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Lauren Beukes

Setting a good example

With 600 schools running with computer labs by the end of the year, the rampant success of the Western Cape Education Department`s Khanya initiative could provide a valuable lesson plan for similar programmes trying to ramp up social development in other provinces.

Ways to get high in Cape Town

When it comes to rewarding high-flyers, many companies` incentive schemes rely on jetting off to holiday locales, but as any blue-sky thinker knows, it`s about the journey, not the destination.

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Basket Case

The Capetonians are disgustingly spoilt for choice when in comes to finding scenic spots within the confines of the city to spread their chequered blankets.

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Lauren Beukes

Cool Cape dining

The reinvention of the Metropole Hotel into a fabulously chic bar and restaurant duo is a makeover that has Capetonians flocking.

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Spring reads

Here be dragons Monster of God By David Quammen Humans, once merely a link in the food chain, are now in the advantageous position of being able to observe our only predators behind glass or bars.

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Cape Town café society

The gentrification of Cape Town`s city centre has led to much talk of creating an idyllic café society à la Paris or New York, likely to be able to justify the inflated price of inner city lofts now selling in the millions. Architects and would-be café owners in search of inspiration may want to look to the Lazari Food Gallery in Vredehoek.

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Lauren Beukes

You are where you eat

Manolo is the kind of the venue that inspires decor magazines (including London style bible Wallpaper) to a froth of adjectives.

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Lauren Beukes