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The Duct Tape Invitational stop in Cape Town, South Africa welcomed 32 longboarders to compete over the course of a three-day contest from 1-3 July, featuring a women's and men's competition with equal prize purses across each division.

Leoka Engineering and Anglo American ran a Winter Drive on 15 June. Rustenburg's Bothibelelo Primary School, Khayalethu Secondary School, Motlhare Mokaute Secondary School, B.F. Morake Primary School and Monakato Primary School received winter uniforms to prevent students from missing classes due to bad weather. Learners also received new school shoes and tracksuits.

Sipho Mabuse at 70 played to a full house at Daisy Jones Bar, in Stellenbosch, on Sunday, 15 May.

SA Fashion Week 2022, which was hosted at the Mall of Africa this past weekend, showcased new fashion talent and well-established fashionistas alike.

Memsa held its first Innovation Awards on Wednesday, 6 April 2022. According to CEO Lehlohonolo Molloyi, this was a celebration of local technological and manufacturing excellence.

Guess has launched its first South African flagship concept store at Sandton City in Johannesburg.

The inaugural Clicks Beauty Playground hosted in Century City on 9 April 2022, featured the #ClicksBeautySquad, masterclasses, guest speakers, and more than 33 exhibitors who showcased their latest and most innovative products across health, beauty and wellness.

Large music festivals have been unable to take place due to pandemic restrictions. The announcement of the Liefde by die Dam 2022 festival concert dates was greeted with great excitement and tickets for both the Johannesburg and Cape Town editions sold out quickly.

World-renowned street artists from all over the world came to Cape Town for the 2022 International Public Arts Festival (IPAF) which took place from 23-27 February. The profound topic of 'humanity' ran across the artworks, commenting on social connectedness and togetherness.

As part of World Water Day on Tuesday, 22 March, GrandWest employees cleaned the Elsies River Canal. Valhalla Secondary School and Bellville High School students also participated in the clean-up. World Water Day is an initiative of the United Nations (UN). It was first observed in 1992 to highlight the value of water.

Spier Light Arts 2022, taking place at Spier from 18 March to 18 April, invited designers, architects, sound and video artists as well as institutions and students to submit expressions of interest for projects and video-based artwork that will engage visitors of all ages.

Pick n Pay Clothing presented its trans-seasonal range at the 2022 Cape Town Resort Collections fashion show at the V&A Waterfront on 27 February 2022.

On 5 February 2022, Huawei opened its fourth store in Sandton City, Johannesburg. The store will not only sell Huawei's wide range of devices but also serve as a technical centre where consumers can learn about and experience Huawei's ecosystem.

On 3 Friday 2022, Under Armour hosted its Mental Strength Symposium: Through 2021 in Cape Town, where Under Armour athletes shared their unique challenges and triumphs following a year of uncertainty both on and off the sports field. Guests were treated to an exclusive panel discussion hosted by sport commentator Matt Pearce, featuring Siviwe Soyizwapi, Kevin Lerena, Olympic gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker and world record-breaking paralympian Ntando Mahlangu.

World Sports Betting presented Cape Town Met 2022 on 29 January in association with Peninsula Beverages, Schweppes, Pongracz, City of Cape Town and Heineken. Following the 2021 event that was closed to the public, the 2022 Cape Town Met, themed Glam Garden, has returned to its roots.