Paradise is closing down: The ghastly spectre of oil drilling and fracking in fragile Okavango Delta

Cape Town in the news:

• Paradise is closing down: The ghastly spectre of oil drilling and fracking in fragile Okavango Delta: For a distance of some 150km, Canadian company ReconAfrica’s oil and gas prospecting concessions border the Kavango River, a crucial source of water in a semi-arid area and the lifeline for one of …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy: Almost 400 global religious leaders, including anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu and Britain’s Bishop of Liverpool, called on Wednesday for countries to overturn bans on same-sex relations and …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• Swallows dispatch Maritzburg United, Cape Town City beat Stellenbosch: Moroka Swallows tightened their grip on second place in the PSL with a 2-0 victory over winless Maritzburg United on Tuesday.: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  
• South Africa to make historic Pakistan return for test, T20 series: CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa will tour Pakistan next month for the first time in 13 years to play two tests and three Twenty20 Internationals, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The five-day …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  

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Fun Western Cape Fact: The weather, dramatic scenery and great locations have made Cape Town a popular location for filmmakers. Just some of the films you might have seen on your TV or at the cinema include; Safe House (2012), Invictus (2009), Blood Diamond (2006), Lord of War (2005) and Ryans Daughter (1970). Two films, Safe House and Chronicle, made in 2012 were filmed entirely in Cape Town.

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