Bo-Kaap must have heritage status — in a sustainable way that benefits the community — said residents of the oldest Muslim settlement in the country. The residents spoke at a public hearing on ...

Party positions on the Israel-Hamas war and community development in Bo-Kaap were top of the mind among residents of the country’s oldest Muslim settlement during a heated election debate on Tuesday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cape Town, South Africa – Just after sunrise, the call to prayer drifts across a community at the foot of Cape Town’s Table ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In the small, colorful community of Bo-Kaap, people with cameras snap photos in every street. It’s an Instagram favorite. Curious tourists amble between the narrow roads, ...

The Slamse Buurt, Schotcheskloof, the Malay Quarter … the colourful Cape Malay district set at the foot of Signal Hill has had many names over the years. Now known as Bo-Kaap, this culturally rich ...

The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association says it is optimistic about proposed redevelopment plans for the Strand Street Quarry. The quarry, one of three quarries in the Bo-Kaap and a national ...

The entrepreneurial space will be located on the corner of Pentz Street and Yusuf Drive and will officially be opened on 30September. And while it’s expected to boost the area’s economy, visitors will ...

. . . orange, red, purple, pink, white, mustard, turquoise. My mind reads each new color my eyes encounter, this wonderful wall of bright stripes along the street–each one a different house with a ...

Pick n Pay has agreed to rename a store in Cape Town after Bo-Kaap residents protested that the existing name was “insensitive”. Residents descended on the store on Friday, demanding it be renamed ...

The City of Cape Town council has approved the inclusion of the Bo-Kaap area into a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ). This comes after the City called on residents and businesses in the area to ...