{"id":64031,"date":"2014-11-23T15:56:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=64031"},"modified":"2014-11-23T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T13:56:12","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-212223-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-212223-november\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 21\/22\/23 November"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee has kept\u00a0the repo rate unchanged<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>at 5,75%, the new Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced. The rate did not change due to the reducing inflation rate, the lower international oil prices being an inflation benefit, and the weak economy.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Vancouver Sun<\/strong> writes about ‘Sensational South Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>‘, highlighting its ‘Big Five must-see list’. \u00a0<\/em>It\u00a0includes Cape Town (‘the country’s prettiest city<\/em>‘, Bo-Kaap, the City Bowl market – certainly not the best Cape Town has to offer – Table Mountain and its ‘tram ride<\/em>‘, the Mount Nelson Hotel, and Robben Island), the Winelands (Franschhoek and its Wine Tram), Himeville and the Drakensberg, \u00a0Durban, and Safaris.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0The City of Cape Town has announced its extensive plans for the safety of the city and its visitors over the Festive Season<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. \u00a0The MyCiTi Buses will also run until later at night, especially between the Civic Centre and the Waterfront.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Four restaurant owners,\u00a0George Jardine of Jordan, Pete Goffe-Wood of Kitchen Cowboys, Liam Tomlin of Chef’s Warehouse, \u00a0and Michael Broughton of Terroir, will be launching their new books at Jordan Bakery on 15 December. \u00a0Snacks and wine will be served. \u00a0There is no cost to attend. (received via e-mail from Jordan Bakery)<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Robertson Winery has launched a new Lightly Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, being neither light nor a sparkling wine, the media release states. (received via media release from Hazell PR and Wine Consultants)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee has kept\u00a0the repo rate unchanged\u00a0at 5,75%, the new Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced. The rate did not change due to the reducing inflation rate, the lower international oil prices being an inflation benefit, and the weak economy. * \u00a0 The Vancouver […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[11198,3,124,266,14,22607,20,22,21,19,293],"tags":[28958,1562,695,32366,28962,32378,11928,257,3683,23452,332,3222,30,32369,2185,19912,28961,395,28389,3552,28957,3769,4099,1326,12526,1458,28956,28955,28959,9638,25134,4,447,5,482,32373,10,365,28960,32382],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t