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Over my veggie garden, and it's a slow-release watering method. So it holds two liters of water, but the pot is ceramic, but it's not fired. And so then the plants basically suck the water out of it as they need it. Interesting. Now, how easy are they to get hold of, Ian? They are becoming more and more available. If you Google them, there's a lovely lady in K Town in Woodstock area.

And it's all about entertainment and at the same time coming to watch proper paddle. So it starts this Friday where there's no matches tomorrow, but we start at 8 a.m. on Saturday to 4 p.m. Okay. And then on Sunday, 8 a.m. again with the finals, the main finals 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 Saturday and Sunday again. Okay. And it's literally there's no

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 90 players for the age groups this weekend. That's 35, plus 35, plus 45, plus 55 for men and plus 50 for the ladies. We were trying to do the under-19s as well, but the under-19s actually falls part of what we call the FIP promises.

And a lot of chiers around it, which is great to see. Now, I mean, that's the social side of the game. Paul, we're actually here to talk about the really competitive side of the game. As we said, the first ever national championships happening this weekend 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 Richmond Park, which is an industrial complex.

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 mean, 1500 courts already, 500 clubs. I didn't know it was that big. I do inside out fitness at Western Province Cricket Club several mornings a week, and those courts are always in use. And it's always interesting to me. As you said, variety of ages, both genders using them.

you know, all of us and all many of us feel. As a contractor, I'm had to go to from Fishook to Simonstown, to Seapoint, Greenpoint, and other parts of the of the Cape Town. It's hitting me quite badly, the price of the petrol. You know, and of course many other people gonna also be affected. Who are not affected as as much and actually they make a profit, Sasso and other companies who manufactures this

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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.

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Research 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 held. That held for a couple of years. It looked okay and then it started cracking. So, and then more speeling appeared. So, it was just a couple of weeks ago that I wrote to Wendy asking if there was any help.

Been patiently waiting to just fill up in time to save some cash. And then they want the windows to be cleaned, tires to be pumped, oil to be checked, and then other people behind that are getting agitated because they want to move on. Kasatu has described the fuel price increase as a devastating blow to workers, while the South African National Taxi Council hasn't yet decided what this means for taxi fares. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood.

Was among the thousands of motorists queuing for fuel yesterday. Hi there, how are you? Good. Can you fill up? Unleaded? Please, thank you. Motorists queued at the engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood until late last night. Forecourt manager Chris Cronier says he's had all hands on deck with attendance running between eight pumps since Monday. He says many drivers want extra services, much to the dismay of those who

56, which includes Factreton, Maitland, and Kensington from the DA during a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then. Carlo Peterson has more. Julia Matruis says she spent her whole life in the Kensington and Factreton area. Matrus says her political party of choice used to be the Democratic Alliance. I don't spent my whole life with you because I don't understand politics back.

Says she now votes for the Patriotic Alliance because the party fights for coloured people. The PA took Ward 56, which includes Fackreton, Maitland, and Kensington, from the DA in a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then. Carlo Peterson has the special report. Julia Matruis says she spent her whole life in the Kensington and Fackreton area. Matruas says her political

Paddle courtier in Greenpoint. It's Team Leicester versus Team Carl. We're raising awareness and we're raising funds for Western Cape safety parents. Coach, I'll see you after the show. He's our dyson. He's my coach for the next seven days. John Matham and Cape Talk. Weekdays 3 to 6 pm. Shelwyn called in and said they've got 180 million rand to build a wall along the end two around Kylie Chair.

Just fill up in time to save some cash. And then they want the windows to be cleaned, tires to be pumped, oil to be checked, and then other people behind that are getting agitated because they want to move on. Kasatu has described the fuel price increase as a devastating blow to workers, while the South African National Taxi Council hasn't yet decided what this means for taxi fares. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood.

Motorists queuing for fuel yesterday. Hi there. How are you? Just fill it up. Please, thank you. Motorists queued at the engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood until late last night. Forecourt manager Chris Cronier says he's had all hands on deck with attendance running between eight pumps since Monday. He says many drivers want extra services, much to the dismay of those who had been patiently waiting.

Rand a litre. These hikes linked to the global uncertainty around the oil trade as a result of the US war on Iran. EWN visited an engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood, where the forecourt manager says it's been all hands on deck, with many motorists wanting extra services, much to the dismay of those patiently waiting for a fill-up. And then they want the windows to be cleaned, tires to be pumped, oil to be checked, and then other people behind the

It's going to be before midnight so that we can still get it at the old price. Yes, so it's a busy day for us. He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. A partly cloudy Wednesday in store for Haudeng tomorrow. Lows of between 15 and 16 degrees and highs of between 25 and 29. Wood meet, we still have that accident scene N1 South.

So it's a busy day for us. He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is not yet ready to identify officers to be held accountable for the death of a police service dog. Parliament's Police Committee Chairperson Ian Cameron last month opened a

Yesterday already. Yeah, we're running a bit low on fuel at the moment, but we are planned for a delivery for tonight. So we hope it's going to be before midnight so that we can still get it at the old price. Yes, so it's a busy day for us. He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. Han Zambia said to sign a five-year US.

Think it is actually quite remarkable the progress that we've made, and we can be very proud of that, which is why I said in the first paragraph of my affidavit, I actually welcome the opportunity to update the court on the progress made in these last five years, because it has been quite innovative. We have published the first land state land discount guidelines in the country, which allows us to discount city-owned land up to right up to 90%, which is exactly what we did at Salt River Market. Salt River Market was stuck in the mud.

He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. A candidate being interviewed for a leadership post in the Eastern Cape High Court has told the Judicial Service Commission that there's restraint and reluctance to address issues of sexual harassment in the division. Judge Buisua Majiki is the second.

Infrastructure in the Greenpoint area. And we, of course, feel that very intensely on event days. And that's why I think there has to be some very serious thinking about how we get people out of their cars on events day. And that's honestly not difficult. There are so many different ways one could think about that. So again, it goes back to that question of: well, we can fix that bit, but what happens downstream of that? And can the system handle that? And can it handle more cars?

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Station. How reliable is the train except for days that are late? The route is retreat to Pinelands and then Pinelands to retreat. Trains have generally become more reliable. I would suggest, I wouldn't park and ride at retreat station. What I would do is maybe if you're coming from the south, the deep south, Lakeside provides, I think, a bit more safer park and ride, park there.

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.

Easy for me to gain access to different modes of public transport here in Cape Town, train buses, and taxis. And so my car will probably be parked at Prime Media's offices in Greenpoint for a lot more times, let's say, this coming month. Also, driving slowly, hey, people often underestimate the impact of driving conservatively your car, that liter of fuel will.

Estron has invested quite a lot in the refinery in Milneton, obviously. And I imagine they supply primarily their network of petrol stations in order to make sure that we are able to have some petrol in our cars and they provide jet fuel and all sorts of other byproducts that come with crude oil that is being imported and then processed here in South Africa. There used to be

For it, Errol, I would imagine. Look, Astron has invested quite a lot on the refinery in Milneton, obviously. And I imagine they supply primarily their network of petrol stations in order to make sure that we are able to have some petrol in our cars and they provide jet fuel and all sorts of other byproducts that come with crude oil that is being imported.

Incision plan after the local government elections. And there's a lot to be discussed around the will it, will it not? Sounds like a little too late. Too little too late, if you ask me. I wasn't going to say it. You said. Let's move it on to the Western Cape. Yeah. Residents in parts of the city and really spread out parts of the city, Woodstock Strand, Grassy Park, and other spaces are facing planned water supply interruptions. That's from today. The city is carrying out maintenance work on the

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.