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Sunday 18 October1
Inspired by District 6 in Cape Town, Grand Parade. So the song is Marketplace, African Marketplace by Abdullah Ibrahim.
Saturday 17 October1
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
Friday 16 October37
because my mother really was a very, very protective woman, kept us off the street because the area was also gangster-ridden, quite dangerous at the time. In fact, it was called, Windermere was called the States because of the gangster.
have had your own direct experience of the apartheid system in South Africa, a family home in Maitland, the group areas act bites, and you all have to move. I mean, how old were you when that happened? And how did your parents help you, as
How do you think that shaped you? Because you were living at the time in an area of Caetown, Kensington, which would have very much been consumed by the student protests of the time. How did that shape the person you would become? Well,
Drive and the traffic signals faulty. It's in Bell Hart, Sonata Way and Symphony Way. Out in Maitland, it's Wurcheker Road and 16th Avenue. I'm Zane Johnson. More eyewitness news traffic at 6 o'clock. There's more EWN on air, online and on
a barrel. Happening in traffic this afternoon, there's an accident crash at Anzio Road in Observatory. We have a stationary truck on the N2 outbound before Horseshoe Bend. The left lane is closed to traffic, heavy traffic on the N1. Backed
There's an accident at Anzio Road in Observatory. Be careful if you're heading out there this afternoon. And then traffic lights faulty. It's in Maitland at Fuetreker Road and 16th Avenue. I'm Zane Johnson. Why would this use traffic?
before Barclay Road. That's putting a lot of pressure through the Kuberg interchange area coming off the Kuberg Road through Brooklyn, all backed up on towards that M5. With your traffic updates, I'm Rob Byrne. This is SAFM Sports with
Kabo the traffic lights faulty this afternoon in Bal Ha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way in Maitland at Fujeka Road and 16th Avenue tomorrow of course the stormers versus Bristol Bears at the stadium Kieran tells me that they're looking at
be widespread closures from midnight on Saturday across the city, Sea Point, Greenpoint, and District 6. The finish line is at the Grand Parade in Darling Street, and it will be closed until 2 on Sunday afternoon. I'm Zane Johnson, My
to outbound before the Horseshoe Ben. It's on the left lane, so just be very careful if you're heading out through towards Crabeau. The traffic signal is faulty in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way, and in Maitland, it's Puerto Caro.
Salauris Pass through towards Crabo. Traffic lights faulty in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way out in Maitland. It is Fuetreka Road and 16th Avenue. I'm Zane Johnson, more eyewitness news traffic in 15 minutes. There's more EWN on air.
Street. Traffic lights that are faulty in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way and out in Maitland Fur Trekker Road and 16th Avenue. Those lights are down. Just once again, a couple of complaints all around the building this afternoon.
South. We have defective traffic lights in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way. Also in Maitland at Fuetreka Road and 16th Avenue. Cape Town weather tomorrow: a 60% chance of light rain with a moderate south-southeastly breeze, a low of 14
Towards Woodbridge Island in Milnerton. You can expect road closures and traffic disruptions at various points along the route between 4:30 and 1:30 on Sunday. There are also My City shuttles available for participants of the race. Right,
30,000 runners and closes down a number of streets. The route starts in Strand Street. It'll take runners through District 6 past Parliament and the Company's Garden into the Boer Carp and Greenpoint. The marathon section will also head.
the Asagai Submarine Museum in Simonstown. Cape Town has expanded the Haven Light Shelter in Kensington by 150%. Informal trader finds 1500 Rand. People are breaking the law. That conversation will have again. Books, we've talked, you and I
closures starting from midnight Saturday across the city center, Sea Point, Greenpoint, and District 6. The finish line is the Grand Parade, Darling Street, and it will stay closed until 2 in the afternoon. A few roads remain open, those
We still have defective traffic lights in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way, also in Maitland at Fuatreka Road and 16th Avenue. A reminder of a busy weekend in Cape Town. Tomorrow it's the Stormers versus the Bristol Bears at the DHL
District 6. If you missed our chat, which tells you a little bit more about the show, you can go and look for it on podcast after the show today on Primediaplus.com and in the Primedia Plus app. And then please go and listen back to Book
Avenue. We have defective traffic lights in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way, and in Maitland at Footreka and 16th Avenue. Cape Town weather today, high-level cloud with a light north-northwestly breeze and a high of 20. The top story
closures starting from midnight Saturday across the city centre, Sea Point, Greenpoint, and District 6. The finish line is the Grand Parade, Darling Street, and it will stay closed until 2 in the afternoon. Marine Drive incoming stays open
Avenue. We also have defective traffic lights in Balha at Sonata Way and Symphony Way, in Maitland at Furtreker and 16th Avenue. Again, a reminder of a busy weekend in Cape Town tomorrow. It's the Stormers against the Bristol Bears at the
closures starting from midnight on Saturday across the city centre, Seapoint, Greenpoint, and District 6. The finish line is at Grand Parade, Darling Street, and it will stay closed until 2 in the afternoon. Cape Town weather today,
Way, Flay Road, and Granger Bay Boulevard. And on Sunday, it's the Nelson Mundela Marathon. So there'll also be road closures in effect in the city centre: Sea Point, Greenpoint, and District 6. The finish line is at the Grand Parade.
We'll have more on these and other stories at noon or as it happens. EWN traffic in Brooklyn, there's still that accident being tended to on Kubourg Road and Pitch Robloch Street. You can expect delays then. Those faulty traffic lights are
interventions this financial year with projects planned for Kells River, Wynberg, and District 6, Carlo Peterson, Eyewitness News. National Police Commissioner Fanny Massamola's suspension has been lifted. Massamola was placed on
On the street. Hillowis opened an expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington yesterday. The city spent 12 million rand to increase the bed capacity from 80 to 200. The Haven says 865 formerly homeless people were reintegrated into
Marathon, and there'll be widespread road closures in effect from midnight on Saturday across the city centre, Seapoint, Greenpoint, and District 6 area. The finish line is at the Grand Parade on Darling Street, and that will remain.
who previously lived on the streets. Hill-Lewis opened an expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington yesterday, where the city spent 12 million rand to increase capacity from 80 to 200 beds. The haven says 865 formerly homeless people were
some roadworks through Milnerton into Pardon Island, so that stage very heavy from around the Woodbridge Island area. And the N1 inbound, fairly busy as well from Parrow to Sable Road, and then through Coopergetch, all the way into the city
Friday, Milnerton through Pardon Island all jammed up. The N2 from Langer through Hospital Bend looking fairly bad, and the main road still under pressure going south from St. James in towards the Cork Bay area. With your traffic update,
Drive through Milnerton from a high school down into Pardon Island stays really heavy this morning. Francie Fun Sale onto Avood, heading in towards Viking Way. That's really busy as well. And you've got a big backlog of traffic on the main
Today, and that's in the city centers, Sea Point, Greenpoint, and District 6. More eyewitness news traffic in 15 minutes. There's more EWN on air, online, and on the EWN app. Every neighborhood has a story. From the epic and inspirational
For Kells River, Wynberg, and District 6, Carlo Peterson, eyewitness news. Moving to international news: now three children and a teacher were killed when a 16-year-old entered an elementary school and opened fire. In a news conference last
Lived on the street. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis opened an expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington yesterday, where the city spent 12 million rand to increase capacity from 80 to 200 beds. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city of
where the late Nelson Mandela delivered his first speech after getting out of incarceration after 27 years. That's correct. So the start and finish, as you've said, will be at the Grand Parade. We'll then be running up through District 6.
Parade. We'll then be running up through District 6 down through the company gardens up into the Boer Cop. And that's for the half masses, the 10 and the 10-kilometer run, and that'll be up the very famous Cooksister Hill that the slavery
Thursday 15 October21
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
District 6 in William Street, the bioscope there in Loop Street. I think it was called the Alabama. Alabama, yeah. VJ says, don't forget the Carlton in Deep River and the Gaiety in Wynberg. So the old bioscopes were like the ever almost to
of course, died out over the years. The multiplexes, the chain cinemas have taken over. But Andre Marair is the owner of the surplus bookshop there in Mowbray. He's embarking on a documentary on looking back at Caflats and Township By.
before my time, but I still know of before my time, but the edifice is still there. The Baijou in Observatory, the palace in Saltrover, the Kismet, Kismet in Athlone, right? Yes, in Athlone. There was the Kismet, Mario. All places that.
to spend 62 million rand on shelter expansion projects in Kells River, Parville, Wynberg, and District 6 over the next three years. Carlo Peterson, Eyewitness News. We shift our focus now to a special Eyewitness News report highlighting
communities in the last year. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis cut the ribbon at an expanded Kensington Night Haven Shelter today. Hill-Lewis says the figures show the city's street people program is working. Carlo Peterson has more.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the numbers show the city's Street People program is working. Hill-Lewis says the city plans to spend 62 million rand on shelter expansion projects in Kells River, Barville, Wynberg, and District 6 over the
communities in the last year. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis cut the ribbon at an expanded Kensington Night Haven shelter today. Hill-Lewis says the figures show the city's street people program is working. Carlo Peterson has more.
how easy are they to get hold of? Ian? Um, they are becoming more and more available. Um, if you google them, there's a lovely lady in K-Town in Woodstock area, um, and her name is Amelia Jakops. Okay, she makes them, she's a she lives.
both medical doctors, my late dad and my late mum. My mum worked in Ghanaian Opstets and in District 6 for many years delivering babies and at blood transfusion. My dad was on the heart team with Chris Barnard. In fact, the last bypass
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the numbers show the city's Street People program is working. Hill-Lewis says the city plans to spend 62 million rand on shelter expansion projects in Kells River, Bowville, Wynberg, and District 6.
in the last year. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis cut the ribbon at the expanded Kensington Night Haven Shelter today. Hill-Lewis says the figures show the city's street people program is working. Carlo Peterson has more. Haven Night
allocated 100 million rand this financial year towards homelessness interventions with further expansion projects planned in Kells River, Wynberg, and District 6. Carlo Peterson, Eyewitness News at the Haven Night Shelter in Kensington.
River, Wynberg, and District 6. Carlo Peterson, eyewitness news at the Haven Night Shelter in Kensington. The South African Weather Service is warning a heat wave has hit parts of the eastern Cape, Kwazil Nadal, and Bumalanga. The hot
Corinda Jiagmahon, eyewitness news. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city's efforts to help people off the street is showing success. Hill-Lewis officially opened an expanded night shelter in Kensington today. The city spent
off the street is showing success. Hill-Lewis officially opened an expanded night shelter in Kensington today. The city spent 12 million Rand upgrading the Haven night shelter, increasing its capacity from 80 beds to 200. Carlo Peterson was
Wynberg and District 6, Carlo Peterson. Eyewitness News at the Haven Night Shelter in Kensington. And cleanup operations are underway in Istanbul following heavy rainfall. Who went missing when downpours battered the country. Three people
Street is showing success. Hill-Lewis officially opened an expanded night shelter in Kensington today. The city spent 12 million rand upgrading the haven night shelter, increasing its capacity from 80 beds to 200. Carlo Peterson was there.
interventions with further expansion projects planned in Kells River, Wynberg, and District 6. Carlo Peterson, eyewitness news at the Haven Night Shelter in Kensington. And cleanup operations are underway in Istanbul following heavy rain.
to spend 62 million Rand on shelter expansion projects in Kells River, Barville, Wynberg, and District 6 over the next three years. Carlo Peterson, Eyewitness News. Cape Town weather tomorrow, high-level cloud with a light northwester, a
communities in the past year. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis cut the ribbon at an expanded Kensington Night Haven shelter today. He says the figures show the city's street people program is working. Carlo Peterson takes a look. Haven