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Happy Youth Day

Photo courtesy Andrew Turner

Cosy Bay Beach – Flickr pic of the day

This beautiful picture showing the beach, was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Sebastian Selzer aka mountainSeb. Sebastian says, “I got this shot at Cosy Bay one evening a week or two ago.”

Google map shows 2010 visitors around Cape Town

Cape Town Tourism’s interactive Google map is making sure that soccer fans from around the world will be able to find Cape Town’s hotspots. You’ll see the map on our brand new 2010 Cape Town site.

Local music group inspire the youth

On the cusp of releasing their debut album “Sub-conscious”, Suburban Menace has officially started their media campaign around their album launch. With the radio release of their first official single Never Again (I’m an African), the group tackles the issue of race, xenophobia and ignorance directly. The track speaks to how important it is for us to stand together as Africans, across all colours, creeds and racial boundaries, communicating a message of patriotism and ubuntu.

Confederations Cup Opening Ceremony

Ellis Park starts to fill up for the opening match of the Confederations Cup, Sunday, June 14, 2009.

Table Mountain splash – Postcard from Paul

Cape Town work ethic – Flickr pic of the day

This Capetonian was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Tara Turkington, aka flowcomm. Tara says, “You’ve got to hand it to Capetonians, who are the most balanced people I know. Capetonians are passionate about their city, and they tend to make the most of it – whether it’s taking a stroll after work along the promenade in Sea Point, or soaking up the sun on the lawns of Kirstenbosch Gardens.”

2010 Fever is spreading

Kuoni Private Safaris caught the 2010 soccer fever in Cape Town on Thursday last week. “Even our MD had his Bafana Bafana jersey on,” says Ashley Thomas, a Kuoni travel consultant. Below are some photos showing the festivities.

A taste of history on the Constantia Wine Route

Photo courtesy Ian Junor aka ifijay Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape, could hardly have known what incredible wine estates would emerge from the farm he envisioned when he occupied Constantia, today South Africa’s oldest winelands. Constantia Vineyards is a wine route consisting of five vineyards, restaurants, hotels and a golf course.

South Africans are doing the Diski

South African Tourism has launched a Do the Diski video as part of its 2010 World Cup campaign. The video shows South Africans doing the Diski dance to a proudly South African beat. Launched at the 2009 Tourism Indaba, it is being shown around the world and adding to the mounting excitement for the 2010 World Cup.

[VIDEO] Fan videos from South Africa vs Iraq, 2009 Confederations Cup

If you want to know what 2010 will be like for fans, here is a taste of football action, African style! Video and photos.

[VIDEO] Fans sing Shosholoza at South Africa vs Iraq

The stadium is now in full song at the opening match of the 2009 Confederations Cup: Bafana Bafana vs Iraq.

[VIDEO] Opening Ceremony at 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup

The opening ceremony at the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup.

[VIDEO] 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup Build Up

The fans are streaming into Ellis Park, Johannesburg, for the opening game of the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup. South Africa will take on Iraq in the opening game at 4pm.

Cape waterfall – Flickr pic of the day

This arresting image was taken by ourCape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Luke Lanterme. Luke says, “The picture was taken on Table Mountain’s Main Drive after a weekend of rain.”

Confederations Cup match schedule

The Confederations Cup – regarded as a smaller, dry run for the 2010 Fifa World Cup – kicks off tomorrow, when host team South Africa takes on Iraq at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The participating teams are: South Africa, Spain, Italy, Brazil, USA, New Zealand, Iraq and Egypt. Here’s the match schedule (just so you know when you’ll be unavailable to do anything else!) Ladduuuummmaaaa South Africa!!

Cape Town mist – Flickr pic of the day

This magical image was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Gaby Gang aka cosmopolitan. Gaby says, “This image was taken in the early morning from the roof of a friend’s house.”

2010 Competition

To celebrate the launch of the 2010 Cape Town website, Cape Town Tourism is giving away three great prizes:

End the week with a laugh

Get down to Tafelberg Tavern tonight for a good laugh with some of South Africa’s funniest people. Laugh it Off is launching its “Corpowit” 2010 spoof calendar at a Skop, Skiet & Donner party. It’ll be an evening of hilarious entertainment showing off South African satire’s resilience against legal strong-arming and thin-skinned politicians. The highlights will include an awesome dance party with DJ Fletcher, comedy duo Corne and Twakkie from The Most Amazing Show and medieval tenpin bowling, where you get the opportunity to knock down your favourite politician.

Mobile library education project in Khayelitsha – A Cape Town Tourism photo essay

How nice to see children’s big smiles and curious eyes! As a supporter of Mobile Library, a joint project between a Japanese NGO and the South African Ministry of Education, I visited primary schools in Cape Town’sKhayelitsha.

Sergio Dos Santos kicks off 2010

Sergio dos Santos is one of South Africa’s longest serving coaches. In his long-spanning career he has coached the Soweto giants, Kaiser Chiefs, and the Cape Town side Santos, and is recognised as one of South Africa’s most versatile defenders ever. Yesterday, he kicked the ball off the roof of the lower station of the Cape Town Cableway, in celebration of one year to kick off for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, accompanied by a song from Cape Town group Coda.

Long Beach Surfer – Flicker pic of the day

This action shot was captured by ourCape Town. Live it. Love it. group member David Morris. David says, “The photograph of a local surfer was taken at Noordhoek’s Long Beach. I like to go to there in the late afternoons; the sun is in the most perfect position for fast-action surf photography.

Hangklip-Kleinmond: loud and proud moments

Rev Edwin Arrison donating a soccer ball to local soccer team, the Young Defenders Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism co-ordinated a get-together at the Kleinmond Harbour to mark the one year to kick-off to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Tournament. Learners from local day-care facilities and schools participated, as did business owners, grandparents and grandchildren, a local soccer team, community representatives and members of the local tourism bureau.

One year to kick-off!

A Capetonian proudly blows a vuvuzela in celebration of 365 days to kick-off today Here’s the thing. If you want to be a real soccer supporter in this country, you have to get your lips around a vuvuzela. Today, I survived vuvuzela initiation; I have the numb lips and deaf left ear to prove it. As part of the Cape Town 2010 FIFA World Cup One Year To Kick-Off campaign launch today, I was on Cape Town Tourism’s LOUD bus. “Live It! Love It! Louder!” is Cape Town Tourism’s campaign to get Capetonians excited and involved (and not grumpy that the World Cup will merely mean worse traffic jams). The campaign launched this morning with a ride through the city on an open-top double-decker bus (my one good ear is still ringing as I write this) and the enthusiastic support from the people on the street was both humbling and energising. For the first time you can feel the excitement as we draw closer to kick-off.

Kicking it off with a bang!

Everyone in Cape Town is celebrating one year to World Cup kick-off today. Wendy Isaacs, human resources manager of Winchester Mansions Hotel in Cape Town, said, “365 days to go, and we kicked it off with a bang!”

Vote in our 2010 poll!

Today marks one year to kick-off and in celebration, Cape Town Tourism has launched a brand new interactive 2010 website. Keep up to date with all the 2010 news by following our blog.

Join the 2010 fever in Cape Town today!

Check out what’s been happening in Cape Town as Cape Town Tourism launches its exciting new 2010 website today – 365 days to kick-off!  

Cape Town Tourism celebrates 365 days to kick-off in style!

Live it. Love it. Louder! in Cape Town

Today we officially started our 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign at Cape Town Tourism. And there’s no better way to kick it off than bright and early on a glorious Cape Town morning.

Two Oceans Aquarium panorama – Flickr pic of the day

This stunning panoramic picture of the Two Oceans Aquarium was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Mauro Pimentel aka violencia.visual. Mauro says, “I took this shot in my first week in Cape Town. It’s a technique called panoramic photo. I created it by stitching three images together.”
 
 

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