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	<title>Blouberg, Blaauwberg, Cape Town - South Africa</title>
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		<title>711 in Sandown Road Robbed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to South Africa &#8211; where you are guaranteed of one thing &#8211; to be a victim or witness of a crime! Viva 2010 Soccer World Cup. The 711 in Sandown Road was robbed earlier this morning and visiting the store will find yourself wrapped in police tape that has cornered the area off. No [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/711-in-sandown-road-robbed/</link>
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		<title>Another house burns down in Parklands</title>
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Something strange is happening in Parklands/Table View lately&#8230; first a house burns down just off Raats Drive and now on Monday night another house burnt down just off Link Road. Nobody was injured and the house was not occupied at the time.
It took the Milnerton Fire Department (along with a vehicle from Melkbos if I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/another-house-burns-down-in-parklands-2/</link>
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		<title>Blowfish at Dolphin Beach Hotel on Fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 20 firefighters on Thursday responded to a fire at the popular Dolphin Beach Hotel in Blouberg.
Cape Town fire services received an emergency call shortly after 9am on Thursday about a fire in the Blou Fish Restaurant in the hotel.
Emergency personnel evacuated the premises and are attending to the blaze.
Cape Town Fire Service’s Winston [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/blowfish-at-dolphin-beach-hotel-on-fire/</link>
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		<title>Wesgro Investments increase in the Blaauwberg Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wesgro has attracted investment worth R820 million to the area in the past 11 months and the total investment is projected to grow to R1.187 billion by the end of March.
Wesgro is the Western Cape investment and trade promotion agency.
Angelo Manzoni, Wesgro chief executive, speaking at a ceremony on Monday to announce the planned opening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/wesgro-investments-increase-in-the-blaauwberg-area/</link>
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		<title>A beautiful photo taken from Big Bay Lifesaving Club, Blouberg</title>
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This photograph of a stunning sunset, taken from Big Bay Lifesaving Club, Blouberg, was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Diane Stokell aka di-izzy, as she enjoyed sundowners at the club.
Diane says: “It had been a perfect afternoon for windsurfers. Their sails tend to look like butterfly wings silhouetted on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/a-beautiful-photo-taken-from-big-bay-lifesaving-club-blouberg/</link>
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		<title>Koeberg oil slick poses no threat, yet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An oil slick from a vessel that sank ten years ago near Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is not a threat, the City of Cape Town said.
&#8220;From the aerial assessment conducted it has been noted that the oil slick is disintegrating and therefore poses no environmental threat,&#8221; Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, spokesman for the Disaster Risk Management Centre [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/koeberg-oil-slick-poses-no-threat-yet/</link>
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		<title>Big Bay Loses Blue Status</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From 14 January 2010, the City of Cape Town will be withdrawing the Blue Flag status granted to Big Bay Beach amid various water management issues. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Cllr. Gerhard Ras says &#8220;the City will continue to provide and improve upon the safety and infrastructural services provided at the beach, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/big-bay-loses-blue-status/</link>
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		<title>Big Bay, Blouberg, Milnerton and Melkbos Weather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Need a weather report live from Big Bay, Cape Town? Use WindGURU to get near live reports from the area.
The Big Bay weather report can be accessed directly here.
A report from Melkbos can also be accessed directly.
Milnerton can also be found here.
And lastly a report directly from Sunset Beach can be found here.
Enjoy  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/big-bay-blouberg-milnerton-and-melkbos-weather/</link>
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		<title>A Golden Arrow Ticket to Blouberg Rises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Commuters are furious with Golden Arrow Bus Services for hiking their fares by 9 percent at the beginning of the month.
This means a commuter catching a bus on the Cape Flats would have to pay up to R19 to get to the the city centre, or nearly R18 from Somerset West or Blouberg.
Golden Arrow initially [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/a-golden-arrow-ticket-to-blouberg-rises/</link>
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		<title>Bloubergstrand a place of beauty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Table Mountain, as seen on postcards and advertising material is the typical view of the mountain from the Blouberg area.
Blouberg includes a couple of smaller seaside and inland towns of which Bloubergstrand, Milnerton and Melkbosstrand are the best known.
Bloubergstrand is a favorite holiday town with lots of accommodation options, restaurants, shops and long stretches of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/bloubergstrand-a-place-of-beauty/</link>
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		<title>Spring Tide Development in Blaauwberg Nears Completion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every prediction made eight months ago at the launch of the Blouberg Coastal Property Trust’s R10 million three storey eight unit Spring Tide development is being fulfilled, says Mike Abrahamse, Rawson franchise principal for Blaauwberg – and the sole mandate marketer for this latest Gary Vos development in his area.  Abrahamse has been involved to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/spring-tide-development-in-blaauwberg-nears-completion/</link>
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		<title>Horizon Bay Penthouse for sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a cool R20 000 000, yes, twenty million you could own the exclusive penthouse in Horizon Bay, Blouberg.
&#8221; The Best of Blouberg. Exquisite Penthouse occupying 2 full levels with 360 deg. views. Underfloor heating and air-conditioning throughout &#8220;

view the full listing
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		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/horizon-bay-penthouse-for-sale/</link>
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		<title>Jonty dumps wife, moves to Bloubergstrand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cricket legend Jonty Rhodes’s 15-year marriage with his wife Kate is on the rocks. He will be moving to Cape Town to be with his new girlfriend &#8211; report 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rhodes, who has been living in Durban, has two children  with his wife &#8211;  Daniella (9) and Ross [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/jonty-dumps-wife-moves-to-bloubergstrand/</link>
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		<title>Blaauwberg Self Catering Accommodation</title>
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Mountain Vista provides the weary traveller with the perfect location in which to unwind and take in the breathtaking views of Table Mountain and the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Blouberg.
Flexible accommodation is available through three separate units:
Flamingo House &#8211; sleeps 10 in 5 bedrooms
Birdsview apartment &#8211; sleeps 5 in 2 bedrooms
Aviary apartment &#8211; sleeps 4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/blaauwberg-self-catering-accommodation/</link>
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		<title>Oystercatcher near Big Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is the summer of 2009-10 and the Oystercatchers of Ploverbeach (between The Horse trails and Blouberg Strand) are trying to breed again.
The year before last they hatched two chicks of which one survived.
Last year dogs and people trampled over their nest and they lost their eggs.
They remained on the beach for a long time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/oystercatcher-near-big-bay/</link>
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		<title>High demand for property in Blouberg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emigration may have slowed, but there&#8217;s still a lot of &#8220;edugration&#8221; going on in SA and it can be expected to increase as parents do their best to get their children into good schools, says Tjaart van der Walt, CEO of the RealNet property group.
The matric results released last week have once again shone a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/high-demand-for-property-in-blouberg/</link>
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		<title>Bea&#8217;s Place in Melkbos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two stylish rooms with adjoining bathrooms and kitchen can accommodate up to four people. Includes office desk, TVs, and outside cooking access. A three-minute walk from the beach, nearby shopping areas, and restaurants. We promise meticulously clean rooms with service second-to-none. Food service available on request.
About Melkbosstrand
Melkbosstrand is located 25 minutes drive from Cape Town [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/beas-place-in-melkbos/</link>
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		<title>Blaauwberg Remote Controlled Aircraft Field Stays</title>
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Residents in Milnerton and Sunset beach will have to live with the buzzing of remote-controlled aircraft for at least another five years, says the City of Cape Town’s legal services department.
Residents living in suburbs adjacent to the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, in which the Cape Radio Flyers Club is situated, have lodged numerous noise complaints with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/blaauwberg-remote-controlled-aircraft-field-stays/</link>
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		<title>Blaauwberg Animal Trust needs your help</title>
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Blaauwberg Animal Trust was founded in 2002 to provide an urgently needed Animal Rescue Shelter in our area. (The nearest existing shelter, the AACL, is too far away in Epping). We are staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers.
To realise our goal, we need land here in the Table View area, visible and accessible, but not too [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/blaauwberg-animal-trust-needs-your-help/</link>
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		<title>Sunset Beach Road Closures on the R27 has Started</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vehicles leaving Sunset Beach will not be able to turn right into Otto du Plessis/R27 at the Ocean Way traffic intersection (near to the Engen garage) for two to three weeks, from Monday, 07 September.
The City of Cape Town did issue a traffic warning about this construction in last month, but due to bad weather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/sunset-beach-road-closures-on-the-r27-has-started/</link>
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		<title>Robben Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robben Island&#8217;s Unforgiving Coast Line

Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa as seen with Table Mountain in the background.
Robben Island is in the Western Cape of South Africa, approximately 7km off the coast and 12km from Cape Town harbor. This island is an  UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
The island was first discovered by Europeans in 1488 when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/robben-island/</link>
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		<title>Blaauwberg Rezidor Hotel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blaauwberg Hotel &#8211; Sore Eye or Beauty?
Rezidor Hotel Group this week announces that it plans to expand with 10 new hotels in Africa as part of its continental development strategy for 2009. President  &#38; CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group Kurt Ritter said during a media briefing at the grand opening of the new Radisson [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/blaauwberg-rezidor-hotel/</link>
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		<title>World triathlon at Big Bay</title>
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Big Bay Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
Good Luck to all athletes!
BIG BAY in Blouberg Strand has been named as the venue for the second international 11global Olympic-distance triathlon race, which is to be held on Sunday 1 March.
The event, which was originally planned for Dolphin Beach, has been relocated to Blouberg Strand, where the organisers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/world-triathlon-at-big-bay/</link>
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		<title>Taxis: violence over</title>
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Just stop your crap, all of you!
RUMOURS of further disruption and possible violence by striking taxi operators in the Du Noon area were dismissed by the mayor of Cape Town, Ms Helen Zille, in a statement issued on Monday.
Zille said she had personally spoken to the chairperson of the dissident National Taxi Association (NTA) who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/taxis-violence-over/</link>
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		<title>Kitesurfing Blaauwberg Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kitesurfing Blaauwberg Video
Taken from YouTube
Great footage of kiteboarding in Cape Town, South Africa.

Kitesurfing experience in South Africa. Just above Cape town, there is a town called Blouberg. The surf is good but the kitesurf is better! Water temperature is about 12 degrees, but air is in summer around 30 degrees. Wind is about 20 knots [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/kitesurfing-blaauwberg-video/</link>
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		<title>Cyclist Killed on Otto du Plessis Drive, Milnerton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Businessman and avid cyclist Colin van Schalkwyk, who was killed when a shipping container truck crashed into the group with which he was cycling, had been training to take part in his 10th Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour.
His widow, Zarina, said her husband, the father of their six-year-old daughter, Sara, had been training [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/223/</link>
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		<title>Families on land stand in way of Blaauwberg Traffic Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traffic Nightmares!
This peaceful circle at the end of Blaauwberg road&#8230;..

(off the record, I&#8217;ve always wondered why they never build a nice fancy fountain feature in the middle of this circle, it would have looked so much more spectacular than the existing  weird features.. comments?)
..Could end up looking like this&#8230;

Photo apparently taken from somewhere in China
Yep, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/families-on-land-stand-in-way-of-blaauwberg-traffic-solution/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Walking on Water&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rowing ON water
Can somebody clarify what this water sport is referred to?  A number of our readers have sent in quite a few photos capturing many of these &#8220;surfers&#8221; out in the Big Bay area. It looks awesome! Comment and let us know.

Credit to: Datafreak

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		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/walking-on-water/</link>
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		<title>Betting behind poaching in Blaauwberg area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shocking mindless people!
Poachers with packs of dogs have been targeting Cape Town nature reserves where they hunt animals as part of lucrative betting schemes.
City officials say the poachers operate with up to 20 dogs at a time which hunt small antelope and anything else they can catch, particularly in the Blaauwberg Conservation Area and in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/betting-behind-poaching-in-blaauwberg-area/</link>
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		<title>Building on Blaauwberg Beachfront</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about bloody time!
THE days are over when property owners on the Blaauwberg beachfront could put up a block of flats without going through a formal rezoning process that would have to include public participation.
With the lapse of Section 14 of the Land Use Planning Ordinance (LUPO) the scenario no longer exists where single residential [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blouberg.co.za/building-on-blaauwberg-beachfront/</link>
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