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Briton completes 28-year walk from Chile to England, reunites with mum

Carl Bushby arrived home after a 50,000km journey, including swimming the Caspian Sea and the English Channel, and met his granddaughter.

“So, this guy decided to walk from Chile to England. He set off in 1998 and he was determined to walk the entire way. So, basically, from the tip of South America all the way through Central and North America, crossing the Bering Strait, walking across.”

As heard on 702’s 702 Breakfast

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702 · 702 Breakfast

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View will be telling us about the British adventurer Carl Bushby, who has finally arrived home after a 28-year journey covering 50,000 kilometers. So, this guy decided to walk from Chile to England. He set off in 1998 and he was determined to walk the entire way. So, basically, from the tip of South America all the way through Central and North America, crossing the Bering Strait, walking across.

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Crime & courts

Absent father sues for half of son's estate; court says no

A Power FM host recounts a father absent for 29 years who claimed half his late son's R700,000 estate, and the high court refused him.

“Pirates Fridays. All I'm saying is Pagamakos. That's all I'm saying. Anyway, quite a lot to talk about today, though.”

As heard on Power FM’s POWER Lunch

The story so far

3 moments on 2 stations

  1. Wed 28 Oct, 17:20702

    Court bars absent father from inheriting son's R716,000 estate

  2. Fri 30 Oct, 02:47702

    Court bars absent father from inheriting son's R716,000 estate

  3. Fri 30 Oct, 12:11Power FMThis one

    Absent father sues for half of son's estate; court says no

Power FM · POWER Lunch

Crime & courts

Cape workers sleep at work as taxi war makes getting home unsafe

Cape Talk hears that taxi shootings are forcing workers to sleep at workplaces or be dropped at police stations, as talks continue between authorities and taxi bodies.

“Workers increasingly finding themselves trapped between getting to work and getting home safely.”

As heard on Cape Talk’s Good Morning Cape Town

The story so far

2 moments on Cape Talk

  1. Fri 30 Oct, 06:19Cape TalkThis one

    Cape workers sleep at work as taxi war makes getting home unsafe

  2. Sat 31 Oct, 11:00Cape Talk

    Half of Cape Town airport staff stranded by taxi violence

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town

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