{"id":68489,"date":"2015-05-22T15:07:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T13:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=68489"},"modified":"2015-05-22T15:07:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T13:07:03","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-22-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 22 May"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 The Reserve Bank has left the Repo rate unchanged<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, but has warned that the inflationary pressure from petrol price increases and a weak Rand could influence the rate in future.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The City of Cape Town is setting up a company to manage the Cape Town Stadium<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, an asset which is costing the City and its ratepayers large sums of money due to losses made, at about R36 million a year! The establishment of the company is to be approved at the Mayoral Committee meeting today, which will then create a business hub around the Stadium, including restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. \u00a0The total amount of lettable space, including offices, is 20000 m\u00b2! \u00a0The City will be the majority shareholder of the company.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bouchard Finlayson will sponsor the Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award Tondo Competition for the second year, as part of the Hermanus FynArts Festival running from 5 – 16 June. Prizes total R45000 for the\u00a0winning art executed on barrel heads. \u00a0The wine estate is also sponsoring and hosting a concert by soprano Bronwen Forbay on 14 June. (received via media release from FIVESTAR PR)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Delaire Graff has opened a new handbag and accessories boutique VanaShree, stocking items made from ethically sourced crocodile, ostrich, python, and stingray leather by its owner Vanashree Singh. (received via media release from Waterford Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The V&A Waterfront is hosting its monthly Good Night Market<\/strong><\/span><\/a> next Wednesday 27 May from 18h00 – 21h00, at its new Watershed, celebrating local creativity. Live music, food trucks, art exhibitions, and a bar will entertain visitors. \u00a0A photography exhibition is by Per-Anders Pettersson, a Doodle Session goes to a good cause, and live portraits will be drawn for free. \u00a0Entrance is free.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The Reserve Bank has left the Repo rate unchanged, but has warned that the inflationary pressure from petrol price increases and a weak Rand could influence the rate in future. * \u00a0 The City of Cape Town is setting up a company to manage the Cape Town […]<\/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":[3,2253,124,6924,5794,1918,266,75,20,22,892,21,19,293],"tags":[2506,2527,32397,32378,257,1736,31013,19642,30,13207,31011,24622,9761,31012,28956,29,25190,5,32393,31009,31010,18720,32373,10,365],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\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