Stationery of South Africa

V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

The store sits at The Alfred in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, open daily from 9am to 8pm, and sells contemporary African fashion, homeware and gifts including jewelry, ceramics, basketware and stationery. Its collections carry names such as Zulu Beading, Mud Cloth and Raw Earth Ceramics, and it features work by Monkeybiz beadwork and Imiso Ceramics.

Best for African fashion homeware and gifts

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199 Long Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa / Cape Town / South Africa

Long Street's independent bookshop in Cape Town - books, magazines and paper goods.

Best for Independent books, magazines and paper goods on Long Street.

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Cape town / South Africa

The Botanical Society Bookshop at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden's Visitors' Centre sells books on flora, gardens, fauna, and natural history, plus children's titles, stationery, and gift cards, open daily from 9am to 6pm. A smaller satellite shop at the Centre for Home Gardening (Gate 2) carries the same range, and Botanical Society members get a 10% discount at both.

Best for Books, gifts, stationery, botanical

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56 Surrey Street, Harfield Village, Cape Town 7708, South Africa / Cape Town / South Africa

Official site (visited 2026-08-25) still trades out-of-print Africana and sport books from Harfield Village and prints '1986–2026 / Yes, 40 years of Select Books'; founder member of SABDA. AntiquarianAuctions.com seller page: established on Long Street in 1986; relocated to Harfield Village in 2018; still issues Africana catalogues.

Best for Independent books and paper goods.

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71 Roeland Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa / Cape Town / South Africa

Cape Town's Roeland Street bookshop: independent, with magazines and paper alongside the books.

Best for Independent books, magazines and paper goods on Roeland Street.

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