“It really has been incredible to witness the Cape Town Carnival’s growth from an event with just over 11 000 spectators on Long Street in 2010 to a fully-fledged festival attracting around 30 ...

“It really has been incredible to witness the Cape Town Carnival’s growth from an event with just over 11,000 spectators on Long Street in 2010 to a fully-fledged festival attracting around ...

Cape Town’s looks might be what entice you to make the long flight (15 hours to Johannesburg, plus another two to Cape Town), but it’s everything else that will make you want to stick around.

It’s easy to spend money on “authentic” one-of-a-kind beaded rhinos and painted throws in Cape Town — only to find out later you can buy those things in markets all over Africa.

Picture: Devon Thomas/Eyewitness News CAPE TOWN ... long pride festival celebrating diversity, inclusion, and raising awareness of LGBTIQ+. Festivities will start at De Waterkant’s Alfred Street ...