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Police in the Western Cape have seized three and a half tons of dagga worth about R3.4 million at Beaufort West in three separate incidents this week. Spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe says in all three cases, vehicles were stopped while heading for Cape Town. A 26-year-old man was arrested on...
Cape Town - Former President Nelson Mandela has spent 20 minutes on the phone to René Burger, sister of Springbok rugby player Schalk Burger , whose abduction and rape in Cape Town has made headlines. Johannesburg's Star newspaper reported on Saturday that Mandela phoned the 20-year-old Rene on...
If you haven’t guessed, I’m back in Cape Town. Have been since Thursday afternoon after a quick trip to Muizenberg. I spent most of yesterday (Friday) doing what I try to do whereever I go: I wander on foot. First, I have a load of lard to lose around my waist, a result of banging up myself on...
Lawyers representing the City of Cape Town in its challenge of the constitutionality of the Erasmus Commission of Inquiry into spying allegations in the city are adamant that Mayor Helen Zille has complied with all reasonable efforts before bringing the matter to the Cape High Court.
Cape Town - Legislation doing away with gender discrimination in old age pensions was approved by the National Assembly on Friday. The Social Assistance Amendment Bill provides for age equalisation for state old age grants. In terms of the bill, men aged 60 to 64 years will be able to apply for...
Abraão Vicente [pt] has a long and reflective post about the upcoming elections in Cape Town, which he iltustrated with a Gilbert & George pic. “I'm a little bit confused, I must confess. During the election campaign everything seems to be easy. It seems that all dreams are possible to achieve....
According to an email from Chris Anderson, the curator of the TED Conference, TEDAfrica due to be held in Cape Town at the end of September 2008 has been suspended. This news has also been posted on the TED Blog where I have already posted a comment and I encourage you to do so as [...]
Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Natasha Prince Secondhand booksellers in Cape Town were shocked when they were told this week they had to fork out R1 000 for not having a secondhand goods trading licence. Several stores in Long Street were targeted by the police. Police spokesperson Andre Traut...
Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Cape Town Every year, 2500 youth vote on which ads worked for them in the annual Khuza Awards run by HDI youth marketers. The winners were announced this week. Amongst the campaigns that received the most attention this year were Axe and Chicken Licken, but with the...
Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Cape Town August Iwanski has announced his decision to resign as the Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) after five and a half years with the organisation. In a heartfelt message to colleagues and clients, he cited the...
