Fines for feeding Baboons in Cape Town

Authorities have announced that people caught feeding the baboons around CapeTown will be fined. Some tourists feed the animals to tempt them closer to take photographs despite the warning signs. The baboons are becoming more aggressive in their efforts to get an easy meal from humans. Tourists and tour operators who feed baboons will be fined up to R1 500 or face six months in prison.

Modern New Conference Centre in down town Cape Town

THE Townhouse Hotel has opened a new state-of-the-art conference centre in a prime location around the corner from Parliament in downtown Cape Town.

It is part of an R11m refurbishment of the now rebranded Townhouse Hotel & Conference Centre.

The centre itself spans two floors and caters for up to 240 delegates and offers secure parking. It was designed by top SA architects Revel Fox & Partners and interior designer Les Harbottle. Features include the latest audio-visual technology, breakaway rooms and a range of flexible layout solutions.

Theoné Williams was appointed banqueting manager and Stefan Schmidt executive chef, having previously worked at Blaauklippen Wine Estate and the Grand Roche Hotel. Menus range from coffee breaks priced from R32pp to banquets priced from R295pp.

Conference packages cost from R175pp subject to the number of delegates. A venue hire is charged for conferences with fewer than 20 delegates. The hotel’s in-house audiovisual equipment provider can arrange additional equipment hire.

Conference and event organisers have been excited to hear that a modern conference centre of this size has opened in Cape Town’s CBD, says gm, Jacqueline Williams. “It’s what the area has needed for a long time.”

The four-star de-luxe hotel has 106 rooms and is privately owned and family managed. Its sister properties are the Vineyard Hotel & Spa in Newlands and the D’Ouwe Werf Hotel in Stellenbosch.