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Animals 10 Jul, 2012

Cape Town has introduced measures to deal with recent forays by baboons into the small seaside town of Gordon's Bay in the Western Cape. It follows an increasing number of reports in recent weeks o...

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Cape Town motorists banned from using mobile phones

Transport 04 Jul, 2012

Cape Town motorists caught talking or texting on their mobile phones will be fined R500 and have their phones confiscated for 24 hours. The new bylaw came into effect on 2 July and forms part of th...

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Ostrich ban affects South African farms

Animals 04 Jul, 2012

South Africa’s ostrich farms are struggling as an export ban caused by Bird Flu continues to cause havoc in an industry that dates back to 1864. Since the H5N2 virus was discovered on 9 April...

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Google Traffic comes to Cape Town

Transport 26 Jun, 2012

Cape Town motorists now have access to live traffic updates through Google Maps, following the launch of Google’s traffic data system in South Africa. The system, which was also introduced in...

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South Africa wins IRB Junior World Championship

Animals 24 Jun, 2012

South Africa's "Baby Boks" squad were declared winners of the IRB Junior World Championships in Cape Town's Newlands Stadium on 22 June, when they beat four-time defending champions New Zealand 22-16....

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CCTV for Cape Town level crossings

Transport 18 Jun, 2012

The Cape Town metropolitan area has introduced a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera system at level crossings to catch road traffic offenders in the act. The video surveillance project was lau...

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Cape Town to host global air transport summit

Transport 18 Jun, 2012

Cape Town will host the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) from 2-4 June 2013 at the city's International Convention Centre. The annual event draws all the major players from the global air transpor...

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Man Utd play in Cape Town

Sport 17 Jun, 2012

English premier league football club Manchester United are scheduled to play two games in South Africa in July as part of the Old Trafford side's pre-season preparations. The English team play AmaZ...

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Junior Rugby World Championships move from Stellenbosch

Sport 12 Jun, 2012

The remaining matches of the ongoing IRB Junior World Championship 2012 are to be played at the stadiums at Cape Town and Newlands, with no more matches taking place at the Danie Craven Stadium in Ste...

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SAA Cape Town-London service to end

Transport 10 Jun, 2012

South African Airways (SAA) is ceasing its daily direct service between Cape Town and London from 15 August, with the flights being rerouted through Johannesburg instead. The national carrier made...

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Cape Town hosts international rugby tournament

Sport 05 Jun, 2012

Cape Town is hosting the International Rugby Junior World Championship from 4 - 22 June, at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch and at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) Stadium in Be...

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Cape Town Book Fair

Culture 28 May, 2012

The annual Cape Town Book Fair takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 15-17 June. Established in 2006, the three-day fair allows visitors to meet authors and book i...

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Manor House Museum's stolen goods recovered

City 27 May, 2012

Ten of the eleven valuable Asian ceramic antiques recently stolen from Manor House, a museum outside Cape Town, have been recovered by police from a neighbouring farm. The 18th- and 19th-century ar...

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Cape Town to upgrade roads in disadvantaged areas

City 23 May, 2012

Cape Town will spend R500-million over the next three years upgrading its roads in disadvantaged areas, if its draft budget is passed by the city council on 28 May. Transport officials, who launche...

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Eight Nations international tournament in Cape Town

Sport 20 May, 2012

Cape Town welcomes the Eight Nations international football tournament, open to players under the age of 20, from 25 May to 3 June. Organised by the Cape Town division of the South African Football...

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Increased shark spotting in Cape Town

Animals 29 Apr, 2012

The city of Cape Town is considering plans to increase its shark spotting programme to include the Kogel Bay area after a great white shark killed a South African body-boarder there recently. The inci...

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Cape Town clamps down on cell phone motorists

Transport 11 Apr, 2012

The city of Cape Town has launched a crackdown on motorists using cell phones while driving as part of the ongoing No-Road-Death campaign in Cape Town and the province of the Western Cape. The camp...

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New base for Cape Town rugby?

Sport 23 Mar, 2012

The city of Cape Town and the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) have agreed to enter into formal talks for Cape Town Stadium in Green Point to become the new base for the rugby union. It w...

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Cape Town TV changes broadcasting frequency

Media 13 Mar, 2012

Cape Town’s community television channel CTV is switching to the new analogue frequency on 26 March, as part of the move by South Africa's television channels to digital terrestrial transmission...

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Cape Town reminds residents to register pets

Animals 12 Mar, 2012

Cape Town has appealed to pet owners to register all dogs and cats kept on their property, in line with the city’s Animal Bylaw 2010. Pet owners can register either online or manually, and th...

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Cape Town's new skyscraper

City 11 Mar, 2012

The construction of Cape Town’s newest skyscraper, which began last August, is due for completion in March 2014. The 32-storey, 148-m high tower is called the Portside and will be locat...

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Cosatu strike to cause nationwide disruption

Economy 11 Mar, 2012

Cosatu, South Africa’s largest trade union federation, is expecting its strike on 7 March to attract about 35,000 people in Cape Town alone, with approximately 100,000 across the country.The str...

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Cape Town airport best in Africa

Transport 11 Mar, 2012

Cape Town International Airport was nominated the best in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI) in the global Airport Service Quality Awards, on 8 March.The Airports Company South Africa...

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Cape Town airport best in Africa

Transport 08 Mar, 2012

Cape Town International Airport was nominated the best in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI) in the global Airport Service Quality Awards, on 8 March. The Airports Company South Afr...

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Cosatu strike to cause nationwide disruption

Economy 05 Mar, 2012

Cosatu, South Africa

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Cape Town's new skyscraper

Real Estate 27 Feb, 2012

The construction of Cape Town

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Cape Town carnival has new venue

Entertainment 19 Feb, 2012

The 2012 carnival in Cape Town Carnival is being relocated to The Fanwalk from Long Street, where it was held for the last two years. Organisers of the event, which takes place on 24 March, are mo...

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Cape Town to pilot new public transport system

Transport 16 Feb, 2012

The city of Cape Town is to pilot a proposed integrated public transport system to be managed by municipalities, according to the transport department of the Western Cape on 15 February. Prior to t...