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Through this guide, brought to you by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), South Africa’s Mother City continues to welcome enthusiastic visitors in evergrowing numbers – up to some 1,2-million in 2017. The inner Central City of Cape Town is an especially vibrant draw card, presenting a dizzying range of options for shopping, gallery-hopping and stopping for the night!
Its entertainment offerings – from cabaret and classical concerts to theatres, clubs and pubs – are the rival of any international CBD. It’s Festival Central, with literature, music, jazz and art showcases all year round. Within these pages you’ll find information on just some of the many places where you can shop, visit, eat and stay. For frequent updates, plus a peep behind the scenes and interviews with the people who make it one of the world’s great destinations, please visit the CCID website, capetownccid.org – there’s so much more to discover. We’re proud to welcome you to our downtown.
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To obtain a copy of this magazine, contact Aziza Patandin at the CCID on 021 286 0830 or aziza@capetownccid.org EDITORIAL Editor Deborah Rudman Group Art director Faranaaz Rahbeeni Senior designer Zaid Hendricks Listings writers Deborah Rudman, James Bainbridge Copy editor Christine de Villiers Group managing editor Catherine Robb Project manager Wayne Cornelius Repro New Media Repro Printed by Paarl Media Cape ADVERTISING Key Account Manager Anel du Plooy | 021 417 5166 | 082 786 9517 | anel.duplooy@newmediapub.co.za Key Account Manager Cheryl Masters | 021 417 1182 | cmasters@newmediapub.co.za Key Account Manager Hannelie Stemmet | 021 417 1217 | hannelie.stemmet@newmediapub.co.za Campaign Coordinator: Michelle Koetenberg | 021 417 5184 | michelle.koetenberg@newmediapub.co.za PUBLISHING Head of Entertainment & Retail Raiël le Roux Group editor-in-chief: Entertainment & Retail Sandy Welch Production manager Shirley Quinlan EXECUTIVE TEAM Managing director Aileen Lamb Commercial director Maria Tiganis Content director Andrew Nunneley Head of digital Kamiel Ebrahim Chief financial officer Mark Oaten Chief executive officer Bridget McCarney Executive director John Psillos Non-executive director Irna van Zyl PHOTOGRAPHY iStock.com, the CCID, NMP, courtesy of Gate 69, The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Artscape, Heart FM, Nigel Pamplin, Pexels Published by New Media New Media House, 19 Bree Street, Cape Town 8001 PO Box 440, Green Point 8051 Telephone +27 (0)21 417 1111 E-mail info@newmediapub.co.za www.newmediapub.co.za
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DISCLAIMER New Media Publishing takes the utmost care to ensure all information in this magazine is correct at the time of going to print. There are times, however, that the information in this publication differs due to changes beyond our control. The views expressed in the articles and reviews included in this publication are the opinions of the authors and are not intended as representations made on behalf of New Media Publishing. While all precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information, neither the editor, nor New Media Publishing and the CCID, can be held liable for any inaccuracies, injury or damages that may arise.
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