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Table Mountain
The unfinished business of Rhodes Must Fall, Sarah Baartman and Jameson
What does the university do with public memory?
World’s tallest ‘hemp hotel’ to open in Cape Town
Hemp bricks are becoming increasingly popular in construction because of their insulating, fire-resistant and climate-friendly properties
Climate change behind the 2021 Table Mountain fire – study
Researchers find that extreme fire weather ‘has become 90% more likely in a warmer world’
Instinctive Chiefs prove their title credentials
Amakhosi have flipped the popular narrative on its head, winning the Soweto Derby 1-0, and are now favourites to lift the PSL trophy
The Portfolio: Ali Greef
"My approach is to become a part of the community — a simulation of what and whom I could have become had I grown up on the Cape Flats."
Abalone poaching: Lifting the lid on why, how and who
Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security
Drilling underway to access last 10% in Western Cape dam
The remaining 10% in the Theewaterskloof Dam is largely regarded as unusable if used through the current dam system
Ancient water could solve modern crisis in Cape Town
A Cape Town researcher believes the city should return to Table Mountain and the Camissa water system in its quest to resolve its current problems
Whites helpless as Malema lays claim to Table Mountain
Julius Malema returns from his honeymoon to occupy Table Mountain – and Jacob Zuma will hold garage sales to pay off land reform debts.
Hotel staff clears alien vegetation
Adopt-a-Plot Project by the Vineyard Hotel & Spa is the runner-up in the Community Conservation Award.
Our Earth: Switching off for change
Landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness as lights around the world were switched off for ‘Earth Hour’ to raise awareness of climate change.
Table Mountain to ‘switch off for good’ during Earth Hour
Iconic landmarks, including Table Mountain, around the world will cut their lights for the ‘Earth Hour’ campaign against climate change.
Table Mountain named new wonder of nature
Table Mountain has been inaugurated as one of the new seven wonders of nature at a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain.
Protest takes its toll on Carlisle
The MEC of Public Works in Cape Town loves Chapman’s Peak, but erecting a building on it must go ahead regardless, he says.
Row over Chapman’s Peak toll road offices
Hout Bay residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the construction of an office block on Chapman’s Peak drive by the operators of the toll road.
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Fairest Cape turns ugly for hikers
After a spate of attacks on hikers, a volunteer group is considering taking SANParks Table Mountain National Park to court.
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Table Mountain becomes a new world wonder of nature
Table Mountain has been provisionally named one of the new seven wonders of nature by a global poll, alongside the Amazon and the Iguazu Falls.
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Teenagers rescued from Table Mountain
Eighteen Western Cape teenagers were rescued from Table Mountain on Monday morning, the Table Mountain National Park said.
