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Cape Town Station to get R480m Makeover Before 2010
Significant retail and entertainment upgrades are in the pipeline for Cape Town's bus and train station

Good news for weary travellers is that Cape Town’s bus and train station in the CBD is set to be given a R480 million makeover ahead of the Soccer World Cup in 2010, with a focus on improving retail and entertainment facilities.

A local newspaper this week quoted Intersite's Pierre Cronje as saying that public/private partnerships were needed to build a new "creative Cape Town Station" of an international standard. "We need to upgrade for 2010, but also for beyond," he was quoted as saying.

An amount of R480m had already been approved for certain projects, which included upgrades of the station deck precinct, the retail outlets and informal trading areas, Cronje said.

Four concerns about the current and future station, which a survey of...

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Grande Provence Voted in Top 100 Wineries in the World
Yet another superb feather in the cap for the Cape Winelands

The award winning 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate in Franschhoek has once again attained international recognition and added even more prestigious wine awards to its long list of accolades by being voted as one of the TOP 100 wineries in the world, selected out of 1,423 producers.

States General Manager, Rykie van Tonder: “We are extremely proud to have been acknowledged for our achievements as a world leader in the wine and hospitality industry. This is testament to all the hard work our team delivers day after day to offer our guests only the very best.”

Grande Provence has triumphed with two gold awards for its Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 and The Grande Provence 2004 at the second largest wine competition in the world, the AWC-Vienna International Wine Competition.