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You really can’t overstate the case for visiting Cape Town. First, there’s the in-your-face beauty of a craggy mountain range that drops precipitously into a glittering sea, its flanks carpeted in greens and delicate florals. Then there’s the pristine white beaches lapped by – it must be said – a chilly Atlantic, their curves defined by giant granite boulders to bake on, and burbling mountain streams in dappled forests. And no visit is complete without at least...

The biggest TGIFood story of the year by far, our examination of grocery titans playing off in the country’s malls, beat off strong contenders. But, with more than 123,000 reads, our story about the Big Three store giants battling for your footfall proved that mall culture is a massive thing in...

Dorp Hotel, high up in Schotsche Kloof in Cape Town, took two years to build, but like all great works, had played in the mind of its creator all her life.

My friend Lynne Gordon took me to dinner at Zest for my birthday. To me, a Southern Suburbs girl, it seemed enhanced and shiny, channelling Dubai or New York.

Read our Telegraph Travel expert guide to Cape Town, including the best places to stay, eat, drink as well as the top attractions to visit, and all of the information that you need to know before you go.

The rap-rave duo Die Antwoord has been visited by social workers to establish the safety of their 17-year-old biological child in Cape Town.