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Western Cape
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Bust Out Your Thermal Undies – Snow Due This Weekend In The Western Cape
10 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It looks like it’s going to be a frosty one in certain areas of the Western Cape this weekend. Here’s the lowdown on where to expect snow.
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These Guys Have Really Nailed Their Intro Video
29 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Crafting an introductory video that sums up what you’re all about is no easy feat. These guys have hit one out the park with a great video that leaves us wanting more.
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Milnerton And Bellville – The EFF Is Coming For You
05 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The EFF is really getting antsy about the names and decorations adorning South Africa. So much so that they are putting changing city names above education. And they have support. Frightening.
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Western Cape ANC Is Screwed
30 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
It looks like the wheels are coming off the Western Cape ANC bus as meetings have been held regarding disbanding the party’s leadership structures.
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Yu! The Western Cape Government Is Cancelling Their Cape Times Subscriptions
17 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The past few days have been less than stellar for the Cape Times as they have come under fire from politicians. Now they are set to lose a whole whack of subscribers.
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WTF? Explosives, Detonators And Signal Jammer Found In Khayelitsha
02 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Police found more than they bargained for when they searched a vehicle in Khayelitsha. Really guys, signal jamming is so last month.
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Terrifying New Rap Video Encourages More Western Cape Farm Violence [Video]
13 Oct 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
A new music video by Isaac Mutant/Dookoom is doing the rounds. While the artist insists he doesn’t want to encourage violence, the content seems to tell a different story.
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Well Done Western Cape: Nails 27 Of The 45 Blue Flag Beaches
10 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re spoilt down here in the Western Cape. We have the winelands and the mountains and most importantly, the beautiful coastline, which can now boast about it’s beaches.
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The Swartland Wine And Olive Route Sizzles Right Here In Cape Town
18 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone loves a good farmer’s market, so why not head to one that we only get once a year? This special day with the Santam Swartland Wine and Olive Route is sure to get you excited.
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This Is What Makes Villiera Wine Estate Unlike Any Other Wine Outing You Can Find In The Cape.
25 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Aimee, of the ‘What The Food’ Show on 2oceansvibe Radio (Thursdays 18h15 – 20h00) had the chance to drive out to the Stellenbosch winelands to experience the unusual offering at Villiera Wines – unusual because they include a game drive as part of the whole experience!
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This Is How You Win A Race Against A Cheetah
25 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The cheetah is one of Africa’s most incredible and amazing animals, and learning about them should be an important thing too, and don’t worry, there’s a solution for that.
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Local Gays Denied Stay At Guest House – When Religion Goes Head-To-Head With Law
25 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Ah the constitution: the hallowed set of legislature which binds and entitles us all to a peaceful, non-discriminatory and equitable existence… not for this couple.
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Cape Town Traffic Fines Increase Threefold
12 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Fines for some traffic offences in the Western Cape will increase, in some cases threefold, the province’s transport department and traffic police said on Wednesday.
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More Than 50 Western Cape ANC Members Have Joined The DA
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Democratic Alliance is claiming that 50 ANC members in the Western Cape defected to their party this weekend at a community meeting in Kraaifontein.
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Western Cape School Sex Video Goes Viral
05 Mar 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
A video showing two schoolkids in uniform having sex in a classroom has gone viral. The video shows the kids having sex in multiple positions, with the boy showing various gang signs to the camera, operated by a third party who is hiding above them. The girl realised at the end of the video. According […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Applications open for 2023 Mars colony. Chavez inauguration postponed. David Bowie releases single after 10 years. Western Cape farm strikes return. Cheap iPhone 4 coming out soon. Free wi-fi in NY from Google. Longest tennis tie-break ever.
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BREAKING: One Farmer Dead In Western Cape Farm Protests As Situation Boils Over [UPDATED]
14 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Early reports are that a farmer in Wellington has been pulled form his bakkie and beaten to death by protesting farm labourers in the Western Cape fruit farming region of Wellington. Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille tweeted the following at 13h00 on Wednesday: Reports coming that a farmer has died after being assaulted in Wellington. […]
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Sexual Offences Act Flawed, NPA May Appeal Fondling Case Judgment
24 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A while ago a man named Arnold Prins was charged with sexual assault for forcibly fondling a woman. He was not sentenced, as the act of “fondling” has no penalty under the Sexual Offences Act. But a High Court ruling today has given the Western Cape’s National Prosecuting Authority leave to appeal the original judgment, because the act is flawed.
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Winter Is Here: First Cape Snow Spotted At Matroosberg
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It seems summer’s lease has all too short a date for the Cape as the earliest snowfall in three years signals the seasonal start of winter. Where did the powder fall? Only the highest point in our province. More of this winter wonderland, after the jump.
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Now It’s Helen Zille Versus The SA Human Rights Commission
05 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A youth activist based in Johannesburg has apparently laid a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC) regarding Helen Zille’s tweet of almost two weeks ago, where she referred to scholars in the Eastern Cape that come to the Western Cape for schooling as “refugees”. Read his justification while Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” gently resonates in your head, after the jump!
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Western Cape Government Aims For Zero Road Deaths Over Easter
03 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It’s that time of the year again – the Easter silly season, when people risk their lives driving like lunatics on our national roads. To counter the madness, the Western Cape government has announced it will be setting up roadblocks where you and I least expect them, as part of a grand plan which aims to see zero road deaths in the province over the Easter period.
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Helen Zille And The Eastern Cape “Health Refugee”
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a week after Helen Zille’s latest Twitter-storm about comments she made about the state of education here in the Western Cape versus the same in our neighbours – she called students from the Eastern Cape who attend school here “refugees” – she has gotten all up in the ANC’s grille once more with fresh comments regarding the state of health here versus there.
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Abalone Raid Stirs Local Rage In Hangberg Near Hout Bay
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
While South Africans took the day off yesterday to reflect on Human Rights Day, the small community of Hangberg near Hout Bay was rocked by violent protests as residents took to the streets to lash out against a police taskforce that raided local homes looking for abalone poachers.
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Cape Town Named SA’s Boozing Capital, Western Cape Booziest Province
15 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Department of Health has released the results of a study completed earlier this year that paints a grim picture of both Cape Town and the Western Cape’s rampant use and abuse of alcohol. Long story short, the study concludes that Cape Town is South Africa’s drunkest city, and the Western Cape its booziest province. Er, yay?
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Torching Of Pinelands Train Sparks Call For More Metrorail Cops
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vandalism on Western Cape Metrorail coaches has gotten so bad that the rail company is enlisting the services of more police officers as a last resort. Yesterday, somebody set fire to a Pinelands train, leading to the arrest of at least 14 rail workers.
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Golden Lions, UCT, Stormers In Running For Team Of The Year In SA Rugby Awards
02 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The 2011 edition of the SA Rugby Awards will be held tomorrow night and one of the most hotly contested categories this year is Team of the Year. Among the nominees are newly crowned Currie Cup champions the Golden Lions, and UCT’s highly successful Ikey Tigers. The Stormers’ nomination adds to a strong Western Cape interest factor.
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Revived Pagad Will Have Branches Nationwide
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, the national coordinator of People Against Gangsterism And Drugs, is busy resurrecting Pagad following his release from prison. The 61-year-old spent nine years in jail and two on parole, but now that he’s a free man, he is driving the resurgence of his movement, with plans to open branches around the country.
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How Do You Lose 2,500 Guns?
08 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I was bewildered to hear this afternoon that the Western Cape Community Safety Department managed to misplace more than 2,500 firearms, all within a single year between 2008 and 2009. The department said today, quite rightly, that it was ‘concerned’ that too many police officers were just kind of, losing, their guns.
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Cape Town ‘Won’t Be Affected By Fuel Shortages’
14 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday, concerns arose that Cape Town motorists may fall victim to the fuel worker strikes that are plaguing other parts of the country, prompting many people to fill up their tanks before Western Cape pumps started to run dry. However, the Fuel Retailers Association has said today that it does not foresee major shortages impacting the province.
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Cape Town Taxi Violence
14 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Enraged Cape Town taxi strikers resorted to stone throwing this morning, due to controversy surrounding the issuing of operating licences and the “draconian” enforcement of traffic laws. This resulted in police firing rubber bullets at the protestors. There are still no taxis running on the main routes in Cape Town. So that’s been resolved well.
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