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British Outlet’s Guide To Spending A Week In Cape Town
02 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Things can change very quickly in the space of two weeks, and a British guide to visiting Cape Town that was written today would be pretty concise.
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Hiker Muggings Ramping Up – Everywhere From Kloof Nek To Constantia And Scarborough
25 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Crime watch groups have said that incidents recently occurred in Tafelberg Road, Cecilia Forest, Constantia Nek, and Scarborough.
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Cape Town Vagrants Allegedly Assisting Dog-Nappers For Ransom
11 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Lisette Lombard’s Jack Russel went missing after a run on Table Mountain this past Saturday and now she is warning everyone that there might be a “syndicate of dog kidnappers operating in the area”.
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Yes, It Snowed On Table Mountain This Weekend [Video]
30 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The last time it snowed on Cape Town’s iconic mountain was August 29 last year.
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Footage Shows Massive Boulder Tumbling Down Table Mountain [Videos]
14 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Several people managed to capture footage of a massive boulder tumbling down one of the slopes – the Silverstream Ravine area – and a loud rumble could be heard.
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New Plan To Fight Back Against ‘Deliberate’ Table Mountain Fires
29 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
April’s devastating fire was likely started deliberately, with SANParks announcing new measures aimed to catch those up to no good.
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Questions Over Table Mountain Safety After Spate Of Attacks
12 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SANParks is once again under fire, this time regarding safety in and around Table Mountain National Park.
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Guinness World Record Set On Table Mountain Last Night
11 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African trail runners Christiaan Greyling and AJ Calitz spent 20 hours yesterday testing the limits of their endurance, and came out tops.
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Friday Morning Spice
29 Jan 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Table Mountain killer gets life X 2. Botticelli sells for $92m. Apple goes after Facebook. GameStop latest. SA restaurant carnage. Carey Mulligan not hot enough.
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‘Vagrants’ And Huge Costs – Unpacking Table Mountain’s Fire Woes
14 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re entering the Cape’s peak fire season, which means choppers in the air and brave firefighters on the ground battling blazes.
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End Of The Road For ‘Table Mountain Killer’ [Video]
04 Dec 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Blessing Bveni, the man known as the ‘Table Mountain Killer’, was yesterday found guilty on 10 counts in the Cape Town High Court.
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SANParks On What Started This Weekend’s Table Mountain Fire
02 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As winds pummelled Cape Town’s City Bowl on Saturday, a fire first seen above Deer Park quickly spread, leading to some residents in Oranjezicht evacuating their homes.
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Alleged ‘Table Mountain Killer’ Outlines His Defence [Video]
26 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The alleged ‘Table Mountain killer’, Blessing Bveni, is back in court, facing charges that include murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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Superb Video Unpacks How A Ranger Tracked Down The ‘Table Mountain Killer’
05 Oct 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s alleged that between October 2017 and March 2018, Bveni carried out at least five attacks on the fringes of Table Mountain National Park, focused largely on trails above Kalk Bay.
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Keen To Hike Lion’s Head This Weekend? Here Are The Rules
11 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Good news, hikers – Lion’s Head is once again open, provided you follow the rules.
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Best Compilation Of Cape Snow Mayhem [Videos]
31 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Table Mountain was blanketed in snow this weekend, and there were similar scenes across the province.
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UPDATED: Search For Missing Table Mountain Trail Runner Continues
08 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The search for 36-year-old Ken Stephen continues today. The trail runner has been missing since Monday, when he left home and headed to Platteklip Gorge at around 2:30PM.
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Expert Advice On What To Do If You’re Mugged On The Mountain
29 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There have been a number of incidents this month already, with members of the public on Table Mountain National Park’s Silvermine, Steenberg, and the Pipe Track routes all falling victim.
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Body Of Hiker Found On Table Mountain
03 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Monday evening, the body of a man, believed to be around 60 years of age, was found near Nursery Ravine.
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Radical Footage From Cape Town’s Mansion Eating Fire [Video]
16 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
More than 200 firefighters on the scene below Tafelberg road and near Signal Hill are working tirelessly to get the fires under control.
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Lost Hikers Cause 20-Hour Chaos On Table Mountain
24 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A trio of hikers set out for an early morning trek up the mountain, and then that famous cloud came over the table top and things got out of hand.
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Notorious ‘Table Mountain Killer’ Accused Faces Mounting Evidence In Court
12 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Blessing Bveni is currently facing 12 charges, including murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, in the Cape Town High Court.
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Rangers Gone Rogue – Table Mountain Has A Problem [Video]
05 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The recent incident involving cyclist Nic Dlamini has drawn attention to the fact that some Table Mountain National Park rangers are out of control.
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How Much Money Table Mountain Brought In This Year
04 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Table Mountain National Park is so popular that, during the latest financial year, it generated hundreds of millions in revenue.
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How Authorities Plan To Fight Back Against Table Mountain Crime Surge [Interactive Map]
02 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The murder of 44-year-old tourist Ivan Ivanov on Chapman’s Peak recently led to a massive public outcry. Thankfully, authorities seem to have listened.
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Tourist “Extremely Lucky” To Survive After 20m Fall On Table Mountain [Images]
20 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An Icelandic tourist is going to return home with quite a story to tell, after a fall on Table Mountain led to a 13-hour rescue ordeal.
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Another Violent Attack On Table Mountain Trail
06 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A 60-year-old man was stabbed, assaulted and robbed by an unidentified suspect on Table Mountain yesterday, with the attack happening at around 7:45AM on a popular cycling track.
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Another Beautiful Sighting Of A Caracal On Table Mountain [Videos]
07 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A trail runner training for the big day came across a caracal, which we now know is called Hermes, and managed to get up close and personal.
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Table Mountain Crime “High-Risk Areas” Make For Scary Reading
15 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At some point this summer, you’re going to be hitting the Cape’s hiking trails. Here’s some sobering information via the Cape Town section of the Mountain Club of South Africa.
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Newlands Hikers Tied Up, Stabbed And Robbed As Crime Spikes
05 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A violent robbery took place yesterday at Newlands Ravine, with four victims, ranging in age from 31 to 58, held at knifepoint.
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