Cape Town’s Westin Grand Hotel
Blacklisted by the United States
US Blacklists “Westin Grand” Hotel In Cape Town – A five-star Cape Town hotel has been blacklisted by the US consulate in the city after allegations of “multiple theft reports” from US officials staying there. The hotel, the Westin Grand, is next to the Cape Town International [...]

Professional Crook, Jackie Selebi, Leaves Court
After Being Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail
Jackie Selebi Gets 15 Years Behind Bars – Opposition parties have welcomed the 15-year jail sentence handed down to former police national commissioner Jackie Selebi on Tuesday. Selebi was found guilty on charges of corruption for accepting money from convicted drug trafficker Glenn [...]

Famke vs Penelope In The 2010 World Cup Final

Famke Janssen Takes On Penelope Cruz In The 2010 World Cup Final – We said goodbye to Germany last night as they were conquered by The Red Fury in Durban. They will have to work harder on their Vorsprung Durch technique [...]

No spice, the Dutch soccer team needs a place to stay.
While the Uruguayans were getting an undeserved peaceful night’s sleep in Newlands (despite a small Twitter campaign calling for Capetonians to please “not” blow vuvuzelas and bang drums outside their rooms), the dutchies were bumming around the Cape of Good Hope looking for a place [...]

“Taf” from Sketchbooktrails contacted me about doing an oil painting of yours truly. I had never had an “oil” done of me and was more than flattered by the gesture – especially since she said she was also doing one of Goldfish (The Blonde and Baby Jesus)
“Sure thing,” I told her. “Do I have to [...]

Product endorsements and commercialisation aside; aligning yourself with another nation and singing for their victory in a tournament which is being held on your home soil (a tournament in which your own country is competing), may well be the final straw for Parlotones fans.
“Aligning” might be a bit tame. By the looks of their new [...]

All protocol was relaxed as we granted one photographer and virtual-tour expert (Panascape) unprecedented access to my suite at the Cape Royale hotel. As it is my primary residence, you can imagine what intimate never-seen-before details were caught on camera.
The virtual tour itself let’s you cruise around the Cape Royale hotel (spinning 360 degrees up [...]

You see that building in the foreground? In front of the stadium?

The Cape Royale Hotel and SKY BAR
That’s the Cape Royale hotel. That’s where I live.
On the roof is the world famous “SKY BAR” and pool deck. And guess what – they’re hosting premium World Cup viewing LIVE everyday. Yes, I know. Very exclusive – [...]

I grabbed a burger at Hudson’s last night and ran into the owner, Dave. He informed me that the place above Hudsons, The Saasveld Lodge, still had availability for the World Cup. So if you’ve got mates coming to town who aren’t able to make use of the ridiculous deals being offered at my primary [...]

Cape Town’s Giant Vuvuzela
Check out some more killer WC action photos at boston
Tickets Available For England Game – Tickets for next Friday’s game in Cape Town are in great demand and we’ve managed to find a whole bunch for you. The 5-Star Cape Royale hotel (my primary residence – directly opposite the stadium) is offering [...]

You can only imagine the zone you can get into, listening to some vinyl, with a joint in one hand and your new iPad in the other – on the day that Google Maps goes live with “Google Street View” for Cape Town. My God, I have traipsed every square inch of this city, all [...]

A Football’s Journey Through Cape Town – Call Sign Vector produced a quick simple video about the journey of one soccer ball through the streets of Cape Town. It starts from the heights of Rhodes Memorial and UCT, all the way through Cape Town’s CBD, past my [...]

Ok gang, seriously – we need your help!
As you know, the Cape Royale hotel has been my primary residence for over a year now. It is part and parcel of the vibe and, as with all things part and parcel of the vibe, they get our full support at all times. Because if it wasn’t [...]

I found this photo lying around and realised that it was taken for you. I wanted to show you a great example of how one should dress up when going to the shops on a Saturday or Sunday morning in Cape Town. I call it, “LA Style,” because it’s pretty much how everyone dresses in [...]

As part of our comprehensive World Cup information offering (check out our earlier “incredibly useful WC games Powerpoint presentation” here) we have now managed to secure you even more valuable information about how your life will be effected, come mid-June.
This, courtesy of the Cape Town Partnership:
  
“Traffic will be affected on match days in Cape Town [...]

Look, I’m certainly not distraught at being “stuck” in Provence for the next month, but I am somewhat “irked” that I am missing out on the winter specials going on at my primary residence, the Cape Royale hotel! In particular, at1800 Restaurant and Equinox spa! So I thought I better pop them up here for [...]

People are surprised when they find out how strict I am when it comes to seat belts. Much like Nick Goldblatt (Golders), I refuse to drive or let passengers join me without them wearing one. Even when the Cape Royale chauffeur drives me around, I buckle up in the back seat. Some people forget to [...]

I just got my latest issue of Car Magazine in the post and spotted the all-new Jaguar XJ on the cover. Jeepers, but that is a beauty!
The Cape Royale has been driving me around in the XF which has been an absolute dream, but I must say I wouldn’t mind an upgrade, if there’s one [...]

By now you will be well aware of the fact that I am seldom lured from my salubrious surroundings. Ubiquitous annual jaunts to south of France, LA and the med notwithstanding, tearing myself away from The Safe House and the majesty of Cape Town is not an activity I enter into lightly. Hence a trip [...]

Basically, you can get a glass of bubbly, a facial, a manicure, a pedicure or massage and valet parking, for roughly the same price as you get a sandwich from Melissa’s! That’s how the Equinox Spa at my primary residence, the Cape Royale hotel, is rolling at the moment.
Personally I’ve had close on 500 massages [...]

I was always amazed that the band LIVE had a song which made use of the Xhosa dialect. But, in hindsight, it’s not that amazing. After all it did appear on their album Throwing Copper which came out in 1994 – the same year Nelson Mandela became president. So it was probably a tribute to [...]

Well I suggest you do – because there is something of a surprise waiting for you on board. That’s right, my lover – over 100,000 copies of the Mango Airlines in-flight magazine, “Juice,” have been printed and they are yours to keep!
Why would you care about the Mango Airlines in-flight magazine?
Let me show you..

This month’s [...]