A great place to raise your children, and an even better place for them to go partying in.

A round-up of the most popular and helpful applications to help you make the most of the Mother City

Channel your inner creative with our pick of the best art classes and studios in the Mother City

The hotshot Cape Town Iger (@TheLawry) responsible for the incredible #365Sunsets, #365Sunrises and #365PortraitsOfStrangers projects 

These guys did three years of research in over 30 locations to find the most ideal place near Cape Town to stargaze

CapeTownMagazine.com celebrates 100 000 Instagram followers with a goal to generate “100 million Cape Town Discoveries for the World”  

A selection of original things to do for potential couples

A selection of the best markets in Cape Town's southern suburbs

An accountant, a pharmacist and a writer have taken the leap and opened their coffee shop – celebrate with a R50 curry bowl

This husband and wife team are serving up fresh salads, wraps, warm bowls and winter soups for lunch from new Sloane Square salad bar TOSSD

Crêpes are flipping delicious (pun intended), so we’re off to this new Buitenkant Street eatery to see if we’ve found a new favourite breakfast spot

Activities to do when you are in the heart of The Mother City

Lovely cookery and cake (decorating) short courses to help you become the kitchen maestro you’ve always dreamed of being 

A vehicle rental industry frontrunner offering bespoke shuttle and chauffeur services and airport transfers

You’ll find these water-saving ideas from ordinary Capetonians – at universities and schools, in their homes and neighbourhoods – interesting

The skateboard project by the Salesian Institute Cape Town teaches important life skills

Our pick of pristine Mother City golf courses and clubs

Breakfast by specially trained “egg-spert” chefs, 38 gourmet milkshakes, free parking (in the CBD) and an urban-chic communal space where meeting new people is easy

 It’s home to the ultimate trio: live music, creative cocktails and tapas

The authority on everything from ‘how to change a plug’ to ‘how to peel a lot of potatoes’, this Somerset West-based meisie quickly became a YouTube sensation thanks to her quirky online DIY video series