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Illegal rubbish dumps in Cape Town
There are 985 illegal dumping grounds in the Cape Town area according to the city's administration which has promised to increase its powers to combat the crime.
Cape Town is introducing higher fin...
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Cape Town liquor laws come into effect
Cape Town City Council has suspended its plan to ban alcohol sales on Sundays following a last-minute motion to amend its controversial liquor law which came into effect on 1 April.
However the bul...
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Daredevil charity flight from Robben Island
A man plans to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town using 200 helium-filled party balloons, in aid of charity.
Matt Silver Vallance, who has been planning the event for four years, is currently wait...
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The names of six streets in Cape Town were changed on 21 March, as part of the lengthy process to rename apartheid-era streets which began in 2011.
Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, named after the former So...
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Cape Town has reminded the city's business owners to prepare for the upcoming liquor by-law which will reduce the hours of alcohol consumption.
The by-law, which comes into effect on 1 April, will...
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Cape Town has ruled out the idea of Formula One (F1) racing at the Cape Town Stadium after councillors deemed the project too expensive.
Over the last two years the city has received 11 proposals f...
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Controlled burn at Cape Town wetlands
Vegetation at the Zoarvlei wetland section of Table Bay nature reserve in Cape Town is to be burnt by the city's environmental resource management department.
The 140-hectare reserve is located nex...
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Broadband for Cape Town townships
Khayelitsha, Cape Town’s largest township, is about to become the latest district to avail of the massive broadband infrastructure project being undertaken by the city and provincial government....
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The air of Cape Town is among the most polluted in South Africa, ranking alongside the coalfields of Witbank and Limpopo in the country's northern region.
The findings were presented by experts at...
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Second Cape Town Electronic Music Festival
The second edition of the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) takes place from 15-17 February at the V&A Waterfront.
Festival organisers say they wish to build on the success of the ina...
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Cape Town dedicates 2013 to Mandela
Cape Town has dedicated 2013 to former South African president Nelson Mandela with a programme of events in his honour taking place throughout the year, according to the city’s mayor Patricia de...
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Only female sharks come to shore in Cape Town
Scientists in Cape Town have discovered that only female great white sharks come close to shore in the city’s False Bay.
The ground-breaking research, led by local shark scientist Alison Kock...
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There has been a decrease in the number of arrivals into Cape Town international airport over the festive season according to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which blames the fall-off on air...
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Diarrhoea outbreak in Cape Town
A diarrhoea outbreak in Cape Town has resulted in the deaths of at least two children and the treatment of more than 2,800 others at the city's hospitals and clinics.
Almost 300 children were admit...
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Poles for highway bus lanes in Cape Town
The city of Cape Town has announced plans to place poles along the N2’s dedicated bus lane in an effort to curb its widespread illegal use by private motorists.
Authorities will put the pilla...
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Cape Town to get cruise liner terminal
A dedicated berthing terminal for cruise liners at Cape Town's Table Bay harbour is to be built after South African state company Transnet gave in to pressure from city and provincial authorities unha...
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Tygerberg Zoo, situated near Stellenbosch about 40km north of Cape Town, has closed after 33 years.
The zoo was closed because of high maintenance costs and dwindling visitor numbers, according to...
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Major renewal of South Africa’s trains
New state-of-the-art passenger trains will begin operating in Cape Town and across South Africa in 2015, as part of the R123 billion (nearly $15 billion) “rolling stock renewal” programme...
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Cape Town’s wandering penguins
Residents of the Boulder's Beach area about 100km south of Cape Town complain that thousands of penguins have "invaded" residential areas and are causing destruction.
Boulder's Beach is known for i...
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Increased law enforcement on Cape Town beaches
Cape Town’s beaches and recreational hotspots are to be patrolled by “auxiliary” law enforcement officers.
The volunteer officers, who start work in the run-up to the peak holiday...
