Cape Town in the news:
- Blitzboks ready for tough group, says coach Powell: Blitzboks coach Neil Powell isn’t reading anything into Fiji’s disappointing run at the Dubai Sevens. Fiji missed out on the knock-outs in the tournament for the first time at the weekend, and for the …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- Dayimani eager to get stuck in at Cape Town Sevens: CAPE TOWN – Hacjivah Dayimani plans well for most things in life, so it was not that unexpected when his phone rang and he received the message to join the Blitzbok squad for the Cape Town Sevens, but …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- ANC stalwart Ben Turok dies: He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1950 before joining the South African Congress of Democrats in 1955. Turok was a Member of Parliament from 1995 to 2014 and co-chaired the …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- About to blow a fuse over load-shedding? Nine tips to ease your pain: Here are handy tips to help you navigate through the power cuts, shared by the city of Cape Town and Old Mutual iWYZE. • Switch off and unplug electronics and appliances before the power is due to go …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
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Quick Cape Town Fact: Cape Town has a ‘second New Year’ – Every year at the 2nd of January as many as 13,000 minstrels take to the streets garbed in bright colours, either carrying colourful umbrellas or playing an array of musical instruments. The minstrels are self organised into klopse (“clubs” in Kaaps Afrikaans, but more accurately translated as troupes in English). The Kaapse Klopse (or simply ‘Klopse’), as it is called, is also referred to as the Tweede Nuwe Jaar (meaning ‘second New Year’).


Cape Town Lens: Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis