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Zuma faces

A South African appeal court has reinstated corruption charges against the controversial president of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma, in the latest twist in a long-running saga...
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Zimbabwe border area declared cholera disaster area.

Officials of the Limpopo provincial government have declared the Vhembe district along the border with Zimbabwe a disaster area in light of the cholera epidemic in the northern neighbour, which risks...
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Performing arts for street children in Cape Town.

Cape Town city council has given its backing to a programme for street children and vulnerable youth giving them skills in performing arts and enabling them to become role models for their peers. Part...
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SEACOM cable wins Africa Investor award.

The SEACOM project to provide east and southern Africa with cheap broadband internet connections has won several awards from the UK-based investment and research group Africa Investor. Its main sponso...
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Festive lights in Cape Town.

The festive season gets underway in Cape Town on 30 November with the traditional switching-on of the Christmas lights in Adderley Street in the city centre. Events begin at 16.00 with a concert at th...
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South Africa ports see increased traffic due to Somali piracy.

Ports in South Africa stand to benefit from the present insecurity in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean as shipping companies consider rerouting their vessels around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid...
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Sponsoring police in Cape Town.

Cape Town city council has announced plans to encourage companies, organisations or even private individuals to fund a law enforcement officer, traffic cop or metro policeman in order to boost recruit...
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Blue Flag beaches in Cape Town.

Six Cape Town beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag eco-label under a programme run by the Copenhagen-based independent non-profit organisation Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The beac...
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“Mama Africa” Miriam Makeba dies in Italy.

Legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba has died in Italy aged 76. She took ill on 9 November following a concert in Castel Volturno near Naples in support of beleaguered Italian anti-mafia write...
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ANC splinter party launches.

Campaigning for next year
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New magazine for Cape Town entrepreneurs.

Owners of small businesses in the Cape Town area will soon have a new source of information and inspiration when Caliente Media publishes the first edition of the bimonthly
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Constantia residents oppose housing development.

Residents of the exclusive Constantia neighbourhood south of the city centre are angry at provincial government plans to build housing for lower- and middle-income citizens in the area. The developmen...
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Western Cape braces for summer fires.

Firefighters in the Western Cape are preparing for what experts say could be a difficult summer due to an increased risk of wildfires. The worst fires are predicted for January and February, when weat...
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Renewable energy scholarship in Cape Town.

Cape Town-based energy for development consultancy RestioEnergy has launched a scholarship programme to promote post-graduate research in the field of renewable energy. The so-called Doug Banks Renewa...
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Transport Month in Cape Town.

October is Transport Month in South Africa and the Cape Town authorities have planned numerous initiatives to mark the event. Highlights include the launch of a new park-and-ride facility in the Helde...
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Cape Town wins sustainability award.

Cape Town has been chosen by New York-based business ethics and social responsibility think tank Ethisphere Institute as a
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New rules for pets in Cape Town.

Capetonians have until 31 October to comment on a proposed by-law introducing new restrictions on domestic animals. The new rules limit the number of dogs over the age of six months and cats that can...
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2010 World Cup mascot unveiled.

A bright yellow leopard with spiky green hair, green shorts and a white T-shirt is the mascot for the next World Cup football tournament, to be held in South Africa in 2010.
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New caretaker president appointed.

Deputy leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) Kgalema Motlanthe has been nominated as caretaker president following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki on 21 September. Motlanthe, a veteran A...
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Cape Town to get skyscraper.

A structure over twice the height of the tallest building in Cape Town is to be built on Buitengracht Street on the foreshore. The R1.2 billion, 150-m-tall skyscraper will contain office floors, a hot...
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Victims of xenophobic attacks relocated.

Foreign nationals displaced by xenophobic violence in May are being relocated to three
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Mandela Cape Town home to become museum.

Former South African president and Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela has signed his Cape Town home over to the city for use as a
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Bus rapid transport system for Cape Town.

Work is to begin shortly on a bus rapid transport (BRT) system in the city. The R10-billion project will be divided into four phases, with the first phase ready in time for the football World Cup in S...
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Zimfest 2008.

The pick of South African bands will be performing in Cape Town on 6 September in the first ever music festival dedicated exclusively to raising money for Zimbabwean refugees. The line-up includes Fre...

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