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COCT in hot waters following reports of sewage waste

By Rachel Mohamed Following reports of sewage waste the City of Cape Town has been inundated with complaints about the flow of sewage waste on the local beaches. According to reports, Camps Bay has received complaints in July, Greenpoint in September, and Hout Bay since 2023. There have been concerns and questions raised on governance matters with Dr. Jo Barnes, senior lecturer emeritus at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Global Health, […]

17 October 2024

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Rescue efforts continue in hopes to find missing man caught in rip currents at Camps Bay

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert A 21-year-old man remains missing at Camps Bay Beach. The missing male believed to have been caught in rip currents is said to be part of a church group from Mpumalanga who were visiting the beach during a weekend church event in Green Point. The National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said Cape Town Helicopters dispatched four helicopters, at various stages during Friday afternoon, during […]

23 September 2023

Local

Former Camps Bay police station commander accused of indecent assault to minors

A former Camps Bay police station commander will be back in court in January next year. The 65-year-old man appeared in court after being found in possession of child pornography. His son says it took 30 years for him to be able to expose his father. This after he discovered boxes with hundreds of DVDs containing child pornography, at his father's Vredehoek home. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa: “In a case […]

30 November 2020

Local

Court orders Camps Bay occupiers to vacate property

A group of seven queer artists in Cape Town have been occupying a Camps Bay property since September 18, to draw attention to safety, land and housing issues. The group appeared in the Cape Town High Court today after receiving an eviction order, and were ordered to vacate the property by October 8. According to SABC News, the activists did not have legal representation and represented themselves in court. Some […]

3 October 2020

Local

NSRI’s quick action prevents drowning at Camps Bay

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says quick action prevented a drowning at Camps Bay on Tuesday. NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says crew members were standing on the pump house at Camps Bay Beach, when they noticed a teenager in difficulty in the surf about 30 meters off-shore. He says three sea rescue crafts were in the area on a routine patrol, and one of them, Spirit of Day was […]

27 December 2017

Local

Extra choppers, firefighters arriving to tackle Camps Bay fire

Three helicopters and 150 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blazing fire near the 12 Apostles Hotel in Camps Bay on Friday. Fire manager for Table Mountain National Parks (TMNP) Philip Prins said the ground crew would tackle the left and right flanks of the fire, while the helicopters would spray seawater to prevent it from spreading further. Prins said one helicopter was on its way from George and […]

13 October 2017

News

Kramat untouched by Camps Bay fire

By Yaseen Kippie The fire on the slopes of Twelve Apostles mountain in Camps Bay has reportedly made its way past a number of Kramats of Awliya Allah in Belsfontein and Bakoven, near Oudekraal. According to Sanparks spokesperson Merle Collins, the fire has now reached the picnic area of Oudekraal. The City of Cape Town said the fire is still burning high up behind the 12 Apostles hotel. Last night, […]

13 October 2017

Local

Clifton restaurant sparks Twitter firestorm over ‘2 blacks’ bill

A Cape Town restaurant bill on which diners were described as “2 BLACKS” has re-ignited claims that many of the Mother City’s top restaurants are racist. On Monday morning‚ Sivuyile Madikana‚ who was voted SA Medical Association’s Junior Doctor of the Year last month‚ posted a photo on Twitter of his bill from Clifton’s The Bungalow of yesterday‚ on which the words “2 BLACKS” appear with the the comment “Wow. […]

20 December 2016

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