Somerset West

How far do you travel every day from home to work? Excluding wife and kids, that would be 140. Including them, it's about 170 a day. Where are you coming from? Where are you going to, Peter John? Well, I stay in Grabo and I work out in Pardon Island. Wife works out in the city. Kids are out in Strand. So, yeah, it's about

A colleague of mine does 54 kilometers one way from Somerset West Strand. That's 108 kilometers just from the driveway to the office. 108 kilometers a day. And at nearly 30 rand a litre. Your commute isn't just your time anymore. It's a line item now in the household budget. And then I went on Google Maps.

Relationship with the petrol. You don't just drive for fun. We drive because the geography demands it. We live in a very large city comparatively, not as large as Joba, but 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.

Clarence Ford and views and news is at his election roundtable in Westridge in Mitchell's Plain this morning. Clarence, what can we expect? I'm feeling a little vulnerable without you by my side, but I brought some incense to some young stockies with me today. We are in Mitchell's Plain, and we know the reality of Mitchell's Plain, born out of the hushed geometry of apartheid spatial planning, conceived in the 70s under the Group Areas Act. We are at a place called

Up first, Fran in Newlands. Hello, Fran. What is your question? John, in culinary terms, what does the word docking mean? How very bizarre. Fran, obviously, you're not an always listener because, strangely, we had exactly the same question from a listener in Somerset West, if I remember correctly, a couple of weeks ago. So I'm not sure what led both of you to ask the same question, but for the

You know, taking those boxes and getting them out to schools. And of course, that can't wait for Christmas time. It's got to be done within the school year to make sure it reaches the recipients on time. What are the timelines we're looking at? So, our last drop-offs are the biggies: Cape Town Canal Walk, and of course, Johannesburg at the flagship event there. And that closes on the 7th of November. However, when a donor pledges for their own drop-off, for example, Somerset West or Stellenbosch, the

Have washed up along the western Cape Coast. There have been sightings in Strand, Gordon's Bay, Lambert's Bay, even along the west coast, Woodbridge Island being one of those locations. Experts having identified three species amongst some of these insects, including two indigenous species and the introduced variegated lady beetle. I'm joined now by entomologist and senior field officer at the Endangered Wildlife Trust, Renier Basson. Renier, really appreciate your time.

Maternal instinct and a little prayer delivered a healthy baby girl just after 2 a.m. Mom and baby are both doing well, and Sergeant Ben even got to name the little girl Nelita. From protecting communities to literally helping bring new life into one, what a shift! And then a beautiful reminder that good people really are everywhere. Nina Duvenacha was traveling between Somerset West and Stanambosch with her mom when something underneath their car came loose. Four men in a bus.

Afternoon drive with John Matham is brought to you by Telkom Business. Possible begins here on Cape Talk. Cape Talk. Rapid fire. Questions this afternoon from Pitt in van Riebeckshof, but up first it's Francois in Somerset West. Hello, Francois. What is your question? Hi, John. How are you? I'm good. What's your question? John, do you know?

We are asking our residents and businesses across the city to please reduce water consumption during this period so that we are able to ensure sufficient supply whilst this temporary shutdown for the essential maintenance is underway. We will also have key work across a number of other communities where pipe replacements, valve replacements, and so on will take place. This is expected in Woodstock and in the Strand community as well as the Grossi Park area with other leak detectors.