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Clearing alien trees can help reduce climate change impact on Cape Town's water supply

Droughts in water scarce regions are being aggravated by human-driven climate change. While rainfall reduction is the main driver, increased temperature and evaporation can also play a role.

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How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO's technology transfer hub in Africa

Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on 7 March 2022 that it would develop a site in Kenya to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. The company holds much of the key intellectual property relating to the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Due to their higher efficacy, mRNA vaccines are the preferred option in developed countries.…

The Conversation

Tinder use in Cape Town reveals the paradox of modern dating

Dating apps are the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? My study suggests they complicate it further.

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What GPS trackers revealed about Cape Town's baboon troop movements

Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to find more food, increasing rewards. However, the presence of cities can alter these patterns of risk and reward. When wildlife enters urban space, there’s the potential that the way individuals…

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What is Endurance22? Scientists rediscover the wreckage of Shackleton's lost ship, more than a century on

The Endurance22 expedition set off from Cape Town last month and successfully located the wreck of Shackleton's Endurance, exactly 100 years after he was buried

Wales Online

Video game developers cash in on Africa's booming mobile market

Cape Town (AFP) - Two manga-like avatars lock swords against a comic strip backdrop, as Alexander Poone explains the different worlds of "The Traveller" -- a video game based on a graphic novel.

AFP

The award-winning play that touches hearts and nerves about Cape Town's history of slavery

What Remains is one of the most successful South African plays of recent years. Written by Nadia Davids and directed and choreographed by Jay Pather, both artists and academics from the University of Cape Town, it has won numerous awards. Most recently Davids received the prestigious English Academy of Southern…

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Behind Cape Town's heavenly beaches, the hell of dog fighting

Ocean View (South Africa) (AFP) - Ocean View is a contender for one of the world's most ironic place names.

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Cities must listen to people to find solutions for climate impacts: stories from Cape Town

A few years ago the South African city of Cape Town was close to reaching “day zero” – the day the taps would run dry as a result of a serious drought. Households had to restrict their water usage, water tariffs increased, and businesses had to rethink how they used…

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Kommetdieding: The 'people's horse' of South Africa wins big

We report on how Burkinabé refugeees who have fled jihadist violence have been trying to start new lives in Ivory Coast. Also, the "people's horse" Kommetdieding streaks to victory at the 2022 Cape Town Met. And Salima Mukansanga, the first woman referee to take charge at the Africa Cup of…

France 24

S.African court denies bail to accused in parliament fire -media

A South African court on Friday denied bail to a man charged with crimes including arson over a devastating fire at the national parliament in Cape Town in January, local media reported.

Reuters

How a neighbourhood watch WhatsApp group shaped fears in a Cape Town suburb

Trust in state institutions to protect citizens is a prerequisite for sharing social spaces. This trust is corrupted in South Africa, where there are persistent anxieties that crime and violence are out of control.

The Conversation

Mali expels French ambassador

In tonight's edition: Relations between France and Mali take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bamako gives the French ambassador to the country just 72 hours to leave. Also, after a three-year freeze, Rwanda finally opens its border with Uganda. And we end in South Africa, where Kommetdieding or…

France 24

South Africa hails new COVID jab plant in fight for self-reliance

The project in Cape Town is the latest seeking to redress Africa’s reliance on the West for vaccines.

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Evening Standard

Covid spurs Africa’s burgeoning vaccine manufacturing industry

South African-born biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has launched a new facility in Cape Town to make Covid vaccines based on cancer therapy technology

Evening Standard

London-bound passengers face delays in Cape Town after BA door torn off

Hundreds of London-bound passengers were stranded in Cape Town after a passenger door was ripped off a British Airways jet heading for London.

The Independent UK

British Airways plane door ripped off in Cape Town

Flight had recently arrived from London Heathrow, and all passengers and crew had disembarked

Evening Standard

Global weather: Cape Town ‘records its hottest ever temperature’ as Greece is blanketed in snow

Cape Town recorded its highest ever temperature as parts of South Africa was gripped by a weekend heatwave, according to an expert.

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One-day series an 'eye-opener' for India, says Dravid

Cape Town (AFP) - India coach Rahul Dravid said on Sunday that the one-day series against South Africa was an "eye-opener," but he expects his team to improve before next year's World Cup.

AFP

Under-pressure Boucher hails progress made by South African team

Cape Town (AFP) - South African head coach Mark Boucher, facing charges which could lead to his dismissal, on Sunday hailed the progress made by his team.

AFP

De Kock century sets up South Africa clean sweep

Cape Town (AFP) - Former captain Quinton de Kock hit a sparkling century to set up a four-run win for South Africa in the third one-day international against India at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.

AFP

De Kock hits century as South Africa seek clean sweep

Cape Town (AFP) - Former captain Quinton de Kock hit a sparkling century for South Africa in the third one-day international against India at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.

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Nanosatellite launch is a big step forward for African space science

South African space science had a big day on 13 January 2022. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology, based in Cape Town, launched its third satellite mission into space from the Cape Canaveral rocket launch site in Florida in the US.

Reuters

S.African court postpones ruling on objection to Amazon HQ on sacred land

A South African court on Friday postponed a ruling on a lawsuit from descendants of South Africa's earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, to try to halt construction of Amazon's new Africa headquarters on what they say is sacred land.

Bangkok Post

Luxury dog hotels give paws for thought

Cape Town: Three dachshunds lay claim to a big bed, while an agitated mongrel yaps constantly and a miniature schnauzer appears disgruntled despite soothing Bob Marley tunes playing over the stereo.

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