utility Week in Cape Town from 14-15 May.

Eskom Chief Executive Brian Dames will once again deliver the keynote address during this year’s opening session of African Utility Week in Cape Town on 14 May.

The new GET FiT investment mechanism which brings private and public investors together is one of the updates featured during the Investment & Finance track of the upcoming African Utility Week conference and expo in Cape Town in May.

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – February 18th, 2013: Sixty-five of South Africa’s leading telecoms executives will convene south of Cape Town in April for two and a half days for GDS International’s eighth NG Telecoms Africa Summit.

Ten lucky graduates recently started a unique, yearlong internship programme at Spintelligent, a leading conference and exhibition organiser based in Cape Town, South Africa.

The City of Cape Town has officially launched a digital audio safety campaign aimed at visitors to the Mother City. Tourism Radio CEO Mark Allewell and City Councillor Grant Pascoe explain how the campaign will benefit travellers.

Eric Jackson had guns and ammunition when he drove from London to Cape Town. Now this great-grandfather fears for two drivers who are attempting the same trip.

Ghana had the political will to envision electrification as a national priority and catalyst for economic development says Engineer Andrew T. Barfour, Project Coordinator at the Ghana Energy Development and Access Project.

When Jan van der Leeuw entered the MyCapeTownHoliday.com competition and sent her Facebook profile off to explore the Mother City, she hardly imagined that she would be the recipient of an all-expenses-paid holiday to Cape Town – but win she did.

Inverdoorn Game Reserve is close to Cape Town in South Africa. Safaris are offered which give guests the chance to see animals, including the big five, roaming free through the Karoo. Above all else, the reserve remains a stronghold of conservation.

The proverbial axe is falling on ‘business as usual` as every industry in South Africa, from mining to manufacturing to retail, is cringing at the thought of rising energy tariffs and the impending implementation of a carbon tax.

Cape Town based printing firm Asset Print has announced that they have launched a new online print shop on their website.

Tourism Radio clocks its one-millionth device rental day just weeks ahead of the Southern Hemisphere tourist high season. One million days' worth of device rentals in less than three years.

Increasing piracy on Africa’s coastline as well as illegal fishing in South African waters will be amongst concerns raised by high-ranking navy and maritime industry leaders at Maritime & Coastal Security Africa in Cape Town next week.

South African tech-company Tourism Radio produces A Walking Tour of Central Cape Town mobile travel guide, in partnership with Cape Town.

Cape Town is expecting a massive influx of extra visitors in the next three months without many of them actually going to the city in real life. They will be virtual visitors experiencing the Cape via a world-first Facebook-based travel app.

This online guide to the South Peninsula is area-specific. It offers practical information, without being too overwhelming to the user. The site is attractive and user-friendly and full of useful tips and services from original sources.

Architects from the Western Cape have entered five differing residential projects into the 2011/12 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and Awards for Excellence.

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA: GDS International is delighted to announce that its inaugural Financial Services Technology 30 event (FST30) will be taking place on the 20th to the 22th of November 2012, at the Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

Leading Cape Town-based confex organiser Spintelligent has announced the appointment of Russell Hughes as Event Director for its leading event, African Utility Week.

The City of Cape Town will welcome some 600 local and international renewable energy experts at the upcoming Clean Power Africa conference in Cape Town from 4-5 September, to focus on new opportunities in the hydropower and solar energy industries.

The annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition has solidified its reputation as the continent’s largest exhibition for utilities and large industrial end users with record visitor and exhibitor numbers.

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) on its own is probably the most promising of large-scale renewable energy technologies in South Africa, says Kadri Nassiep, CEO of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI).

Cape Town based REEDS Motor Group is offering reduced prices on new and locally manufactured models of the 1.2 L and 1.2 LS Chevrolet Spark as well as a range of special deals on existing models.

Join The Cellars-Hohenort for a Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday 3rd June 2012.

On Sunday 3rd June 2012, The Conservatory Restaurant at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel will be serving a High Tea fit for a Queen, inspired by the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

15 Lucky DStv Subscriber Challenge winners and media will be whisked away on an awesome cultural tour of Cape Town from Thursday to Sunday 24-27 May 2012.

Escape on a Hermanus golfing adventure with The Marine Hotel Hermanus

These majestic mammals intrigue and astound any and all that have the opportunity, or privilege, to see them.

Anyone can be a father but it takes some one really special to be your dad. Honour the most important man in your life and treat him to a luxurious experience at The Marine.

Tantalise your taste buds at The Cellars-Hohenort Hotel with The Cellars Food Safari

Anyone can be your father but it takes some one really special to be your dad. Honour the most important man in your life and treat him to a luxurious experience at The Cellars-Hohenort.

Anyone can be your mother but it takes some one really special to be your mom. Honour the most important lady in your life and treat her to a luxurious experience at The Cellars-Hohenort.

A new Bill gazetted today aims to boost job creation and industrialisation in outlying areas through the licensing of special economic zones (SEZs).