Cape Town’s 2024 Comic Con is On!

The City of Cape Town is excited to host Comic Con Cape Town's colourful annual gathering of geek culture, all set to begin this Saturday at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 2. The sold-out weekend days kick off the event, followed by three more jam-packed days for family and friends of all ages. From cosplay…

BySpice4Life NewsApril 29, 20240Comments

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Wildlife thrives at Vergelegen wine estate

A wine estate located in the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality may seem an unlikely location for wildlife, but Vergelegen in Somerset West is proving doubters wrong. Rare quagga, eland, and bontebok – once considered the rarest antelope in the world – are not only in peak condition, but breeding. The animals are located in…

BySpice4Life NewsMarch 3, 20240Comments

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City commemorates Mandela Day cleaning up Langa streets

The City of Cape Town, led by Acting Mayor, Alderman Eddie Andrews, commemorated Nelson Mandela Day by dedicating 67 minutes to cleaning streets in South Africa's oldest township, Langa, and planting a pomegranate tree at the Ikhaya leLanga centre. 'We are celebrating Mandela Day out in Langa, where we have partnered with the Ikhaya leLanga organisation.…

BySpice4Life NewsJuly 19, 20230Comments

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For the love of fynbos on Mandela Day

Residents are invited to join the City of Cape Town's Biodiversity Management Department at the Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve on 18 July 2023 where volunteers will be planting 1 900 indigenous plants in celebration of Mandela Day. The nature reserve team will be planting over 1 900 indigenous seedling plants at the Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve on…

BySpice4Life NewsJuly 12, 20230Comments

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SAFETY A PRIORITY AT FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH-ON EVENT

The City of Cape Town’s flagship Festive Lights Switch-On event makes a grand return this Sunday 27 November 2022 after a two-year pandemic enforced hiatus. The City would like to outline measures in place, including safety requirements to ensure a successful event. Festive Lights Switch-On is anticipating upwards of 80 000 attendees on the…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 24, 20220Comments

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FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH-ON 2022 ATTRACTS EVEN MORE STAR POWER

The annual City of Cape Town Festive Lights Switch-On event will take place on the Grand Parade outside City Hall on Sunday 27 November 2022. Making sure that all is in order, the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, were on hand last…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 21, 20220Comments

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CITY JOINS CALL TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE

In light of Stop Food Waste Day yesterday, the City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate is reminding residents that we should all be looking to reduce organic waste, including food waste, wherever possible. When organic waste breaks down within a landfill mass, it produces landfill gas. This gas has been shown to…

BySpice4Life NewsApril 29, 20220Comments

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DON’T BURY WASTE IN A LANDFILL, TURN IT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY

As the human population increases and economies worldwide become progressively industrialised, we need to look for ways to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks associated with the waste our society produces. Not only does litter from packaging spoil our natural beauty and damage the health of plants and animals, but gases released from food waste decomposing…

BySpice4Life NewsMarch 10, 20220Comments

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LOVE OF NATURE MAPS OUT A PATH TO POSSIBILITIES

Today, 2 February 2021, is World Wetlands Day, which is intended to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This year, the City of Cape Town's spotlight is on a man who is doing his bit to make the environment a better place for all. Henry Christiaanse, 43,…

BySpice4Life NewsFebruary 3, 20210Comments

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CITY CHAMPIONS ENSURE TOP SERVICE DELIVERY DESPITE COVID-19

There are many City of Cape Town staff who continue to go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the delivery of basic and essential services to residents. One of the City's service champions is Ricardo Galant from Vanguard. He is from the City's Electricity Generation and Distribution Department and has worked as…

BySpice4Life NewsJune 10, 20200Comments

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Cape Town’s 2024 Comic Con is On!

Wildlife thrives at Vergelegen wine estate

City commemorates Mandela Day cleaning up Langa streets

For the love of fynbos on Mandela Day

SAFETY A PRIORITY AT FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH-ON EVENT

FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH-ON 2022 ATTRACTS EVEN MORE STAR POWER

CITY JOINS CALL TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE

DON’T BURY WASTE IN A LANDFILL, TURN IT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY

LOVE OF NATURE MAPS OUT A PATH TO POSSIBILITIES

CITY CHAMPIONS ENSURE TOP SERVICE DELIVERY DESPITE COVID-19

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