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Cape Town uses drones to spot sharks
Shark spotters embrace technology to protect Cape Town swimmers.
Cape Town lifeguards are using state-of-the-art drones to monitor the movement of potentially lethal great white sharks and their prox...
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Cape Town to build 20km wall along Khayelitsha line
Metrorail to erect 20km wall to protect Cape Town's Khayelitsha line.
Cape Town's Metrorail network is to build a 20-km stretch of wall along its Khayelitsha line as part of an ongoing security plan....
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Deadly fungi found in Cape Town
Potentially deadly fungi thriving in central Cape Town.A potentially lethal fungus for people with HIV/AIDS is growing in large quantities in a public park in the centre of Cape Town, according to mic...
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New freshwater supply in Western Cape
Discovery is good news for Western Cape as it battles water crisis.A freshwater resource has been found in Beaufort West, about 460 km north-east of Cape Town, as the Western Cape battles an ongoing w...
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Cape Town voted world’s best city by British tourists
2017 Telegraph Travel Awards see Cape Town retain top spot for fifth year.
British tourists have voted Cape Town the "best city in the world" for the fifth consecutive year, as part of the annual 201...
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New number plates for Cape Town
Western Cape vehicle registrations to change from CA to CAA in 2018.
All new vehicles in Cape Town in 2018 are to be issued with registration plates showing CAA instead of the current CA, according t...
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New levy on the cards as Cape Town battles water crisis.
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has confirmed that the city is considering a new water tax to help raise funds to combat the ongoing water...
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Cape Town mayor pledges city will not run out of water
V&A Waterfront provides free land for Cape Town desalination project.Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille has pledged that the city "will not run out of water" as construction of desalination project...
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Arch for Arch tribute to be unveiled on Archbishop Tutu's birthday.
Cape Town will unveil a monument dedicated to Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu on 7 October to celebrate the 86th birthday of the m...
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Major African art museum to open in Cape Town
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa to open on 22 September.
The much-anticipated Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa will open to the public at the V&A Waterfront on 22 September, making...
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Probe into Robben Island ferry sinking
Passenger ferry began to sink on way back to Cape Town.An investigation has been launched to determine why a passenger ferry returning from Robben Island to Cape Town started taking water and began si...
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Cape Town airport to get major upgrade
Airport project to boost tourist sector and increase air traffic.Cape Town International Airport is set to receive a major upgrade in an effort to transform the tourism industry and increase visitor n...
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Cape Town creates affordable housing
Cape Town has identified ten sites to be developed for affordable housing following months of pressure from social housing activists.
The ten sites are located mainly in the city centre as well as in...
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Cape Town promotes marathon as elite sporting event
Organisers of the upcoming Sanlam Cape Town Marathon are promoting it as an "elite" sporting event for aspiring African champions.
Scheduled to take place on 17 September, Cape Town's marathon is t...
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Cape Town saves water supplies
Cape Town city authorities have urged residents to continue conserving water, despite recent heavy rains, following the prolonged drought that saw the Western Cape's water reserve fall below ten per c...
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New railway planned in south-east Cape Town
Railway line will connect Kuils River with Khayelitsha.
Cape Town has announced plans to develop a new railway line connecting the eastern Kuils River suburb with the neighbouring Khayelitsha distric...
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Cape Town prepares for future droughts
Day Zero plan follows recent drought in Western Cape.
Cape Town is currently preparing contingency plans outlining measures to deal with future drought situations, following the recent prolonged wa...
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Cape Town opens clinic for prostitutes
Clinic to provide health care exclusively for Cape Town sex workers.
Cape Town has opened a clinic offering healthcare‚ counselling and legal services exclusively for the city's sex workers.
Cym...
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Drought-stricken city holds interfaith prayer service for rain.
Cape Town held an interfaith religious service on Table Mountain on 25 May, with prayers calling for rain as the Western Cape grapple...
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Cape Town lists top water-wasting streets
Top 100 water consuming streets identified as Cape Town battles drought.
The Cape Town administration has released a list of the streets containing the top 100 water consumers as the city grapples...
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International Public Art Festival hits Cape Town streets in mid February.
South Africa’s first International Public Art Festival (IPAF), featuring a programme designed to teach, create and showcase...
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Cape Town clamps down on beach drinkers
Record amount of alcohol seized on Cape beaches.
Cape Town police have seized some 5,000 litres of alcohol – around 7,000 bottles – from beachgoers in the Cape area since the summer season began in...
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Zero-2-One Tower would become Cape Town's tallest skyscraper.
A 42-storey skyscaper planned for the Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD) would become the city's tallest building if it receiv...
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Cape Town to repeal 300 outdated by-laws
Cape Town inherited old by-laws from former municipalities.
Cape Town plans to repeal more than 300 antiquated by-laws, many of which are outdated and in conflict with more recent city legislation....
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Water restrictions in Cape Town
Cape Town residents encouraged to conserve water.
Cape Town's new “Level Three” water restriction regulations came into effect from 1 November and remain in operation until further notice.
The l...
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Tourism smart card for Cape Town
Cape Town introduces iVenture City Pass.
A new tourism smart card, developed in partnership with Cape Town's tourism authorities, is now available for visitors of the city.
The iVenture City Pas...
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Shark Spotters app to make Cape Town's waters safer.
Cape Town has launched the Shark Spotters app to warn swimmers and surfers of the presence of sharks and to make beach-goers "more shark smart."...
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Fleet of electric buses to launch in Cape Town in 2017.
Cape Town is to introduce a fleet of electric buses in 2017, after awarding the R126 million tender to the South African branch of Chinese el...
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Cape Town residents keep cool with fun “spray parks”.
Cape Town has opened five recreational “spray parks” to keep the city's residents cool during the hot summer days.
The innovative parks – de...
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Cape Town launches Military Heritage Route
Three landmark buildings recall Cape Town's military past.
Cape Town tourism authorities have launched the Military Heritage Route, a self-drive trail
that incorporates much of Cape Town’s milita...
