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Cape Town Carnival’s Afr’Energy to light up the city

Cape Town Carnival’s Afr’Energy to light up the city

The Cape Town Carnival will return to the Mother City on 18 March. The 2023 theme is Afr'Energy, symbolising the sense of reinvigoration that is being felt across the city after the challenges of Covid-19. "This festive season we've had just shy of 1 million people...

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Message from the Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Message from the Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

The Cape Town Carnival has for more than a decade been an occasion where people from different backgrounds come together to celebrate cultural diversity and creativity.     Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the last two years have been challenging for the events...

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