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Watch: SANParks warns of sinking sand conditions at Cape Town beach

Taking to social media, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) management is urging Noordhoek beachgoers to exercise caution due to dangerous sand conditions, reports Cape {town} Etc . Table Mountain National Park management would like to caution recreational users of the sinking <b
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13 Sep 2024

Tragic coin swallowing incident claims life of grade 4 pupil

A Grade 4 student from Hibernia Primary School in George died on Wednesday, 4 September, after accidentally swallowing a R5 coin, Cape {town} Etc reports. Cape {town} Etc spoke to Millicent Merton, a spokesperson for the Department of Education, who provided details about the inc
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13 Sep 2024

Triple murder sees Cape Town hitman sentenced to 57 years in prison

The Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court sentenced 29-year-old Enrico Slawers to 57 years in jail after he was convicted of a brutal triple murder in 2022, reports Cape {town} Etc . Slawers, a known hitman associated with gang-related activity in the area, entered a plea agreeme
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13 Sep 2024

UCT's Salome Maswime named director of WHO Clinical Care Centre

Professor Salome Maswime of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been chosen to serve as the director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Integrated Clinical Care, Cape {town} Etc reports. The centre will be based at UCT and will support countries a
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13 Sep 2024

SABC wants to charge a household levy on all devices

Update: 13 September 2024 The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee for South Africas Communications and Digital Technologies Khusela Sangoni said that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is still facing a significant crisis if its funding model is not urgently rev
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13 Sep 2024

Jetstar hints at Cape Town as potential new destination for expanded fleet

Australian low-cost airline Jetstar has hinted that Cape Town could be one of the newest destinations for its 787-8 fleet, Cape {town} Etc reports. Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully says the airline is expecting new aircraft which could bolster its smaller models to 'go further', unloc
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13 Sep 2024

Celebrate the seasons with Jamie Oliver's new cooking series

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver returns to TV with his latest show, Jamie Oliver: Seasons , airing from 10 to 24 September on BBC Lifestyle (Channel 174) at 8pm. This exciting series aims to inspire viewers to embrace seasonal cooking and reconnect with the source of their food. At the hear
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13 Sep 2024

Online appointment booking now available for Cape Town clinic visits

Capetonians can now book a clinic appointment online thanks to a pilot project led by Cape Town's Health Department, Cape {town} Etc reports. The online appointment portal is based on the existing appointment system, which allows clinic staff to make appointments on behalf of cli
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13 Sep 2024

Nigeria joins Cape Town Convention to avoid blacklist and revamp aviation

On Thursday, the Nigerian government signed the Cape Town Convention (CTC) to facilitate the leasing of aviation equipment, more than two decades after the convention came into effect, Cape {town} Etc reports. The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the
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13 Sep 2024