Vivian Warby

Content Manager, Leisure Hub

Cape Town's Irma Stern Museum closes, but its legacy continues

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The Irma Stern Museum, a cultural landmark for over half a century, has closed its doors but promises an exciting new future for its collection.

Cape Town's Irma Stern Museum shuts its doors with a promise of new life for collection and home

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The cherished museum in Rosebank in Cape Town, shut its doors today after opertaing for more than half a century...

Sanlam to the rescue amid refund storm at Cape Town Marathon

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Following the cancellation of the 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon due to severe weather conditions, Sanlam has announced a sponsored entry offer for participants ...

Watch VideoDisappointment over 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon's enforcement of no-refund policy

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With a no-refund policy, and with big sums of money lost to the cancellation, it was instead the "gees" of the runners that lifted the day when 2025 Sanlam Cape ...

Stellenbosch's new inclusionary zoning policy: A blueprint for affordable housing in South Africa

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Stellenbosch has introduced an innovative inclusionary zoning policy, mandating that 20% of new developments include affordable housing.

Watch VideoWATCH: Inside Sea Point's Ritz Hotel: Big hopes, shattered dreams and no sale... yet...

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A walk inside the Ritz Hotel shows a building in decay but with lots and lots of potential.

Ritz Hotel Cape Town poised for sale: A new chapter for Sea Point's iconic landmark

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The Ritz Hotel Cape Town is on the verge of being sold for R240-300 million, with negotiations ongoing between the current owners and potential buyers from Europe. ...

Updated: Sea Point's Ritz Hotel could soon be in new hands and ready to add some glitz

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The Ritz Hotel Cape Town is on the brink of finally being sold. The troubled building has sat empty since 2018 but ...

South Africans repatriated from Myanmar just before devastating earthquakes struck

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In an unbelievable rescue mission in which timing was everything, ...

South African recounts terrifying moments during Bangkok earthquake

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Residents in Bangkok felt the tremors of a powerful 7. 7 magnitude earthquake originating from Myanmar, leading to chaos and evacuations. A South African living ...

Affordable housing close to you in Cape Town? Why Nimbyism is still rife

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The idea that affordable housing could be built close to economic hubs leaves the Nimbys (Not In My Backyarders) up in arms as they fear property prices will drop ...

Climbing Cape Town’s property ladder almost impossible for the poor

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Lack of title deeds, amongst other issues, keep many South Africans out of the formal property market. If the country gets it right, however, it could be the biggest ...

Cape Town’s poor spend almost half their salaries getting to work, with nothing left for housing

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The city’s spatial mismatch, a legacy of apartheid planning, continues to keeps the poor out of the property market. What can be done to create a more functional ...

It’s good, but not great: South Africa's first interest rate cut in four years

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The SA Reserve Bank cut the repo rate by 0. 25 basis points today, opening the way for more cuts to come.

Could South Africa follow the lead of US’s jumbo rate cut?

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All expectations are for a rate cut later today by the SA Reserve Bank. . . but will it be as high as the US delivered yesterday?

A push for a cleaner, sustainable energy future for Africa

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Matteo Brambilla: ceo of renewable energy company Red Rocket, has a dream to live in a world moved by the energy nature creates.

Why Cape Town’s affordable housing crisis matters

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Getting the lower to middle end of the property market to work could be a game changer and go toward turning the affordable housing crisis around.

Mr President, here are the real construction sites that will build the nation

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How small-scale township property developers are changing the face of the property market

Mr President, here are the real construction sites that will build the nation

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How small-scale township property developers are changing the face of the property market

Blow for homeowners as interest rate remains unchanged

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In a move that has left the property market and wider economy strained, the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) has once again decided to ...

Cape Town’s next property millionaires could come from here

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Small-scale developers are helping solve the impending housing crisis one brick at a time

What is a micro development?

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Estimated to be a multi-billion rand sector, the developments are providing much-needed accommodation for the Gap market.

How your property is hit by elections, repo rate

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As South Africans go to the poll today, the property market waits with bated breath for the outcome. However, it’s the SARB’s rate announcement tomorrow that will ...

Foreshore buzzing with new developments

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The Foreshore has emerged as a dominant development node in Cape Town, according to Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID).

Demand for residential, business properties to change Cape Town skyline

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Property developers are pumping billions of rand into Cape Town CBD and surrounds to meet the growing demand for residential and commercial space as semi-grants, ...