Tag Archives: Cape Town

Half A World Away

By 6000 | 6000 | March 25, 2012

On the day the UK’s clocks went forward – which always makes it seem closer – and the temperatures in Cape Town were a mere 5C warmer than Sheffield, there were also a couple of similar poses on display in the respective cities:         That’s me watching the boy swim and my Dad enjoying [...]

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Cosatu march route: Cape Town

By 6000 | 6000 | March 6, 2012

Via the Mail and Guardian: Cape Town Cosatu march, Wednesday 7th March 2012 from 10:30am. The route for the Cape Town march against labour broking and urban toll roads on 7 March 2012. Cosatu expects up to 30,000 people. Traffic disruption will start during late morning rush-hour, but the crowd should be dispersed by mid-afternoon. [...]

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ARGH!

By 6000 | 6000 | March 6, 2012

In today’s news: Religion forces science teacher to quit A science teacher at an upmarket Cape Town school has found herself at odds with senior staff over her desire to teach evolution in science lessons. She said that the teachers in the school’s science department were mainly Christian and that she was reprimanded over teaching the [...]

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Jump!

By 6000 | 6000 | March 4, 2012

My wife stepped off the Lions Head in Cape Town this morning and floated gently and gracefully down towards Clifton beach. For non-Capetonians, that’s the mountain in question on the right and Clifton on the left. For Capetonians, I’ll post the hospital visiting hours on here shortly… UPDATE: More photos here. And a video here.

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When is a shark net not a shark net?

By 6000 | 6000 | March 1, 2012

Well, when it’s an EXCLUSION NET, obviously. Colour me educated by the sharkspotters website: Yesterday, 29 Feb 2012, the City of Cape Town issued a press release of a proposal to trial an exclusion net in Fish Hoek Bay (http://sharkspotters.org.za/media-release-city-to-consider-a-proposed-trial-installation-of-a-shark-exclusion-net-for-fish-hoek-beach). Almost immediately shark nets (as used in KwaZulu Natal) were confused with the proposal of [...]

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