Archive for 'Cape Town'
District 6 – a forgotten people?

District 6 – a forgotten people?

Posted 24 August 2009 | By aslam | Categories: Cape Town, South Africa | 2 Comments

District 6, the word reverberates to my core, for reasons I’m unsure myself. Its significance perhaps already lost to my generation. I have no memories of District 6 other than the glimmer in the eyes of those who tell tales of its glory. Stories of Fish Market, the seven steps and the gangsters who never [...]

Sex Tourism in Cape Town, yay or nay?

Sex Tourism in Cape Town, yay or nay?

Posted 19 August 2009 | By aslam | Categories: 2010 World Cup, Cape Town, Cape town Tourism | 4 Comments

The Fifa Soccer world Cup will be here in under 300 Days. The influx of  the “sport tourist“ stereotype means that we can also expect a boom in sex tourism. I do carry the same sentiment as Cape Town Tourism that we should not neither promote nor bar this industry.We all know sex sells, but [...]

Real Time streaming Traffic webcams in Cape Town

Real Time streaming Traffic webcams in Cape Town

Posted 19 August 2009 | By aslam | Categories: Cape Town, Cape town Tourism | 2 Comments

With the recent traffic problems caused with the Metrorail Strike and some really heavy winter rains I read an awesome post on 2oceansvibe about a webcam site and thought it a great addition to this site as it promotes Cape Town. These are really informative as the update often. All the cams below are powered [...]

Danny Jordaan defends Cheaper 2010 Tickets

Danny Jordaan defends Cheaper 2010 Tickets

Posted 12 August 2009 | By aslam | Categories: 2010 World Cup, Cape Town | No Comments

Greenpoint stadium will defintly be the hub of soccer activity during the Fifa soccer worldcup in 2010. I’m glad that the LOC (Local organising Commitee) has led the charge in ensuring that the event is affordable for everyone who would like to be part of this once in a lifetime event. I agree that the [...]

Cape Town set for SA’s Got Talent auditions

Cape Town set for SA’s Got Talent auditions

Posted 07 August 2009 | By aslam | Categories: Cape Town | 1 Comment

Talented Capetonians have the chance to set our TV screens alight with their talented performances with auditions for the worlds largest talent search hitting South African shores soon. Do we perhaps have a unknown  Susan Boyle in our midst? Press Release below: Here’s the chance Capetonians to share the fun, the tears and the fears [...]

Cape Town Spoken Word – Verses @ Zula Bar

Cape Town Spoken Word – Verses @ Zula Bar

Posted 30 July 2009 | By aslam | Categories: Cape Town | 2 Comments

So last night Suzanne and I decided to check out Verses, the spoken word session that happens on the last Wednesday of every month. Look, I’m certainly no silver tongued lyricist so in pure layman’s terms, it was AWESOME. And I mean that. With it being my first time I had no idea what to [...]

Cape Town 1 Year to Worldcup 2010 Kickoff Video

Cape Town 1 Year to Worldcup 2010 Kickoff Video

Posted 29 July 2009 | By aslam | Categories: 2010 World Cup, Cape Town, Cape town Tourism, emarketing | 4 Comments

Backtrack is: CODA – “Blow your Vuvuzela” Cape Town. Ready to welcome the WORLD!

Cape Town Metro Police “Ghost Squad” Photos

Cape Town Metro Police “Ghost Squad” Photos

Posted 29 July 2009 | By aslam | Categories: Automotive, Cape Town | 30 Comments

I got this email this morning. I guess we all have to be a bit more careful as we nip around. We usually speed because we running late, so do your self a favour and check out the traffic around Cape Town in real time on this Traffic Cam Page. Be especially wary of a [...]

Cape Town Soccer Safari Part 1

Cape Town Soccer Safari Part 1

Posted 23 July 2009 | By aslam | Categories: 2010 World Cup, Cape Town, Cape town Tourism | 2 Comments

This week, I went on a Coffeebeans Routes’ soccer safari. It was an awesome experience. We visited three soccer sites in the city, exploring the sport’s history and culture in Cape Town. We started on Signal Hill, looking down on Green Point Stadium (Cape Town’s 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium), took a tour of South [...]