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130 results for Cape town

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Go up market

17 June 2010

Monocle meets the two visionaries who have shown that the fortunes of an entire neighbourhood can be transformed simply by setting up a weekly market selling local produce.

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Bree and easy

17 October 2009

Bree Street’s affordable rents and industrial past mean design schools stand next to car mechanics and menswear boutiques alongside panel beaters. The contrasts are beautiful.

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New waves

20 June 2018

With its bustling gallery scene and artist-friendly lifestyle, Cape Town is the epicentre of new South African art.

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Cape of good hope

18 January 2018

Rich in fine food and galleries galore, South Africa’s sunny, stunning coastal city is proving a worthy pull.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Cape Town in 2014

4 February 2014

Gillian Dobias reports from Cape Town to find out how the World Design Capital proposes to change the landscape in 2014, we drop in at a new exhibition taking a fresh look at how we experience space and give our verdict on…

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Kerb appeal

29 April 2021

Driving along a road less travelled reveals South Africa’s charms. We start the ignition to take you from roadside craft shops to homely inns and pretty pit stops. Get your kicks on Route 62.

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Cape crusader

17 March 2008

Nato, the EU, the Chinese, the US, property developers and private jet owners looking to refuel: it seems suddenly everyone wants to be Cape Verde’s friend. That’s because despite being resource-poor, the islands have one…

Radio

The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 53: Cape Town, Bo-Kaap

26 September 2017

Set into the slopes of Table Mountain, the neighbourhood of Bo-Kaap is visually impressive. Besides its unique looks, the area also has its own distinctive food culture.

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Africa and Middle East

11 June 2015

Cape Town makes District Six a number-one priority, plus five things Beirut gets right.

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Africa/Middle East

14 May 2014

The motorcade from Burkina Faso and a World Cup legacy to forget in South Africa.

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Africa/Middle East

17 June 2008

A Kenyan town gets a presidential boost, and will Emiratis ever use Dubai's new metro?

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Business

23 May 2013

Smuggling in Mali, locking up in Singapore, film-making in Mauritius and other business news.

Radio

The Globalist, episode 90

2 March 2012

We cover the upcoming election in Iran, look at Pride festival in Cape Town, and discuss the morning’s top stories with some great music.

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Africa/Middle East

15 September 2016

A risky ride with Robert Mugabe’s motorcade and the South African mayor signposting a watershed in Cape Town politics.

Radio

The Briefing, episode 284

29 November 2012

Expert Marina Petroleka analyses the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on BP's reputation, and we contrast media freedom in Delhi, Cape Town and Singapore.

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 219

30 August 2012

Our Cape Town correspondent discusses the Marikana shootings, we talk with a Navy SEAL about telling all on warfare, and learn about Munich’s unexploded bombs.