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Read this, chum…

No-one can deny that the latest fatal shark attack in False Bay was a tragic event. David Lilienveld, a 20 year old body-boarder from Camps Bay who had represented South Africa in the sport, died after he was attacked at “Caves”, a popular surfing spot at Kogel Bay between Gordon’s Bay and Rooiels. What’s also [...]

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Yellow Ring

Although the individual photos at the kids’ school were taken last term, the annual group school photo, featuring every teacher and pupil, was done this morning. And, to celebrate the Olympic year, the photo was taken in Olympic Ring formation. Each class was allocated one of five Olympic colours and the kids were asked to [...]

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Crustal evolution assistance

Ooh – incoming email: Dear 6000, I am a geology student from the UK and I am looking for some assistance with a project on the geology of Table Mountain. Since you mentioned this subject in a post recently [I did? Oh yes. I did. - Ed.] and you are based in Cape Town, I [...]

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Stayaway Day

The hot topic on everyone’s lips at the moment is the Gauteng e-tolls and the threat of mass civil disobedience. For those of us living down in the Western Cape, where we don’t do tolls (except for one tunnel and one “scenic road”), this is of limited interest, save for individuals who are utilising the [...]

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Blogging frustration…

When you add this: One of the biggest eye-openers you can have is seeing a story in the press which you have personal knowledge of. When you read the article, you can marvel at just how inaccurate and mis-representative the reporter or journalist is being. and this: Occasionally  - just occasionally – there are topics which I would LOVE [...]

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