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Cape Town D. F. Malan, SOUTH AFRICA Weather :: 15C Fair

Fair 15°C Humidity: 76% Wind Speed: 14 KMH Wind Direction: NNW (340°) Barometer: 1008 mb Dewpoint: 11°C Heat Index: 15°C Wind Chill: 14°C Visibility: 11 km

Exchange programmes for academic staff members

Belgium: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteit Ghent Germany: Universität Hamburg, Universität Tübingen, Universität Leipzig Austria: Universität Salzburg Finland: University of Helsinki Academic staff members are invited to apply for participation in the above exchange programmes to teach or do research at the respective institutions. Note the following: Each programme has its own regulations although a common [...]

WIKILEAKS GOES UNDERGROUND

04 September 2010

In case you haven’t heard, everyone hates Julian Assange. And more to the point, everyone hates WikiLeaks in general. And by “everyone”, I of course mean people with secrets to keep. Namely governments and multinational corporations. Now that’s absolutely no reflection on the merit of WikiLeak’s work, and the job that they fulfill of making [...]

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Cape Town D. F. Malan, SOUTH AFRICA Weather :: 15C Fair

04 September 2010

Fair 15°C Humidity: 76% Wind Speed: 14 KMH Wind Direction: NNW (340°) Barometer: 1008 mb Dewpoint: 11°C Heat Index: 15°C Wind Chill: 14°C Visibility: 11 km

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Due Date Looks Funny

04 September 2010

Check out the second trailer for Due Date. Looks like the Hangover 2 with Robert DJ and a dog instead of a baby, which obviously sounds incredible. I’ll give it a go when it comes out on DVD (read: I’ll be sure to get hold of a pirated copy before it comes out here). Apologies [...]

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City Hosts ‘Green Living’ Stand at Homemakers Expo

03 September 2010

The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department is exhibiting at this year’s Homemakers Expo, which runs from 02 – 05 September 2010. The expo, now in its 15th year, is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Department worked with the Environmental Resource Management Department to create an educational stand [...]

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City Hosts ‘Green Living’ Stand at Homemakers Expo

03 September 2010

The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department is exhibiting at this year’s Homemakers Expo, which runs from 02 – 05 September 2010. The expo, now in its 15th year, is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Department worked with the Environmental Resource Management Department to create an educational stand [...]

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City Hosts ‘Green Living’ Stand at Homemakers Expo

03 September 2010

The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department is exhibiting at this year’s Homemakers Expo, which runs from 02 – 05 September 2010. The expo, now in its 15th year, is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Department worked with the Environmental Resource Management Department to create an educational stand [...]

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City Hosts ‘Green Living’ Stand at Homemakers Expo

03 September 2010

The City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department is exhibiting at this year’s Homemakers Expo, which runs from 02 – 05 September 2010. The expo, now in its 15th year, is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Department worked with the Environmental Resource Management Department to create an educational stand [...]

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Sharemax About To Implode?

03 September 2010

According to RealEstateWeb Sharemax have not made payments for August. If they implode expect half of Pretoria to go down with them. Original Post on Cape Town Property Bubble: Sharemax About To Implode?

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03 September 2010

Day 14: Friday 3 September 2010 – Rodez, Onet le ChateauxRodez, situated in the centre of the Averyon region in the south of France, is the heart of the ‘olde world’. The historic town of Rodez is surrounded by Bastide villages, medieval towns and the just too many offerings of traditional local faire to try [...]

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Resting in Rodez

03 September 2010

Day 6: Wednesday 25 August 2010 – Rodez, Layoule Campsite Martin and Richard took Boudie to the garage – the whole of France is on Aout holidays. The mechanic will only be at work on Tuesday 31 August – zut alors!!!We limped off down the hill with Boudie in 2nd avec overdrive, into the lovely [...]

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On the move from Rodez to Albi

03 September 2010

Day 9: Saturday 28 August 2010 Now we are tourists – ‘Ethel’ took us on a mystery tour of the Aveyron region, looking for wine estates and chateaux. En route we discovered a ‘tres bon’ traditional small village restaurant– and what a treat! Plat du Jour was 4 courses of traditional faire – Bronnie tried [...]

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Exchange programmes for academic staff members

03 September 2010

Belgium: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteit Ghent Germany: Universität Hamburg, Universität Tübingen, Universität Leipzig Austria: Universität Salzburg Finland: University of Helsinki Academic staff members are invited to apply for participation in the above exchange programmes to teach or do research at the respective institutions. Note the following: Each programme has its own regulations although a common [...]

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No injuries in organic chemistry lab explosion

03 September 2010

An explosion occurred in an organic chemistry laboratory on the seventh floor of UCT’s PD Hahn Building in the early hours of Thursday, 2 September. Nobody was in the lab and there were no injuries. Damage to the facilities is being assessed. Postgraduate students working in laboratories in other parts of the building alerted campus [...]

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Obs community improvement project takes to the streets

03 September 2010

G/Crime busters: Attending the GSCID launch were (from left) Antony Davies, John Critien and DVC Prof Thandabantu Nhlapo. UCT’s R3.5 million investment to combat crime, grime and homelessness in surrounding areas took physical shape on 1 September with the first deployment of security patrols and cleaning staff taking to the streets. This is the public [...]

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Lantern and arts project a light for Clanwilliam

03 September 2010

The face of change: The Clanwilliam Arts Development Project has won a BASA Award for youth development. The UCT Fairheads Clanwilliam Arts Project took top honours for youth development at the 13th Annual Business Day/Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, announced in Johannesburg on 31 August. The project, which was also nominated in the [...]

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Health sciences to lead drug-resistant TB workshop

03 September 2010

Assoc Prof Keertan Dheda, a pulmonologist in the Department of Medicine and at the UCT Lung Institute says that drug-resistant TB is one of the biggest health threats facing the African continent The forced isolation or incarceration of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) will be in the spotlight at a workshop titled Current Practices, Controversies [...]

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