Blouberg, Blaauwberg, Cape Town – South Africa

Hundreds of long-distance swimmers are expected to brave the cold Atlantic Ocean when they compete for one of the biggest purses in a local open water swimming event.
Top long-distance swimmers, including Natalie du Toit, will swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand in Cape Town on April 27, in what is considered one of the most [...]

It’s about bloody time! Have a read over this:
THERE may be light at the end of the tunnel for motorists who regard the Bayside turn-off at the Blaauwberg Road intersection in Table View as the corner from hell. But, then again, it may be a very long tunnel.
Minibus-taxis have long since appropriated this corner for [...]

he travelling Xbox Powerzone Roadshow will feature its final showcase in Cape Town on Saturday. Bands on the bill at Stones in Table View include Evolver, Bloodmoney, Driverlane, Black Hotels and One Sock Thief.
The funk rock Evolver quartet has been operational for the last four years. The band, who have completed eight national tours, recently [...]

West Coast farmers say the City of Cape Town is holding up plans for a huge mixed-use development that could provide thousands of houses.
Dean Roberts, who owns a farm near the old Darling road, said plans for a large-scale development, to be called Atlantic City, had been mooted by the city since 2001.
He said the [...]

The daughter of an ex-Robben Island prisoner made the long swim to freedom this weekend as a tribute to her parents and their struggle.
Diane Wilcox, daughter of former Robben Island prisoner Robert Wilcox, braved the icy 7,4km swim from Table Bay to Robben Island on Saturday, completing it in two hours and 47 minutes.
The conditions [...]

Naledi Pandor, the education minister, is visiting Limpopo today to launch the Eric Moloto Foundation in the province which promotes science and technology education in rural areas. The launch will take place at the Senwabarwana Show Grounds in the Blouberg Municipality.
“The minister is pleased about the foundation and has decided to come and actually see [...]

The curators of collapsed asset management company Fidentia have found just enough cash to pay towards the outstanding school fees of the thousands of orphans whose trust funds have been plundered.
“Every day we are filing new claims so more cash will come in, but in the meantime we will make ad hoc payments for the [...]

PROPERTY prices along the Cape west coast continue to escalate due to high demand, especially the areas closest to the city of Cape Town. Agents say values in areas such as Blouberg are growing ahead of the countywide average of 11%, despite a general slowdown in the property market in the Cape Peninsula.
The west coast [...]

Heres a interesting read for those buy-to-lease property owners. Heres a preview:

These bottom-end areas are presently very favourable for investment, and many investors are achieving excellent returns through capital gains and rentals that are not achievable elsewhere. Says Kotzé: “A buy-to-let investor who in the past may have bought one or two expensive upmarket properties, [...]

Photo by [ jaded rabies ] on Flickr
I’m not too sure if it’s just me that feels this way but really, this building must be the most ugliest building on the whole beachfront. It’s the tallest building on beachfront and boy, do I just hate seen it. It’s just right THERE, in your way. Now [...]

Photo by RobW_ on Flickr.
Just another reason to live in Blouberg, take a look at these two fine ladies walking the beaches Mind you.. if you know them or, if either one of you end up reading this.. drop us a comment

A record number of about 100 long distance swimmers are to tackle the icy waters between Robben Island and Bloubergstrand on South Africa’s Freedom Day in the “Cadiz Vista Nova Freedom Swim.”
Robben Island’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Langa, said the island’s management had endorsed the race as it would contribute to promoting public awareness of [...]

Just hours after being shot by a security official outside Table View High School, a 20-year-old man and his twin brother were arrested in connection with the theft of a laptop computer.Earlier, after they had been searched by police, the pair and their friends had been involved in a scuffle with security officials outside the [...]

Here is quite an interesting observation that we found on Andrew’s blog about the local Table View Police newsletter. Interesting observation Andrew.
Far be it from me to poke fun at the South African Police Service and its members. Indeed, I have usually found them to an extraordinarily helpful and attentive group of people and I [...]

A 20-year-old man was shot outside Table View High School during a scuffle between security officials and a group of the man’s friends, who had been asked to leave the premises.
The shooting occurred after the owner of the security company, Green Platoon Patrols, Adrian Kohn, said he received a distress call from the chairwoman of [...]

THE long-awaited double-header showdowns between VOB and Athlone Athletics developed into contrasting tussles at the Chukker Road sportsfield in Kenwyn on Sunday.VOB scored a runaway 21-12 win in an error-riddled second match, after Athletics achieved a 4-0 shut out, thanks to their near-perfect defensive display earlier on.
The results leave Athletics with 54 log points and [...]

The continued rapid expansion of the Blouberg, Blaauwberg area has naturally created a very hot property market that continues to regularly attract numerous new real estate investors to the area. The bullish environment in this property market has meant that investors are almost certain of ending up with a fabulously valuable new asset.Still a word [...]