Several roads will be closed and parking restricted around Parliament during the State of the Nation address on Thursday, 14 February 2013. The closures and parking restrictions will take place from midnight on 13 February until 01h00 on Friday, 15 February. A rehearsal will be held in parts of the Central city from 11 to […]
For once the famous Cape Town wind was appreciated when as many as 5 000 spectators gathered in Big Bay yesterday, along the West Coast, to watch the world’s 16 best kiteboarders and eight wildcards take to the sea and of course, the air. The extreme competition – returning after a seven year hiatus – wowed the crowds […]
Look, don’t go into the city today. It’s a hot mess of confusing road closures and tangled pedestrian crossings for an extended period. All the details are below.
The 2oceansvibe calendar (right of your page) is actually just a MyBirdi calendar. MyBirdi let’s you Tweet your sale/event/special/gig without worrying about people missing that info. Because if you include @mybirdi in the tweet, then it gets saved on the chosen date in the MyBirdi calendar. Read on to see how.
Jeez this is clever. It’s a 360 degree ultra-HD image take at the 2012 Red Bull Flugtag event at the V&A Waterfront. If you were one of the 220,000 people there, then there is a good chance you will be able to tag yourself. And GO!
Those of you who were lucky enough to have enjoyed the Kommetjie Festival this weekend, probably won’t bat an eyelid. But those of you who missed it – wow – we’ve got a treat for you. Check these crazy pictures..
October was a good month. And one of the best things about it was the launch of a certain annual publication, much adored by the South African public, literate or otherwise. So we think it’s only fitting and fair that we take a look back at the Sports Illustrated South Africa Swimwear Edition 2012 Launch […]
Grammy Award winning Band “Switchfoot” will perform in South Africa for the first time in August, and 2oceansVibe Radio is proud to announce we’re on board as a partner! Switchfoot are all-round nice guys who love to surf, have sold millions of records, and are known for their incredible energetic live performances during their sold-out […]
Entries are now open for an epic Friday on 6 July in Cape Town and Joburg – that’s right gang, this time we’re spreading the love! We’ve always felt that life was too short for a five-day workweek. Much like the folks at the Jack Daniel Distillery, who celebrate Fridays with an age old tradition […]
Earlier this week, we reported on the Khoisan community proposing we change Cape Town’s name to //Hui !Gaeb. Yesterday, a billboard – showcasing the new name – was erected at the Castle.
This is pretty awesome news, the British indie rock band will playing on the main stage at Rocking the Daisies on Saturday 06 October. This will come soon after their new album, Four, is released on the 20th of August.
Much hype has been made about the imminent visit from 19-time English Premier League Champions, Manchester United. But, the City of Cape is expected to make a R3,7 million loss for hosting the event at the Cape Town Stadium. The city’s mayoral committee member for tourism, Grant Pascoe, argues that, despite the loss, hosting the match is part of the City’s drive to market itself as an “events destination”.
Hear ye, Hear ye! If you didn’t get the the memo, Friday Done Jack’s Way is BACK! To that end, this is the call to entry for Friday Done Jack’s Way, Friday 22 June 2012. Ready? And GO! This one’s a goodie so listen up. With Cape Town firmly in the grip of winter, there […]
Did you just get a little shiver up your spine? I did. I really did. Do you remember that amazing time that we shared together last year? I remember it, so fondly. I really do. We were building something, something good, something great – a movement. A movement based on the premise that no one […]
The Eihatsu Maru was successfully towed off Clifton’s First Beach by maritime authorities yesterday. The Smit Amandla tug worked tirelessly for hours to free the stricken vessel.
Eyewitness News’s Aletta Gardner was on hand to record the moment life along Victoria Road returned to normal.
The Eihatsu Maru has been successfully towed off Clifton’s First Beach by maritime authorities today. The Smit Amandla tug worked tirelessly for hours to free the stricken vessel that ran aground last Saturday morning in thick fog.
It brings to a close an agonising six days of salvage attempts by officials, who twice previously failed to remove the stricken vessel.
Patricia de Lille is about to fire off a proposal to award the Freedom of the City of Cape Town to Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. According to Cape Town’s mayor, the couple exuded leadership, excellence and inclusion, which made them “natural candidates for the city’s highest accolade.”
Firefighters are currently battling a fire that broke out on the construction site of Mitchells Plain Hospital. Not a lot of details are known at this stage. EWN is reporting that emergency officials are on the scene, and that site managers are trying to keep the media away from taking pictures.
The Global Marijuana March is a yearly event embracing cannabis culture as a personal lifestyle choice. Around 700 different cities worldwide, including Cape Town, have signed up since 1999. This highly anticipated celebration took place over the weekend. How did Capetonian dagga supporters celebrate? Find out inside.
If you’ve been following the Kony 2012 movement, you’d remember they called for an April 20 world wide canvassing campaign. “Cover the Night” also hit Cape Town over the weekend and saw activists put up their share of posters around town. See all the “excitement” after the jump.
Just after midday on Saturday, at Camps Bay, hundreds of surfers paddled out into the bay to celebrate the life of David Lilienfeld. He passed away last week after being bitten by a shark at Koegel bay. Sea Rescue boats from Bakoven and Table Bay were also there on behalf of the NSRI. See a full gallery of the very moving event after the jump.
Oscar, one of the world’s most famous adopted dogs, and his owner, Joanne Lefson is currently in in Cape Town. They are championing the cause of dog adoption – with a giant dog hot-air balloon floating over the Mother City this morning. See pics inside.
Congrats to our randomly selected winners, Darryn van der Walt and Denise Montanari! 2oceansvibe friend and famed entertainer/frontman of one of SA’s biggest bands, Jeremy de Tolly is launching his debut solo album, and you can be a part of it. The album is nothing even remotely close to the Dirty Skirts sound we all […]
Do you have what it takes to call yourself a lumberjack? Have you got experience in wielding a chainsaw? Are you looking to win rad prizes and the respect of your friends? If so, then we need you to enter the Lumber Games. A crazy mix of curious South Africans will be making up the […]
The City of Cape Town could host a Formula One Grand Prix as early as 2014, if Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula would just agree to a meeting with the Cape Town Grand Prix SA organising committee.
While the rest of Cape Town took part in yesterday’s Argus, a group of hipsters understandably felt that this event was way too commercial. So 100 of them shed their clothes instead, and cycled naked around the Prestwich Memorial. They raising awareness of the fact that the city has one of the highest carbon emissions per capita ratings in the world. Pictures taken of all the…action…after the jump.
Public art has always been part of who we are on this continent and in this country. The interconnectedness of the African “us” has often been impeded however, throwing people apart and far away from each other, creating a physical and psychic separation. Infecting the City is a small attempt at igniting this interconnectedness through […]
South African décor magazine VISI announced the winners of their annual Absolut VISI Designer of the Year awards on Friday. The awards, which aim to recognise and reward South Africa’s top designs, were handed out at a jungle-themed ceremony and party held at Wembley Square Two in Cape Town. Follow the link to see who […]
Oh, what sweet joys summer brings. Once again it’s that time of year when Café Caprice brings us their Annual Industry Volleyball Tournament. What could make a Saturday better than chilling on Camps Bay beach, in the sun watching Cape Town and Brazil’s beautiful people shaking it up in a game of volleyball? The tournament […]
Capetonians: it’s that time of the year again when the City of Cape Town closes many of its roads for the opening of Parliament. As part of the pompous affair and fashion extravaganza, President Jacob Zuma will also deliver his all-important State of the Nation Address.