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City’s heating up: More trees needed

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As global temperature records continue to be broken, cities need to move fast to prevent inhabitants dying from heat stress. Planting trees seems the simplest solution.

As global heating takes hold, Cape Town appears to be losing trees in the urban environment faster than they are being replaced, and the City’s Urban Forest Policy target falls far short of international recommendations. … Read more

Burning rubber gets recognition

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The homegrown motorsport of spinning has gained solid traction over the past decades in Cape Town. Now, although that might be a contradiction in terms (spin is about losing traction after all) it is testament to the popularity of a motorsport that started out in abandoned parking lots and has risen to being Mzansi’s fastest-growing sport.… Read more

Teacher posts: Western Cape education department quizzed in Parliament

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“We’re not retrenching teachers. We’re reducing posts,” says WCED head

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) came under fire in Parliament on Tuesday over its plan to reduce teaching posts.

In August, the WCED said the number of teacher posts would be reduced by 2,407 for the 2025 school year due to a R3.8-billion budget shortfall over the next three years.… Read more

Picket held to support genocide case against Israel

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The SA government is submitting evidence to the International Court of Justice to prove Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

About 50 people gathered outside the Western Cape High Court on Monday morning to support South Africa’s additional submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on genocide in Gaza.… Read more

November gig guide

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It is Halloween, brethren. Now, normally we would scoff at these northern hemisphere festivities celebrating the start of winter and the night on which the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. Point of Halloween was to spiritually prepare for the fact the old and sick would likely not make it through the coming freezing months, thus it’s not applicable down this side of the world.
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Not a lot of store in Babylonstoren’s babble

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Babylonstoren has arguably become one of the most well-known and well-loved South African wine farm experiences. It boasts the full package: a winery, two restaurants, a bakery, a hotel, a host of cottages, a spa, and an impressive expanse of gardens which one can peacefully meander around.… Read more

Skylines: seriously fly

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There are certain characters on the Cape car scene who could be described as larger than life. Jonathan Schaffers is one of these people.

Known on the track as Johnny 2J, he is probably best known for his red Nissan Skyline powered by a Nissan VK45 turbocharged V8 powerplant.… Read more

October gig guide

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Woordfees, out in Stellies is wragtig impressive. It’s giving the National Arts Festival a runs for its money, and is much, much closer (but tickets are much, much pricier). Check it out if you can.

Theatre

An unusual love story, apparently, is It Went Above Your Head at Theatre Arts on the corner of Wesley and Milton roads in Obs.… Read more

Inner-city housing: New plan in the works

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More than 70% of all accommodation in the central city is let out to tourists. A new local spatial development framework sets out how this needs to change

A new plan in the works for development of Cape Town’s inner city sets out the need to accommodate about 40,000 more residents within a greener and more pedestrian-friendly environment over the next 15 years.… Read more