South Africa, Cape Town, June 2010; NEW Vineyard Hotel & Spa sommelier, Gregory Mutambe, has a very specific goal in mind: to make the hotel the ultimate Cape wine destination. “When people think of good wine and food, they must think only of the Vineyard Hotel & Spa,” says Mutambe.
Zimbabwean born Mutambe’s first job was [...]

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For the past three weeks I have been working with local and international colleagues overseeing and handling tourist arrivals and departures from Cape Town International.  Logistically, transporting 1300 – 2000 people in one day can be a daunting task, thus pre-planning and effective organisation within the team is critical in delivering a good score card.
During [...]

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With one week behind us, fans continue to descend on Cape Town and can we be so surprised by this?  The various fans I have met and registered entering Cape Town are overwhelmed by how beautiful our city is.  One gentleman informed me that he was surprised to learn that we have internet  in our [...]

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THE BEST OF THE 1855 CLASSIFICATION
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th September 2010   *   Hyatt Regency Johannesburg
France’s 1855 Classification of the wines of the Bordeaux region of Medoc – devised by the Syndicate of Brokers for the 1855 Universal Exposition of Paris – is probably the most enduring codification of wine quality ever produced.  Unlike many of [...]

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In exactly eleven days time history will be made on the African continent, with South Africa hosting the World Cup football competition for the first time ever. 
So are South African’s happy to be part of history making?  Living in Cape Town, I have always felt that our region is different to the rest of the country, in [...]

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