Cape Town News Links of the day March 19 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 22:32
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PE, Cape Town struggling to meet FIFA deadlines
SABC News, South Africa - 14 hours ago
Phaahla has singled out Cape Town and Port Elizabeth as problem areas. He handed over a mid-term report regarding preparations to Deputy President Phumzile … |
The Times |
Tasting in two cities
The Times, South Africa - 20 hours ago
Gauteng gastrognome Victor Strugo calls Cape Town and Johannesburg “the Ying and Yang of SA. The city of Pink and the city of Gold, where waiters try to … |
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Backlog crisis looming for Cape courts
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 5 minutes ago
Cape Town’s Chief Magistrate has admitted that the city’s Regional Courts are in ‘crisis’ and are ‘not able to deal’ with bail applications, forcing accused … |
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Cape Town Festival
ArtslinkNews, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
The event will form part of the Cape Town Festival’s ‘One City Many Cultures’ programme. Rated as one of the most popular components of the Cape Town … |
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SA 2010 could cost $3.7 billion
BBC News, UK - 12 hours ago
New stadiums in Cape Town and Durban were added to the construction plans after the initial bid. The government has also been using the tournament to help … |
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108 homeless, two killed as Cape doctor blows
Independent Online, South Africa - 16 Mar 2008
By Caryn Dolley From uprooting tents and tearing branches from trees to fanning fires which led to more than 100 Cape Town residents being left homeless and … |
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On the button - Mid-week blues
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago
I can claim to have visited it at least once in the 1980s in our red family kombi on a trip from Springbok down to Cape Town. Port Nolloth stank of fish at … |
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Tales from the Motherland
Tonight, South Africa - 1 hour ago
And there are 21 years of reasons why Magnet Theatre, which was born in Magnet Street, Kensington, in 1987 before relocating to Cape Town, can produce … |
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Boost for E Cape Health
News24, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
Cape Town - The Eastern Cape Health Department has increased its primary health care budget by over a third in a bid to strengthen the district health … |
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South Africa: Parliamentarians to Tackle Poverty
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 27 minutes ago
She made the comments Tuesday at the South African parliament in Cape Town, where the 118th assembly was officially launched. The assembly will also give … |
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President Yudhoyono leaves for Cape Town
Antara, Indonesia - 15 Mar 2008
Dakar, Senegal (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday morning after attending the 11th two-day … |
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Donors open their hearts to fire victims
Independent Online, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
The city of Cape Town has also allocated a plot for the couple, Zwelakhe and Ntombovuyo Moyeni, to move to. An overseas donor, who visited Cape Town … |
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Langa to host Easter Rugby Festival
SA Rugby, South Africa - 22 hours ago
Cape Town’s Langa Rugby Club will be hosting an Easter Rugby Festival from March 22-24, in conjunction with SA Rugby. The event will feature 16 teams from … |
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Fueling the future of Cape farms
Cape Cod Times, MA - 19 minutes ago
By LAURIE HIGGINS YARMOUTH - More than three dozen people gathered at Yarmouth Town Hall this weekend to talk about how to grow more food on Cape Cod. … |
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Flamink Vlei project to double in size
Cape Business News, South Africa - 23 hours ago
The two properties are located on the Cape Town side of the Berg River where it enters the sea at Velddrif. The combined property, which extends on either … |
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Eskom is punishing good clients
Cape Business News, South Africa - 8 hours ago
… creative approach to power rationing with incentives to win the co-operation of consumers, says the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry. … |
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Gale force winds wreak havoc in Cape Town
SABC News, South Africa - 15 Mar 2008
The Cape Town weather office has issued a severe weather warning, saying gale force southeasterly winds are expected in places along the Cape Peninsula … |
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Death after cycle race still a puzzle
Independent Online, South Africa - 16 Mar 2008
How did their son’s body land up in a canal in Cape Town, wrapped in a sleeping bag? This is the question tormenting Lynn and Terry Espitalier of … |
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Hi Fidelity rules the waves
The Times, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
Hi Fidelity, a 46-footer, took line and handicap honours in the Cape Town to Walvis Bay yacht race at the weekend. It set a record for the 725nautical mile … |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union to address poverty
BuaNews Online (press release), South Africa - 19 hours ago
By Gabi Khumalo Cape Town - The 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, which opens next month, will see national Parliaments from around the world … |
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Surviving My Coke Fest
Tonight, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
A 12-hour marathon of straight rock music starts on Friday in Joburg at the Newmarket Racecourse in Alberton, and then moves to Cape Town at Kenilworth … |
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Full Cape Town school bus overturns
Independent Online, South Africa - 11 Mar 2008
But Thompson couldn’t explain to the Cape Argus why one of the bus’s tyres was smooth, saying he too was puzzled. Delft resident Vernon October who saw the … |
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Jazz workshops blow in again
Tonight, South Africa - 21 hours ago
By Karen Rutter In addition to featuring more than 40 South African and international music acts, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival will once again … |
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New Ceo Appointed for Cape Town Routes Unlimited
Provincial Government of the Western Cape, South Africa - 14 Mar 2008
The board of Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU), the tourism destination marketing organisation for Cape Town and the Western Cape, has announced the … |
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‘Irish luck’ saves St Patrick’s ball
Independent Online, South Africa - 16 Mar 2008
Help came from Dirk Elzinga, managing director of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), who offered to find space in the centre for the … |
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Russian sailor battles on in record attempt
The West Australian, Australia - 17 Mar 2008
“We are threatened with a stopover in Cape Town which is a very bad scenario for everybody if it comes to that. “Fedor will do his best to conduct repairs … |
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Judge rules on Merryweather case
Independent Online, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
Merryweather was left partially paralysed by an attack at the forecourt of a petrol station in Newlands, Cape Town, in 2006. His attorney said earlier that … |
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Day care tries to clear the air
Cape Cod Times, MA - 20 minutes ago
By CYNTHIA McCORMICK DENNISPORT — Town and county officials are meeting with representatives of Cape Cod Child Development Inc. today to discuss air quality … |
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The Cape Doctor wreaks havoic
The Times, South Africa - 15 Mar 2008
Gale force winds destroyed informal housing, leaving hundreds destitute in Cape Town today, said disaster management. Worst affected were Delft residents … |
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South Africa: Black Buyers Heading South
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 14 Mar 2008
PROSPECTIVE black buyers now make up a significant portion of Gauteng residents looking to relocate to Cape Town because of rising crime and violence. … |
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Cape Town City Hall to be redeveloped
Opodo, UK - 13 Mar 2008
The South African city of Cape Town is set to improve its appeal to travellers by revamping its City Hall. A major project has been launched to give the … |
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Shock report on municipalities
News24, South Africa - 15 hours ago
Cape Town - Most of the country’s municipalities are still performing less than 50% of the functions they are meant to carry out, a report released on … |
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Thousands in Cape Town for cycling experience
Independent Online, South Africa - 7 Mar 2008
Cape Town will be all about cycling again as 35 000 cyclists take on the Peninsula, and its many closed roads, for the 31st Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour … |
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Gastro outbreak hits Cape Town
Independent Online, South Africa - 7 Mar 2008
… its doors as it buckles under the strain of a severe outbreak of diarrhoeal disease that is threatening the lives of thousands of Cape Town children. … |
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Sludge fertiliser blamed for flies
Independent Online, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
… in Philadelphia in the Western Cape, near the N7, is an “undeniable” source of fly-breeding and may soon be stopped, said the City of Cape Town. … |
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Doomsday scenario for oil
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 21 hours ago
… forward to a possible Doomsday within a very few years — was given to the Sub-Saharan oil, gas and petrochemical conference in Cape Town on Tuesday. … |
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Cosmos take solace in Cup victory
The Times, South Africa - 15 Mar 2008
In Cape Town, Ikapa Sporting scored a thrilling 3-2 upset victory over Bloemfontein Celtic. Bradley August and Kurt Lentjies scored for Ikapa, … |
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Vodacom network problems
MyADSL, South Africa - 17 hours ago
The problem seems to be country wide, with numbers in various locations, including Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town being inaccessible. … |
sarugby.com |
Varsity Cup finely balanced
sarugby.com, South Africa - 17 hours ago
… with log-leaders University of Cape Town (Ikeys) playing second-placed University of Stellenbosch (Maties) in a traditional southern intervarsity. … |
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Knysna tourism award ‘fitting tribute‘ to Nancarrow
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 16 Mar 2008
KNYSNA Tourism won the Best Tourism Office in the Western Cape award at the 2007 Western Cape Provincial Tourism Awards ceremony held in Cape Town recently. … |
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Tobacco chiefs win delay in hearings
Business Day, South Africa - 1 hour ago
CAPE TOWN — Parliament’s health committee has postponed public hearings on the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill, after complaints from the tobacco … |
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Gig Of The Week in Cape Town - March 14, 2008
Tonight, South Africa - 14 Mar 2008
By Zane Henry It’s no secret that I smaak this band something fierce. The attraction lies in the combination of steely riffage, progressive songwriting and … |
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Tragic end to Cycle Tour for family
Independent Online, South Africa - 15 Mar 2008
Allan Espitalier, 25, and his parents, Lynn and Terry, had travelled to Cape Town from Amanzimtoti last week for the Cycle Tour. Lynn said she and Allan had … |
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Cruising around in Cape Town
Daily News & Analysis, India - 13 Mar 2008
The Western Cape Province of South Africa has one of the places that you just have to visit before you die. All the vibes and energy that an adventure … |
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Blowing the tunes
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
She was found dead in a field in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Her eyes had been gouged out and her skull cracked with a blunt object. Her dead dog lay beside her. … |
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Cape copper thieves bust
Independent Online, South Africa - 14 Mar 2008
Seven men were arrested on Friday while trying to steal more than R100 000 worth of copper cabling in Steenberg, Cape Town, the city said. … |
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Tribunal told SAA’s incentives worked
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 23 hours ago
Nationwide Airline’s share of revenue passengers on the county’s ‘golden routes’ between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and George increased significantly … |
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Current acc deficit worries Manuel
South Africa.info, South Africa - 23 hours ago
Manuel voiced his concerns at a tax symposium in Cape Town. “We are dependent on foreign capital inflows to fund our rising current account deficit of 7.4 … |
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Saif to Katrina’s rescue!
India Target, NY - 23 hours ago
Kat who is usually a good driver was completely out-of-sync with the vintage car she had to drive in Cape Town. Directors Abbas Mustan were also in a fix … |
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‘Yengeni cop’ dismissed in Cape Town
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 12 Mar 2008
Superintendent Sphiwo Hewana was found guilty on six charges of serious misconduct at a disciplinary hearing in Cape Town on Tuesday, after an investigation … |
SuperSport |
Is Kanono already a Buccaneer?
SuperSport, South Africa - 17 Mar 2008
The most sought after dreadlocked attacking midfielder in the country is leaving the scenic and tranquil surroundings of Cape Town with that world famous … |
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Fatal multiple car pile up in Cape Town
Independent Online, South Africa - 2 Mar 2008
Six people were killed when two bakkies and car collided in Milnerton, near Cape Town, the SABC reported on Sunday. An official from Metro Rescue told the … |
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