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Yesterday saw the opening of the brand new departure terminal at the Cape Town International Airport.

The R1.6-billion departure terminal has been designed with some impressive features to ease the flow of people, baggage and vehicles.

As the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws closer and the upgrade to the airport surges ahead, the airport authorities have handled the demands of keeping air traffic, passengers and cargo moving while revamping the buildings and introducing new, world-class systems. For the last few months the new systems and processes have been put through their paces by airport staff, airlines, retailers and other businesses that operate at the airport in preparation for opening day.

To help ease with the transition from old to new the Cape Town International Airport has produced booklets which will be handed out to people for them to help find their way around the new terminal. The new terminal is a departure terminal for domestic and international flights. It boasts a 200m long departure hall, 120 check in counters and 20 self service kiosks. It also has a new drop of zone, centralised security checkpoint, five new air-bridges, a viewing deck and 30 shops and restaurants.

Comming in the next few months will be the R394-million parkade with 4000 parking bays, extra aircraft bays, more air-bridges, a bigger car hire area, a public transport plaza and an upgrade of the road system in the airport grounds.

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Google organises the world’s information and makes it accessible to all. Information also comes in the shape of geographical data, local business listings and user generated maps, and for this reason Google would like to invite you to the Google Maps South Africa launch.

Google is now giving Capetonians the oppertunity to take part in the launch of Google Maps in South Africa, on Friday the 30th of October at UCT in Cape Town.

Speakers will include Jarda Bengl, Business Product Manager, Google.

The talk will cover Introduction to development with the Google Maps API.
They’ll show some examples of great implementations, then cover the basics of how to add a map to your site including Javascript techniques to create maps, place markers, handle clicks, geocode addresses, add driving directions and how to work with Street View.

Just note that basic knowledge of XHTML, CSS, XML and Javascript is required.

Everybody is welcome from Developers and Web Masters who are new to Google Maps API, Computer Science Students.

To ensure you place is booked for the Google Maps South Africa, Cape Town launch just leave a comment and I’ll send through the rsvp email address.

This year marked the 4th year of Rocking the Daisies, a music and lifestyle festival that teaches people to have fun while caring for the environment.

Rocking the Daisies grew from 1300 to 10000 antendees last year, the festival is held at the Cloof Wine Estate on Darling where you can camp out next to the dam while chilling with your buds and watching the best South African bands live.

This year Rocking the Daisies had a line-up of 30 of South Africa’s best local bands, with the likes of Just Jinger, aKING and Freshly Ground.

Check out the Zoopy TV’s video to see what you missed at Rocking the Daisies if you did not attend.

Capetionians can look forward to some great kite flying and kite designs this weekend at the 15th International Kite Festival to be held in Muizenberg, Cape Town.

Many kite creations will fill the skies of Muizenberg the 10th and 11th of October at the 15th Cape Town International Kite Festival, organised by Cape Mental Health in association with Heart FM 104.9.

The Cape Town International Kite Festival is Africa’s largest kite festival drawing kiters from all over the word like USA, England and some of the best local talent. The festival will kick off on the 10th of October coincided with World Mental Health Day. The theme for this years Cape Town International Kite Festival is “The world on a string”, which will showcase the best each country has to offer.

If you are a kite enthusiast why not bring along your kite, or try your hand at building a kite at the kite-making workshops, otherwise just enjoy the spectacular display of wonderfull masterpieces flying about the sky.

The whole family is welcome to join in the fun as the Cape Town International Kite Festival has made provision for the whole family. Food stalls, giant inflateables, kiddies rides, just to mention a few is family entertainment at its best.

Entry to the Kite Festival is R10 for adults and R5 for children, with all profits going towards the work of Cape Mental Health. The Cape Town International Kite Festival will be open from 10:00 to 18:00 each day and takes place at Zandvlei, Muizenberg.

For more information visit www.capementalhealth.co.za

Apologies for not writing anything the past week, things is very hectic at work at the moment but on a good note it looks like the summer has finally arrived in Cape Town.

Capetonians can look forward to perfect weather the whole of this week with temperatures reaching a peak of 28°C on Saterday and Monday. Looks like summer has arrived just in time for the school holidays, so why not spend the weekend at the beach.

If your looking to get away for this weekend that is not to far from Cape Town why not head out to Langebaan and have a stay at Laguna Villa at the luxurious Calypso Beach area only 100m from the beach and 500m from Club Mykenos.

Have a wonderfull sunny week.

Some of you may remember that a while ago I wrote about a upcomming big performance from Jesse Clegg in Cape Town.

Good news is that KFM has finally released details about the Jesse Clegg show right here in Cape Town. Jesse Clegg will be performing for one night only right here in Cape Town at the Grandwest Grand Arena.

Tickets for the Jesse Clegg show can be bought online from Computicket and ranges from R140.00 to R186.00 The show will take place on Tuesday 6th of October 2009.

If you are a big Jesse Clegg fan be sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible as seats are limited, so do not miss out on the chance to see Jesse Clegg live in Cape Town at the Grandwest Grand Arena.

A few month back I decided it’s time to go more global with domain names and started looking for a suitable .com domain name.

I went on search without knowing what I wanted to do with the domain name, but as soon as I discovered the domain CapeTownVibe.com I just knew I had to register it. I registered through WebAfrica my ISP of choice and was lucky enough to discover they are running a special for only R90 for a dot com domain. Registration was quick and painless, five minutes after requesting the registration, the domain was registered and active.

I’m still contemplating what I want to do with the domain, I was thinking something along the lines of a guide to Cape Town with whats happening in and around the city aswell as maybe some accommodation info. What do you guys think?

Jesse Clegg, the son of South African music legend Johnny Clegg, has hit the music scene with a big bang with his debut album called “When I Wake Up”. You may know him from his song Today, video bellow.

Cape Town residents can look forward to seeing Jesse Clegg live this weekend the 12th of September at the Assembly. Fifty bucks get you in if you order tickets over the web at WebTickets, or R60 at the door.

Some more great news for Jesse Clegg fans is that KFM 94.5, the Cape’s no 1 music station, will be bringing Jesse Clegg to Cape Town for his first big area gig in Cape Town. KFM will bring Capetonians Jesse Clegg in October 2009, more details to follow soon.

If you are a big Jesse Clegg fan why not go check him out this weekend at the Assembly in Cape Town.

So by now a whole lot of Capetonians made plans to head out to Ceres this weekend to go watch and play around in some snow on Matroosberg.

If you are interested in seeing what it currently looks like up there, the people of Matroosberg nature reserve has set up webcams, you can have a look at the images here. It contains images of photos taken by the webcams on Matroosberg. Images are updated frequently so check back often to see if its worth going up to Matroosberg in Ceres.

A friendly reminder to people heading to Matroosberg, Ceres please keep it calm on the roads. Do not drive fast as roads are slippery and be aware of pedestrians alongside the roads. There will be long queues up to the mountain as allot of Capetonians are heading up to go have some fun in the snow.

See you there, and watch out for the snowballs.

Security personnel stationed at Tuynhuys, the Cape Town office of The Presidency, today received a suspicious parcel. Following preliminary investigations by security personnel and the bomb disposal unit of the SA Police Service, the parcel was detonated.

It was then discovered that the parcel contained a coffee machine, which was sent by a Cape Town company as a surprise birthday gift to Mr A. Kathrada, Advisor to President Mandela.

Following the detonation, the bomb experts have confirmed that the parcel did not contain any bomb or explosive device. Their actions however were justified in the context of the uncertainty around the content of the parcel; and the detonation was necessary as a precautionary measure.

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