Blouberg, Blaauwberg, Cape Town – South Africa

Since Henry Charteris Hooper became the first man to complete the swim from Robben Island to the old Cape Town harbour in 1909, less than 300 people have made the crossing. However, on 27 April, Freedom Day, about 100 swimmers are expected to make the crossing from the former penal colony to Bloubergstrand.
They’ll be taking [...]

The Russian owner of a Cape Town strip club and a Bulgarian club employee have appeared in the Cape Town magistrate’s court in connection with allegations of conspiracy to kidnap, possession of illegal firearms and drugs, and other offences.Yuri Ulianitski, 33 – also known as “Yuri the Russian” – of Blouberg Strand, and Ilian Fishkin, [...]

Police arrested two men at the V&A Waterfront on Friday in a major breakthrough into organised crime in the Western Cape.
A 33-year-old man from Blaauwberg Strand and a 39-year-old man from Tableview are facing charges of conspiracy to commit statutory offences.
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The two are said to have links to Russia and Bulgaria. More charges could [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Anxious pet owners will have to wait a bit longer for test results that will prove whether or not their pets have been poisoned by batches of contaminated food.Eleven Woolworths customers have reported the deaths of their pets and are waiting for test results to confirm the presence of a contaminant, ethylene glycol, detected [...]

THE beauty of the Paarl winelands will form the picturesque backdrop to a scintillating combination of wonderful music, fine wine and good food, during a sunset picnic concert at Nelson’s Creek Wine Estate outside Paarl on Sunday at 16:30.
During the picnic, entertainment will be provided by the Stellenbosch University Symphonic Wind Band conducted by Pamela [...]

A Plettenberg Bay couple is to cut short a 10-day visit to the city after being held up by four armed men in Table View.
Ronnie van den Berg, 64, said they were robbed of a gun, R6 000, credit cards, jewellery, holiday clothes and other valuables. His car was also taken but was recovered by [...]

The fact that she is no longer “tour tied” is great news for South Africa however as it means that she will now be able to compete on the local Surfing SA Pro Surf Tour and she wasted no time in making her return by winning the open division of the final Billabong “Girls Get [...]

THE CH Warman pump group, the supplier of quality pumps to the mining, industrial, agricultural and marine markets, have been represented in Cape Town for more than 30 years. The branch moved to its current offices in Killarney Gardens, Table View in 1998.
It services the areas from Alexander Bay on the West Coast to the [...]