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Thursday 22 October1
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Up at Big Bay near Blouberg, and it probably came from a cargo ship that ran ashore there some years ago called the Sally One. Oh, yes, and she landed up right in front on the beach. Sadly, for her, but very happily for the fast food outlet
Wednesday 21 October8
Safety and Wind Sports Club. If you're driving down the beachfront past Dolphin Beach into Tableview, on your right, you may remember a rather dilapidated building there. And that is the building that is currently being revamped to form a
I mean, I can't wait to see it personally. I drive past there a lot and I'm still a fan of Blouberg Beach. And so I imagine that I'll be making a turn there myself pretty soon. In the meantime, it's 11:30. It's time for eyewitness news.
for some reason, that's one thing I don't think you're going to struggle with. You know, being table view is such a hub. I imagine and hope and foresee that you will be flooded with eager members. Well, it started off. I mean, we haven't,
community. Kite surfing and wind sports, wind water sports, obviously huge in what happens in Table View with King of the Air also happening there every single year. So it only makes sense that a building that is there, that is available,
And if we haven't just met, well, it is an absolute delight to meet you. I used to live out in Table View, Blobergside, when I first moved to Cape Town. I went straight there because us Valis, we just want the seer. So I went and found
that I'm reading online in the local groups that I've read in the local newspapers of the Tableview area, the commentary over the lack of existing infrastructure, road access, this has become a regular refrain in parcels of land that have
a brilliant opportunity for families in Dunoon to be able to access dignified, reliable and safe, affordable housing quite close to Dunoon as well, but also broadly within cities, young professionals who cannot access Burgundy estate.
about knowing the truth, but now the problem is the legacy that they have kept. Because Steve Beacle told us: if they keep you in Robben Island, they're going to use you later. So comrades here are protecting their legacies at the expense.
Tuesday 20 October7
for that introduction to where our pin has dropped today. That is the Ntaka Precinct part of Century City. I was talking to Natalie Duprier, who's the marketing and communication. We've handpicked the finest bits of our shows for you. This
status from 2006. And I mean, how big is it? It's 16 hectares, which is quite substantial. It's got two kilometers of walkways. Yeah, so if you look at an aerial view, it does cover a substantial portion of Century City. And how?
in the middle of a big city. Natalie Duprier is the marketing and communications manager with Century City. Natalie, hello. Hello. Hi, John. Thank you so much for the opportunity. You don't sound as if you were old enough to have been part
of talk. Time for Pin Drop, where we drop our pin in a site of interest. And in Tarka, the Century City area. And I've been there only once. And I sat a little bit in the bird hides overlooking the body of flat water. And there was some
as well. I just want to get to a couple of the messages that we've had coming in on the WhatsApp line. Greg in Milnerton says that a meaningful will is meaningless with our present dysfunctional master's office. All good intentions in one.
it as me being rude if I rush things along just a little. First question is up from Ray in Milnerton. Hello, Ray. Hi, John. Good afternoon. John, the Wimpy restaurant, I imagine most of us have been to one in our lives. Do you know the
survey on which of those people thinks they live in the best looked after of those cities, Cape Town's going to win. You talk to somebody who lives in Marconi Beam versus a squatter camp, informal settlement outside Kreubercher, Brighton.
Monday 19 October4
important manufacturing hubs across our city. And that's why we've developed a manufacturing support policy focusing on all 33 of those industrial areas: Atlantis, Epping, Belleville, Blackheath, Montague Gardens. And the focus is simple.
looking for, please feel free to ask them. Malcolm, I know you had many years as principal at Edgemead High. Yes, what was it on the edge of? Well, it's the edge of a mead, which is just means an open piece of ground between there's a
one, I think I know the answer to this one. He's wondering about the history of the name Robben Island. Is it not Robo for seals? Yes, the seals. Afrikaans were for the seals that were swimming around and basking on the shores, Ryan. Thanks
Mandela is on Robben Island and you can't print his picture, let alone sing his name. But Johnny Clegg and Savuka said, uh-uh, we are gonna do that. And the song named Steve Biko, Victoria McClange, and Neil Agget in it. It was banned in
Saturday 17 October2
goes from the city hall and it goes past the stadium along the Sea Point Promenade, back again, goes to Mimmelton, and Mimmelton comes back into Cape Town. So it's a very nice route. It's a lovely route, Bruce. Yeah, yeah, and the whole
There's a 10k walk and a 5k walk. So, obviously, there's a number of routes. But essentially, it starts and finishes at the city hall where Nelson McGeller obviously gave his well-known speech after he got off Robben Island. And the 21k is
Friday 16 October5
And he had this for nine months. And Steve to this day doesn't know that when I got to Birmingham, I went to the bathroom and I just vomited and vomited. I mean, for two hours, he told me about his experience in Robben Island. And then he
to watch the West Indies play England. You know, we were almost there yen. And it was a two-hour trip. And for two hours he told me about his stay on Robben Island. He got interned for whatever reason for every 24 hours, for 21 hours of the
at Leadville at the Doggy Park over there. Oh, yeah. Quena Music Institute. It's there in the Sunningdale area by the Table Bay Mall. And that is Irban's business. So he's hurting the skills of musicians, and you're obviously benefiting
Be running along the coast constantly with Robben Island in view as a reminder of the 18 years that he spent in Robben Island and a total of 27 years he spent in incarceration. The other distances: there's a 10-run fun walk that takes
seaboard. And the key here is that we're going to be running along the coast constantly with Robben Island in view as a reminder of the 18 years that he spent in Robben Island and a total of 27 years he spent in incarceration. The other
Thursday 15 October3
some very interesting collaborations. Tell us about that. I mean, the most recent one was with Mutandazo and Kenza. We did a track called Vuga. We actually made that track at my studio in Century City in Cape Town. Oh, yeah. And then we
Society as well. My child in table view is equally as impacted on the outcome of the life of the child in Taufelsach. Absolutely. I mean, the stats go further than that. 43,000 children at the moment in foster care, because you spoke about
in the EV sector. Click saying they're joining the bigger chains that are investing in electric vehicles. It'll turn its Montague Gardens fleet into electric vehicles. We know that other companies have done the same thing at the same time.
Wednesday 14 October5
got conservation status from 2006. And I mean, how big is it? It's 16 hectares, which is quite substantial. It's got two kilometers of walkways. Yeah, so if you look at an aerial view, it does cover a substantial portion of Century City.
in the middle of a big city. Natalie Duprier is the marketing and communications manager with Century City. Natalie, hello. Hi, John. Thank you so much for the opportunity. You don't sound as if you were old enough to have been part of.
of talk. Time for Pin Drop, where we drop our pin in a site of interest. And in Tarka, the Century City area. And I've been there only once. And I sat a little bit in the bird hides overlooking the body of flat water. And there was some
something different. So, you know, we partnered up with the Robbie Group. They've got the Century City Conferencing and Hotel. They've been operating for 10 years. And we really like their model. We like their conference offering. It's just
fraudsters pretending to be you. But if you're trying to use them, you don't want to have to be sent to Home Affairs anymore. And I attended a launch a few months ago at a bank branch at Century City, and the Minister of Home Affairs.
Tuesday 13 October4
looking for, please feel free to ask them. Malcolm, I know you had many years as principal at Edgemead, high. Yes, what was it on the edge of? Well, it's the edge of a mead, which just means an open piece of ground between there's a
But I've forgotten now. I think it was General Gordon himself, I think, actually. I think, but I'm not 100% sure now. On that one, I have to read the book. Get back to you on that one, Keith. Okay. Then Ryan asking one, I think I know the
carefully to allow for the local government elections and Avali celebrations next month. Kuro Century City matriculant Connor Durr says he's ready to write. I feel pretty good about the finals, to be honest. Prelims were kind of good, and
going back home. I was literally one minute from home entering the quiet suburban streets of Edgemead. Signaled to turn right, engage the right-hand turn, and out of the right-hand side, as I was turning right, was one of those Uber Eats
Monday 12 October2
Authorities to intensify their response to anti-apartheid resistance, including restrictions on political activity as well as media reporting. The renewal came amid continued protests, political repression, and a growing opposition to the
EWN on air, online, and on the EWN. Mary asks: Does anyone know why there are no taxis from Parklands to Wynberg today? There are folks who can't get to work. We're still investigating that, aren't we, Charlene? And Mary, as soon as we have
Saturday 10 October2
on here on Car Talk. It's happening next week's Sunday. It's the Concourse Shine and Show at Century City Square. That's the 18th of October. The Porsche Club of the Cape is doing their Concourse Shine and Show. Don't say I didn't tell you.
And bodyguard at Nusenberg in Big Bay. Tomorrow there's a sailing race around Robben Island. So the wind spin direction is critical for these sports. I messed you up, Jenny and Claremont. I do apologize. She was. We went from cycling. No,
Friday 9 October8
Afternoon Drive with John Maytham on Cape Talk. The Royal Countess Singara is back and going to be making a triumphant entrance at Century City tomorrow night. The opening of the Royal Countess Singara Melanina, a journey back to origin.
Royal Countess Singara Thingamajigami, and that is opening tomorrow night out at Century City. And we'll discuss spicy chicken wraps with Stephen Curtis and play a song, which is on the playlist of the host of Sundays shout-out, the Sunday
to several book launches and he told me the wonderful story some years ago when he lived in Bloberg Strand. He said one of his great pleasures is in December when the Bikini girls are lying on the beach reading one of my novels. He says the
She was she was responding to the question of when I read the wind directions in the weather, does it make sense to you? So Jenny is talking to us, cyclists and us surf skiers. Yes, yes. She says, I listen and picture what you are reading
Audio no longer heldAsk loclSurf ski from Fishook and bodyguard at Muizenberg and Big Bay. Tomorrow there's a sailing race around Robben Island. So the wind spin and direction is critical for these sports. I messed you up, Jenny and Claremont. I do apologize. She was,
Audio no longer heldAsk loclThat you've got all the details. How do people register? What time does it start? And all of that before you share it. Absolutely. I'd love to know what that is because I'm going, hang on, it's not one I've heard of. What cycling event? And
Audio no longer heldAsk loclwhat in the Cape? Well, they have said or issued a statement saying that the muddy sediment in Sandrift is from an upgrade work that is being done there. The East Pump Station is behind the discolored water that flowed into the Mungerton
Audio no longer heldAsk loclAnd in Cape Town, the safest bicycle route is actually all the way from the west coast, like Bloberg and those kind of areas, into town because it's along the dedicated My City bus route. No other motorized vehicle can get onto that lane
Thursday 8 October6
A convention center similar to the one in Cape Town, like Century City. That's going to bring some competition to Johannesburg. So it's really grown, it's evolved. These are property companies that essentially make the majority of their
all being because of different age groups, so from like 12 o'clock onwards, those will be at Century City, but there'll be games the whole time at Richmond and Century City. Okay. And then the following weekend, we'll do Friday night, then
Opposite Burgundy estate. So literally like 12 minutes away from Century City. Yeah, so five courts at each. We're very lucky. So we're going to have 10 courts. Okay. And for this weekend, that's how we're also able to split. So we've got
and next weekend. You are hosting them at your two venues. Tell us firstly where those are. So Century City, brand new purpose-built, been open a year, where the old Ratunga Junction was. Okay. So, yeah, standalone building for us. And then
So for us, like us, we've gone into an industrial area or century city, but then your land becomes quite expensive. So it's this whole juggling act the whole time that you've got to try and do. But I mean, the point is, it's there being, I
Audio no longer heldAsk loclbut a large city. So if you're driving from Atlantis to the CBD or from Gordon's Bay into town, maybe you have to drive from Simonstown to Bowville, Somerset West to Century City. And then there are the people who do this every single day.
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Wednesday 7 October2
Business. Possible begins here on Cape Talk. In four weeks' time, I will be broadcasting from Century City, the Results Center. We won't have any results yet, but there will be politicians hanging around, and I will have voted. And I'm
Audio no longer heldAsk loclResearch and found a very helpful place in Montague Gardens where they can fill a spray can with your car colour just so that I could cover those spots because otherwise, you know, as you suggested earlier, they would have rusted. And that
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Tuesday 6 October1
Sunset Beach, that's heavy. Cues to have a Sunningdale signed this morning. With your traffic update, I'm Rob Byrne. The National Briefing on SAFM: Clarity, Context, and Conversation. The National Briefing on SAFM, weekday mornings from 6