Like most things western European, opera in South Africa is part of a colonial legacy ... as the time when opera came to South Africa via Cape Town. Travelling theatre companies from Europe ...

Cape Town is known as Africa's "Mother City." Like most other African cities, it has a complex colonial history, but one that has brought about truly magnificent diversity. —Mariette Du Toit ...

These tours offer intriguing insights into the colonial past and the fortress’s role in Cape Town’s history. Hike Lion’s Head during a full moon For adventure enthusiasts, a hike up Lion’s ...

The Investec Cape Town Art Fair, which took place from February ... as a recurring motif in his practice to evoke the complex colonial relationships between Africa and Europe.

Easily the city's most recognizable landmark, Table Mountain towers over Cape Town just south of the city center. Having earned its name from its unique, flat-topped shape, the mountain is the ...

John Eligon is the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times. As far as beauty goes, Cape Town is nothing short of spectacular: a city built on the Atlantic Ocean, around a mountain ...