Thornton

A suburb of Cape Town. 58 moments on air in the last seven days within 5 km, the latest on Thursday 17:06.

58 moments

Thursday 15 October7

  1. 17:06SAfmThe National PulseCentury City4 km

    N1 outbound, just by the Durban Road exit at Belleville, that's causing a delay going out from Century City area. And Roadworks back on the N7 northbound opposite to noon, causing a backlog of traffic into that and just putting a little bit

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  2. 15:32Cape TalkAfternoon DriveKensington3 km

    Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has today officially opened an expanded night shelter in Kensington. The Metro spent 12 million rand upgrading the Haven night shelter, increasing capacity from 80 beds to 200. Carlo Peterson is there.

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  3. 10:26Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford Showheard as “Elsie's River”Elsiesriver5 km

    I'm on the ground. Any of our TVCs that you see, myself and my team are on the ground. We're in these communities. We're there. When the water goes in, we're there. We're in Elsie's River, which I love. And, you know, Kai Leacher Google.

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  4. 08:33SAfmThe National BriefingCentury City4 km

    factor in some cues there. And I can tell you there's a lot of traffic between Milneton and Century City this morning. Marine Drive, Kubo Grove, and even Sable Road out towards the N1 Highway. All very busy. With your traffic update, I'm

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  5. 07:53SAfmThe National BriefingCentury City4 km

    Pyton Island stays heavy. N7 all choked up from Girdwood to Bosworth's Dam Road. Had unusual queues this morning coming out of Century City and Canal Walk, Sable Road under pressure off Rotunga Road all the way down towards the N1 Highway.

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  6. 07:41Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownLanga2 km

    it's like a constant barrage of destruction, which is just so wrong and unfair. Hink says it was so sad to see over COVID how the play park in Langa was taken over by people putting houses on the field and breaking down the place. I'm also

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  7. 06:47Cape TalkGood Morning Cape Townheard as “Bishop Labis”Bishop Lavis5 km

    areas and communities, the southern suburbs are very well endowed with play parks. As I say, within a kilometer of where I live in Claremont, there are four wonderful play parks fully equipped. But go to Bishop Labis, go to Nyunga.

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Wednesday 14 October7

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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

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  4. 19:29Power FMPOWER BusinessCentury City4 km

    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

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  5. 14:42Cape TalkLunch with Pippa HudsonCentury City4 km

    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.

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  6. 08:02Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownBishop Lavis5 km

    has challenged Yannika Donis' version of events using cell phone records and messages linked to the planned attack. Evidence shows Janchis collected Faiz Mamoki Smith in Mannenberg before taking him to Bishop Lavis to carry out the attack.

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  7. that statistics released by the South African Police Services, which confirms that every day in Cape Town, in those communities, in Nyanga, Langa, in the Cape Flats, at least seven young people die due to gun violence a day. And that is a

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Tuesday 13 October16

  1. 17:44Cape TalkAfternoon Driveheard as “Pinands”Pinelands2 km

    congested between the Foreshore and Balville. The M5 south also still slowing down between Pinands and Rondebosch East. And those traffic lights are faulty in Aikenal at Furtricker Road and Degama Street, as well as at the N2 and Baden

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  2. 16:22Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    affected there. And if you're travelling on the M5 south, traffic is still backed up between Pinelands and Rondevosh East. The N1 outbound, that's slowing down between the Foreshore and Balville. And traffic lights are faulty in Aikindal at

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  3. 16:01Cape TalkAfternoon DriveLanga2 km

    Metro has budgeted more than 114 million Rand for the wall and other safety upgrades between Langa and Firgrove. Critics, including civil society groups, residents, and political parties, accuse the city of using public money to hide

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  4. 15:46Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    so do pass with caution. If you are traveling on the M5 south, traffic is backed up between Pinelands and Rondewash East. The N5 North, that's also slow moving at Berkeley Road this afternoon. And as you leave the CBD or Nelson Mandela

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  5. 14:04702The Azania Mosaka ShowLanga2 km

    than 114 million rand for a three-meter wall and other safety upgrades along the N2 between Langa and Firgrove. Critics have accused the city of using public money to hide poverty rather than addressing the root cause of crime. Carlo

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  6. 14:03Cape TalkLunch with Pippa HudsonLanga2 km

    rand for a three-meter-high wall and other safety upgrades along a nine-kilometer stretch of the N2 between Langa and Firgrove. However, civil society groups, residents, and political parties are slamming the city for using public money to

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  7. 13:32Cape TalkLunch with Pippa HudsonLanga2 km

    wall and other safety upgrades along a nine-kilometer stretch of the N2 between Langa and Firgrove. However, civil society groups, residents, and political parties are slamming the metro for using public money to hide poverty rather than

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  8. 10:04Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowCentury City4 km

    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

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  9. 10:02Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowLanga2 km

    Along a 9-kilometre stretch of the N2 between Langa and Fir Grove. At a recent public meeting in Woodstock, residents from communities along this route rejected the plan, saying the city should prioritise housing, safety, and social

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  10. 08:05Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownLanga2 km

    Swartpoi says residents feel their voices are being ignored. Swartpoi joined 200 people from areas along the N2, including Langa, Kyalicha, and Ponteville, at Sissygul House in Woodstock recently to discuss the City of Cape Town's plan.

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  11. 08:04702702 BreakfastLanga2 km

    3-meter wall and other safety upgrades along a 9-kilometer stretch of the N2 between Langa and Firgrove. Residents from communities along the route have rejected the plan, saying the city should prioritize housing, safety, and social

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  12. 08:04Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownLanga2 km

    opposing the City of Cape Town's controversial end-to-end safety project. The city has budgeted more than 114 million rand for a three-meter wall and other safety upgrades along a nine-kilometer stretch of the N2 between Langa and Fur.

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  13. 07:04702702 BreakfastLanga2 km

    Between Langa and Firgrove, city society groups, residents, and political parties have accused the Metro of using public money to hide poverty rather than address the root causes of crime. Carlo Peterson takes a look. The Good Party says

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  14. 06:31Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownPinelands2 km

    been topped up in advance. Here's Camera Clark with more. In the northern suburbs, parts of Pinelands, Blackheath, and the Belleville area will be affected, while Grassy Park, Claremont, and Lansdowne are among the areas facing disruptions

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  15. in 24 areas across the metro. Camera Clark reports. In the northern suburbs, parts of Pinelands, Blackheath, and the Belleville area will be affected, while Grassy Park, Claremont, and Lansdowne are among the areas facing disruptions in the

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  16. 05:03702Early BreakfastPinelands2 km

    is happening in 24 areas across the metro. Camera Clark reports: In the northern suburbs, parts of Pinelands, Blackheath, and the Belleville area will be affected, while Grassy Park, Claremont, and Lansdowne are among the areas.

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Monday 12 October10

  1. I want to ask you this, Mr. Bazedina. I mean, when, let's say, a ballistics report, let's stay with what was the subject or the area of forensics that was performed at Langa today. Is there a point at which a report is deemed to be final?

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  2. 20:27Power FMPOWER PerspectiveGlenwood3 km

    genocide in Gaza, she wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Yay, yeah, we should be proud of that. She hails from Durban, Glenwood, in Durban. What an extraordinary woman! What an extraordinary story! So we celebrate her, and at some point.

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  3. 16:53Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    do pass with caution. If you are leaving the CBD on Nelson Mandela Boulevard outbound, traffic's still slow moving at Rudaboom Road, the M5 South. Do allow for extra travel time as traffic is backing up from Pinelands all the way through.

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  4. 16:37Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    at Platyclough Road. That's in the left lane. And if you are on the M5 south this afternoon, traffic still backed up from Pinelands all the way through to Kenilworth. The N2 outbound, that's also slowing down between Mowbray, Main and

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  5. 16:27SAfmThe National Pulseheard as “Goodwood Correctional Center”Goodwood2 km

    of last year at the hands of correctional services employees, security personnel. And the one earlier in the year, February, I think it was, in the Goodwood Correctional Center, where an inmate, I can mention his name because it was.

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  6. 15:50Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    outbound, we have usual traffic from Riddablum Road, the M5 south that's backed up from Pinelands all the way through to Kenilworth this afternoon. And if you're on the N1 outbound, traffic is congested between Podner Island and Bowville.

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  7. 15:38Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    Pinelands and Kenilworth. If you are traveling on the N2 outbound, do allow for extra travel time as traffic slows down between Mowbray Main and Boonga Avenue. And those traffic lights remain faulty in Strand at Broadlands Road and

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  8. 08:57Cape TalkGood Morning Cape Town

    integrity and works extremely hard, but he and the police cannot protect our community. In Thornton, on our doorstep, we have the Green Wall, an illegal community that houses organised crime. Our community in Thornton provides its own

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  9. 06:47SAfmThe National BriefingGoodwood2 km

    Towards Sable Road, the N7 Jake Kervelle drive out of Goodwood going north towards the N1. That's already slow going. No traffic lights. Robert Sabukwe Symphony Road or Symphony Way in the Belleville South area. That's a potentially really

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  10. 06:31SAfmThe National BriefingPinelands2 km

    in the city centre after the drama of that truck crash on the weekend. And it is getting busy, particularly the N2 corridor, slow moving between the airport and Rapenburg Road as you're coming through that Pinelands area. With your tracks.

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Saturday 10 October1

  1. 10:38Cape TalkSolid Gold Saturdayheard as “Century City Square”Century City4 km

    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.

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Friday 9 October15

  1. 17:32SAfmThe National PulseMaitland4 km

    of Friday afternoon traffic. Turfall Road at the M7. There's been a crash there, causing some backlogs. And the N2 outbound to Boonga Avenue stays slow. Behind that, the M5 queuing through Maitland to get into the N2 outbound. With the

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  2. 16:55Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    deck is still obstructed. If you are traveling to the south on the M5, traffic slowing down at Pinelands this afternoon and on Nelson Mandela Boulevard, outbound traffic backed up at Rudabrom Road. I'm Justine Rinquist and I'll have more

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  3. 16:42Cape TalkAfternoon DriveCentury City4 km

    Afternoon Drive with John Matham 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.

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  4. 16:08Cape TalkAfternoon DriveCentury City4 km

    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

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  5. 16:07SAfmThe National PulseCentury City4 km

    out to the airport, make sure you've got some time to get through that. And being a Friday, you've got fairly sluggish conditions all the way out from Century City towards Okavanga Road in the Brackenfell area. With your traffic update,

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  6. 15:38Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    Foreshore and Bulville. And if you are headed to the south on the M5 traffic slowing down at Pinelands, the N2 outbound that's heavily backed up between Mowbray and Boonga Avenue, and traffic lights are faulty in Green Point at Fritz

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  7. 15:33Cape TalkAfternoon DriveGoodwood2 km

    Town says another 39 sites are in the pipeline and points to completed projects in Maitland, Goodwood, and Poeta Sach. However, Good Party Secretary General Brett Heron says the reports show no affordable housing projects have been

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  8. 08:48SAfmThe National BriefingGoodwood2 km

    up into that mess is pretty heavily backed as well. M5 slow through Rondebosch and the N7, Jake Skirville sitting from Goodwood right through to that busy Bossoman's Darme with your traffic update. I'm Rob Byrne. Call SAFM now on 08600.

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  9. 08:35Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownGoodwood2 km

    Road. So allow for extra traveling time if you can. Please use an alternative route. In Goodwood, there's an accident at Marshall and Hugo Street. And in Salt Rover, officials still busy with the earlier accident on Victoria before Queen's

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  10. 08:32SAfmThe National BriefingGoodwood2 km

    Circle. Gabriel Becky coming in through the Cape Flats is heavy. Stranfonte Road up into that mess is pretty heavily backed as well. M5 slow through Rondebosch and the N7, Jake Schovel sitting from Goodwood right through to that big.

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  11. 08:31Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownGoodwood2 km

    of my favorite roads. It's a very peaceful drive. The worst is the section on the N1 from the Goodwood turn off to the entrance of town. People seem to be at their wits' end and they forget how the indicators work. Taron, pleasure as

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  12. 08:18Cape TalkGood Morning Cape TownCentury City4 km

    accident on Bosmuntsdom Road at Montague Drive that's causing delays if you're heading towards Century City and in Kells River. There's still that earlier accident on Fandrybick Road at Patlopa and in Salt River on Victoria, just before

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  13. 07:56SAfmThe National BriefingGoodwood2 km

    trying to get to Stellenbosch from Kyalichia, that's very heavy. The N7 from Vangate Mall up through Lungert towards Epping, looking quite busy, and then major delays between Goodwood and the Boswansdhammar. Exit also at Marine Drive.

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  14. 07:33SAfmThe National BriefingGoodwood2 km

    where there are normally queues, there are now. Cape Town N7 passing Lunger, really slow this morning. And then from Goodwood up towards Bosman's Darm Road for a turn into Montagu Gardens, that's heavy. And Marine Drive, slow as well.

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  15. 06:07SAfmThe National BriefingLanga2 km

    of breakdowns, the N1 south near Rigel to watch for. And Cape Town, the N2 inbound, earlier crash near Boonga Avenue at Langa is being cleared, but it's left a whole pile of traffic backlogging and moving slowly from the airport area.

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Thursday 8 October2

  1. 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

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  2. 17:44Cape TalkAfternoon DrivePinelands2 km

    Nelson Mandela Boulevard outbound from Rudabloom Road. The M5 south still slowing down between Pinelands and Kenilworth. And the M3 south is congested between UCT and Clipper Road. I'm Justine Ringquist, and there'll be more EWM traffic in

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