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#RhodesMustFall protest.

The unfinished business of Rhodes Must Fall, Sarah Baartman and Jameson

What does the university do with public memory?

A general view of solar panels on top of the Hemp Hotel in Cape Town on April 25, 2023.  (AFP)

World’s tallest ‘hemp hotel’ to open in Cape Town

Hemp bricks are becoming increasingly popular in construction because of their insulating, fire-resistant and climate-friendly properties

Firefighters battle a blaze on Signal Hill in Cape Town. Wildfires are likely to become frequent. Photo: Rodger Bosch/Getty Images

Climate change behind the 2021 Table Mountain fire – study

Researchers find that extreme fire weather ‘has become 90% more likely in a warmer world’

The PSL announced on Thursday that the league will remain suspended until further notice.

Instinctive Chiefs prove their title credentials

Amakhosi have flipped the popular narrative on its head, winning the Soweto Derby 1-0, and are now favourites to lift the PSL trophy

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The Portfolio: Ali Greef

"My approach is to become a part of the community — a simulation of what and whom I could have become had I grown up on the Cape Flats."

The value of abalone increased as it moves from traffickers and later to overseas wholesalers.

Abalone poaching: Lifting the lid on why, how and who

Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security

The Helen Suzman Foundation said in its submission that the national head must be perceived as independent of executive and political influence.

Drilling underway to access last 10% in Western Cape dam

The remaining 10% in the Theewaterskloof Dam is largely regarded as unusable if used through the current dam system

A man washes in one of the mountain’s many streams near the ruins of a stone ‘dam’built during the colonial era.

Ancient water could solve modern crisis in Cape Town

A Cape Town researcher believes the city should return to Table Mountain and the Camissa water system in its quest to resolve its current problems

Julius Malema returns from his honeymoon to occupy Table Mountain.

Whites helpless as Malema lays claim to Table Mountain

Julius Malema returns from his honeymoon to occupy Table Mountain – and Jacob Zuma will hold garage sales to pay off land reform debts.

Hotel staff clears alien vegetation

Adopt-a-Plot Project by the Vineyard Hotel & Spa is the runner-up in the Community Conservation Award.

Our Earth: Switching off for change

Landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness as lights around the world were switched off for ‘Earth Hour’ to raise awareness of climate change.

Table Mountain has been named one of the seven wonders of nature.

Table Mountain to ‘switch off for good’ during Earth Hour

Iconic landmarks, including Table Mountain, around the world will cut their lights for the ‘Earth Hour’ campaign against climate change.

Table Mountain has been named one of the seven wonders of nature.

Table Mountain named new wonder of nature

Table Mountain has been inaugurated as one of the new seven wonders of nature at a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain.

Protest takes its toll on Carlisle

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.

Row over Chapman’s Peak toll road offices

Row over Chapman’s Peak toll road offices

Hout Bay residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the construction of an office block on Chapman’s Peak drive by the operators of the toll road.

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.

Table Mountain becomes a new world wonder of nature

Table Mountain has been provisionally named one of the new seven wonders of nature by a global poll, alongside the Amazon and the Iguazu Falls.

Teenagers rescued from Table Mountain

Eighteen Western Cape teenagers were rescued from Table Mountain on Monday morning, the Table Mountain National Park said.