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Cape Town

Rape cases mothballed in Paarl
Article
/ 16 March 2012

Rape cases mothballed in Paarl

Widespread allegations of manipulated crime statistics have risen in Paarl but the police officers responsible will probably get away with it.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 9 March 2012

Eateries without a sell-by date

Eateries are much more than just places to eat. They offer tradition as well, and with that, comes comfortability.

By Staff Reporter
Routing for the cause: Cosatu’s march mapped out
Article
/ 6 March 2012

Routing for the cause: Cosatu’s march mapped out

Protesters will be taking to the the streets of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban tomorrow. Here’s where they’ll be going.

By Phillip De Wet
Protest takes its toll on Carlisle
Article
/ 2 March 2012

Protest takes its toll on Carlisle

The MEC of Public Works in Cape Town loves Chapman’s Peak, but erecting a building on it must go ahead regardless, he says.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 22 February 2012

Seventy people left homeless by Cape Town fires

Although no injuries were reported, about 70 people have been left homeless following four separate fires across Cape Town on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
Expect fat and salt content restrictions
Article
/ 11 February 2012

Expect fat and salt content restrictions

South Africans can expect the introduction of laws restricting fatty acids and salt content in food, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.

By Staff Reporter
The spy who loved Cape Town
Article
/ 10 February 2012

The spy who loved Cape Town

In <em>Safe House</em> Ryan Reynolds plays a low-level CIA operative stationed in Cape Town.

By Joel Kanar
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Article
/ 3 February 2012

Struggling Cape Argus looks for a gap

Plans afoot to revitalise the historic publication.

By Lynley Donnelly
For the common good: Old struggles in a new style
Article
/ 3 February 2012

For the common good: Old struggles in a new style

Analysts are divided over whether social protest will fare better with help from the middle class.

By Fatima Asmal Motala
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Article
/ 1 February 2012

‘Remorseless’ killers get 18 years for murdering gay woman

Four men were jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for stabbing and stoning 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana to death in 2006.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 December 2011

Out on the town

The <i>M&G</i> rounds up the top cheap(ish) thrills to be had in Jo’burg, Cape Town & Durban as the festive season winds down.

By Anade Situma, Aphiwe Deklerk, Ngoako Matsha, Sipho Kings and Ayanda Sitole
Dewani to hear extradition battle outcome in 2012
Article
/ 16 December 2011

Dewani to hear extradition battle outcome in 2012

Shrien Dewani must wait until 2012 to learn the outcome of his court battle against extradition to South Africa over his wife Anni’s murder.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 November 2011

Fairest Cape turns ugly for hikers

After a spate of attacks on hikers, a volunteer group is considering taking SANParks Table Mountain National Park to court.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 17 November 2011

Cape Town loses Saracens game

English rugby club Saracens will no longer play in Cape Town after conflict arose between the city and the Western Province Rugby Club.

By Staff Reporter
By design, a city for the poor
Article
/ 11 November 2011

By design, a city for the poor

Designers must ensure that Cape Town’s 2014 award is not hijacked by business and tourism interests, says a member of the bid committee

By Lorelle Bell
Designer city ‘just window-dressing’
Article
/ 28 October 2011

Designer city ‘just window-dressing’

Cape Town has been named World Design Capital for 2014, at the International Design Congress in Taipei, but there are dissenting voices back home.

By Ayanda Sitole
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Article
/ 26 October 2011

Cape Town named World Design Capital 2014

Cape Town has trumped Bilbao and Dublin to be named Design Capital 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2011

High homicide rates plague CT’s poorest

SA’s second largest city has a homicide rate higher than the national average, a global study has shown.

By Gareth Vorster
‘Why me?’ asks Cape acid attack victim
Article
/ 9 September 2011

‘Why me?’ asks Cape acid attack victim

A 23-year-old woman from Zimbabwe is facing an uncertain future following an acid attack in Cape Town this week.

By Glynnis Underhill
Growing little by little
Article
/ 9 September 2011

Growing little by little

With the help of Abalimi Bezekhaya, Masikhanye Food Garden sells its produce to suburban Capetonians at a weekly market known as Harvest of Hope.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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Article
/ 30 August 2011

Cape Town issues shark warning

The City of Cape Town warned on Tuesday that great white sharks would now be moving closer to the shore.

By Staff Reporter
Plan B: Cities tighten security as strike drags on
Article
/ 22 August 2011

Plan B: Cities tighten security as strike drags on

Municipalities are tightening up security and making contingency plans to clear backlogs, as the municipal workers’ strike enters its second week.

By Staff Reporter
Strikers ask premier for help in wage war
Article
/ 19 August 2011

Strikers ask premier for help in wage war

While municipal workers in Gauteng were asking the premier to intervene in wage negotiations, strikers in Cape Town were denied permission to march.

By Staff Reporter
Condemn strike violence, De Lille tells Ehrenreich
Article
/ 17 August 2011

Condemn strike violence, De Lille tells Ehrenreich

Patricia de Lille has called on Cape Town’s ANC leader to support a claim for damages from striking Samwu workers who went on a rampage in the city.

By Staff Reporter
‘Rats, disease, death? We aren’t paid enough!’
Article
/ 15 August 2011

‘Rats, disease, death? We aren’t paid enough!’

Rats jumping in their faces, dead babies in bins and infected fingers are some of the horrors they face every day, Cape Town rubbish collectors say.

By Staff Reporter
Zille responds to Twitter furore
Article
/ 10 August 2011

Zille responds to Twitter furore

After a public spat with singer Simphiwe Dana, DA leader Helen Zille says that the social platform Twitter can be as troublesome as it is useful.

By Nickolaus Bauer
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Article
/ 8 July 2011

Cape Somalis ‘still being threatened’

A Somali-born moved to a predominantly coloured area of the Strand near Cape Town to escape xenophobia. But now he has been asked to close shop.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 July 2011

Carter leads Crusaders past Stormers into Super final

Dan Carter scored 19 points as the Crusaders eased past the Stormers 29-10 in their Super rugby semifinal at Newlands on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 June 2011

Shooting crime: Cape Town’s other side

Cape Town is consistently rated as one of the world’s top-10 tourist destinations. But out of sight, it’s also one of the most violent cities.

By Don Pinnock
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Article
/ 21 June 2011

Cape Town shortlisted for Design Capital 2014

Cape Town has won a place on the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design’s short list for World Design Capital 2014.

By Staff Reporter
The case against Shrien Dewani
Article
/ 9 June 2011

The case against Shrien Dewani

Police say their case against Briton Shrien Dewani is watertight due to "overwhelming evidence" that he masterminded his wife Anni’s murder in 2010.

By Glynnis Underhill
Zille shifts Plato into Western Cape cabinet
Article
/ 30 May 2011

Zille shifts Plato into Western Cape cabinet

Western Cape premier Helen Zille says she has appointed ex-Cape Town mayor Dan Plato as the minister for community safety in her provincial cabinet.

By Staff Reporter
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