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Cape Town

Pieter Hugo: Melancholy etched in the flesh
Article
/ 17 October 2013

Pieter Hugo: Melancholy etched in the flesh

Photographer Pieter Hugo’s latest exhibition is a? "jolting meditation" on family, kinship and decaying nationhood.

By Sean Otoole
Kimchi worth a royal flush
Article
/ 17 October 2013

Kimchi worth a royal flush

Observatory, isn’t exactly a destination for fine dining, although there is plenty of food to be had at better prices than elsewhere in Cape Town.

By Brent Meersman
Lawyers put JSC’s conduct in the dock
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Lawyers put JSC’s conduct in the dock

The judges body needs introspection as it prepares for interviews for vacant positions.

By Niren Tolsi
ANC ward wars: Strife begins at 40
Article
/ 4 October 2013

ANC ward wars: Strife begins at 40

A vicious attack on an ANC meeting has exposed the bitter divisions in the ‘Nkandla of the Cape.’

By Andisiwe Makinana
Dirty war on drugs in Cape Town
Article
/ 27 September 2013

Dirty war on drugs in Cape Town

You push against the tide by taking down one dealer at a time – just mind the hell hounds and small children.

By Staff Reporter
Bitten by the food bug
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Bitten by the food bug

Over Brent Meersman’s past 150 food columns, he has run the gastronomic gamut.

By Brent Meersman
Biltong heaven must be missing a brinjal
Article
/ 13 September 2013

Biltong heaven must be missing a brinjal

Perhaps I shouldn’t equate food with human relationships, but I really feel like I’m having a reunion with brinjal.

By Norma Young
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Article
/ 13 September 2013

Dedicated cruise liner terminal is an ‘ideal fit’ for V&A

Entering a bid to develop, construct and operate the first dedicated cruise-liner terminal in Cape Town is said to be the right thing to do.

By Lynley Donnelly
Zille: Poo-flinging attacks politically motivated
Article
/ 30 August 2013

Zille: Poo-flinging attacks politically motivated

Helen Zille believes she has enough evidence to show the "poo war" is a campaign to make Cape Town ungovernable in the run-up to the 2014 elections.

By Glynnis Underhill
A mission to set the music free
Article
/ 23 August 2013

A mission to set the music free

Bassist Mlungisi Gegana pays tribute to ?Johnny Dyani at the Joy of Jazz this weekend.

By Gwen Ansell
In bed with the best of them
Article
/ 8 August 2013

In bed with the best of them

Cat Pritchard beds down on the conservative
side of a R300 000 mattress at the Taj hotel and
finds herself waking up slightly right of centre.

By Cat Pritchard
No arrests made as third police officer killed in Cape Town
Article
/ 30 July 2013

No arrests made as third police officer killed in Cape Town

An off-duty police officer has been shot dead in Mitchell’s Plain in the Western Cape, police say, marking the third killing of its kind since Sunday.

By Sapa
Clay depicts hope, energy and growth
Article
/ 19 July 2013

Clay depicts hope, energy and growth

An Andile Dyalvane pot is one of the commissioned works for the
Adelaide Tambo Collection.

By Staff Reporter
New guitars and a recording contract for beaten, blind busker
Article
/ 10 July 2013

New guitars and a recording contract for beaten, blind busker

Lunga Goodman Nono, the blind busker who was assaulted by police might have a recording contract in the pipeline, reported the Cape Argus.

By Staff Reporter
Sunrays spreading hope
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Sunrays spreading hope

Sunray Primary School is the runner-up in the Schools and Institutions Award.

By Mandi Smallhorne
DA youth activist hit by arson, called ‘dog of Zille’
Article
/ 30 June 2013

DA youth activist hit by arson, called ‘dog of Zille’

A DA youth activist lost all his clothing when his home in Gugulethu, Cape Town, was set alight in an allegedly politically-motivated attack.

By Sapa
Faeces throwing taken to the streets as protesters block highway
Article
/ 28 June 2013

Faeces throwing taken to the streets as protesters block highway

Cape Town residents have blocked a portion of the N2 highway near the airport in protest against poor service delivery, say Western Cape police.

By Jenna Etheridge
Housing department condemns poo-fighters
Article
/ 26 June 2013

Housing department condemns poo-fighters

The department of human settlements has criticised five people who were arrested for dumping human waste at Cape Town International Airport.

By Staff Reporter and Sapa
Pirate TV series provides lift for SA film industry
Article
/ 29 May 2013

Pirate TV series provides lift for SA film industry

"Black Sails", a TV series about pirates and one of the largest productions ever made in SA, has put the spotlight on the local film industry.

By Staff Reporter
ANC: Obamas should not accept CTown award
Article
/ 28 May 2013

ANC: Obamas should not accept CTown award

The ANC says United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle should not accept Cape Town’s Freedom of the City award.

By Sapa
Doctors give NHI a qualified thumbs up
Article
/ 3 May 2013

Doctors give NHI a qualified thumbs up

GPs with their own practices are interested in working for the NHI scheme – with caveats.

By Mia Malan, Amy Green and Ina Skosana
Tunnel vision in Cape Town
Article
/ 26 April 2013

Tunnel vision in Cape Town

Sloshing through the maze of tunnels beneath Cape Town offers a fresh perspective on the city.

By Brent Meersman
Gatebe, Volgina take winning honours at Two Oceans marathon
Article
/ 30 March 2013

Gatebe, Volgina take winning honours at Two Oceans marathon

David Gatebe and Natalia Volgina provided the upset wins at the 44th Two Oceans marathon held in gale force conditions around the southern cape.

By Sapa
Five whales taken out to sea in Cape Town
Article
/ 24 March 2013

Five whales taken out to sea in Cape Town

Five of 19 pilot whales that beached at Noordhoek Beach in Cape Town have been taken out to sea.

By Miranda Andrew
Grunge gives way to design in Woodstock
Article
/ 15 February 2013

Grunge gives way to design in Woodstock

Woodstock is the go-to place for creatives who don’t have money to set up shop in the City Bowl.

By Nadine Botha
City councillor says Cape Town is almost baboon free
Article
/ 6 February 2013

City councillor says Cape Town is almost baboon free

About 95% of baboons have been kept out Cape Town since August, says a city councillor.

By Sapa
A journey across the skin
Videos
/ 31 January 2013

A journey across the skin

VIDEO Scores of ink enthusiasts were drawn to the Cape Town Tattoo Expo to admire and share in the work of some of the world’s best tattoo artists.

By Staff Reporter
The City Round-up
Article
/ 4 January 2013

The City Round-up

Cavendish Square in Claremont is the greatest mall in the history of the world because Cousin Harry said that Cavendish Square is amazing

By Not The Mail and Guardian Author
Kaapse Klopse still march to their own beat
Article
/ 4 January 2013

Kaapse Klopse still march to their own beat

Some say it’s about culture. Others believe it’s a ticket to debauchery. But the Cape Town Carnival is more than 100 years old and going strong.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’

Fed-up farm workers have bypassed unions and political parties and have taken matters into their own hands, writes Sean Christie.

By Sean Christie
Juvenile offenders: Youth care centre at risk of closure
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Juvenile offenders: Youth care centre at risk of closure

The Cape Town government may shut down a facility that gives hope to boys whom society has shunned. Ilham Rawoot reports.

By Ilham Rawoot
Cape Town baboons get paintballed out of residential areas
Article
/ 13 November 2012

Cape Town baboons get paintballed out of residential areas

Baboons in Cape Town are being paintballed to drive them out of residential suburbs and stop them from pillaging homes and cars on brazen food raids.

By Sapa Afp
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