Cavendish Square

Cape Town


The focal point of Claremont's shopping scene, this top-class mall has outlets of many local and international fashion designers, as well as supermarkets, department stores, restaurants and a Ster-Kinekor multiplex cinema (www.sterkinekor.com).


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