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The Cape Town Marathon 2012 on Sunday 23 September forms part of the City of Cape Town’s Heritage Day festivities and is an ideal opportunity to experience and celebrate the city’s rich natural and cultural heritage. [Read more…]
Edit: Please note these images are from 2008 and the Brass Bell is alive and well
The recent strong weather in the Western Cape had quite an impact on the local Kalk Bay Restaurant Pub called Brass Bell, which has been a hang out for many a Capetonian. [Read more…]
WPARR would like to appeal to clubs and members to support the ASA Half Marathon Championship that takes place this coming Sunday 26th August.
This is the first inter-provincial road running championship WP has hosted for several years.
Championship races are typically lonely runs for the athletes and we would like show that WP appreciates seeing the best runners in the country battle it out !
Stephen Mokoka will be defending his title while other top names will include the 2010 winner Lucky Mohale, SA 10km Champion Elroy Gelant, Coolboy Ngamole, Boy Soke, Gladwin Mzazi, Kgosi Tsosane, Lusapho April and the SA Marathon record holder Gert Thys.
Perhaps plan your Sunday run in Constantia !?
The race starts at 07h00 and is restricted to provincial runners or individuals entered through their province. (Entries are now closed). There will be about 300 athletes from all over the country.
The start and finish venue is the Academy for Mathematics and Science in Constantia (previously called the Constantia School for Boys), the same venue as used for the Lion of Africa Half Marathon, in Firgrove Road.
The route is a two-lapper. A map of the first lap is attached.
Start in Firgrove facing the mountain then right into Spaanschemat. Turn right into Willow then into Strawberry Lane. Re-join Spaanschemat at Peddlars then go up the hill to turn right into Ladies Mile.
All the way down Ladies Mile, past the roundabout, eventually turn right into Children’s Way. Right into Dreyersdal and back up the hill to Firgrove where they turn left and return to the start/finish at 10km.
The second lap is generally the same except turns earlier off Ladies Mile into Dreyersdal.
Jacobs Kronung will have their promotions van at the Start where you can get a complementary cup of coffee to keep you warm.
Thank you to all the clubs that are assisting at the event.
Best of luck to the WPA team.
We look forward to seeing you there.
WPA Road Running Commission
Support for ASA 21km championships is a post from: Time-to-Run Cape Town
Western Cape Education
There is a rational question at the root of the outcry against the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) proposed closure of 27 schools: “How can this be justified at a time when the demand for places in Western Cape schools is increasing dramatically?” [Read more…]
SACS vs Wynberg June 16th 2012
SACS High School; Newlands, Cape Town – On the 16th June, 2012, SACS played Wynberg High in the Inter Schools Rugby event contesting their 1st – 2nd and 3rd Teams
On a superb sunny day with an attendance of around 750 boys from each school the crowds of parents and onlookers swelled those watching well into the thousands.
A great spectacle on a great day which saw Wynberg triumphant, winning the main match 26-16
Thanks to Diana for the contribution
The Fast and The Furious
May 14, 2012. Table View High School 1stXV played a visiting school from Namibia, who were on tour in Cape Town…. The weather was chilly… it was a hard fought game, both teams played very well,but in the end it was the Namibians that prevailed in the last few minutes of the game. Final score was 17-12 to Namibia. [Read more…]
Taiwanese Trawler runs aground
A Taiwanese trawler ran aground off Clifton on Saturday, 12th May, 2012. The salvage operation to tow the beached trawler back into the sea has been postponed for now. The trawler is 50m in length and due to the vessel being beached on a sandbank, it was considered a strong possibility that once the tide had risen the operation would succeed. However, with the recent large moon the tides have no doubt been affected and we can only hope that the tide shall rise soon and allow for the stricken vessel to be towed back into the sea. There is obviously a major concern regarding the environment if the vessel was to break up. [Read more…]
AfrikaBurn 2012
AfrikaBurn is a spectacular feast of visual, aural and sensory expressions created on the plains of the Tankwa Karoo by plus minus 6000 like minded people of all ages who come together to experience 6 days of pure bliss. It is a chance to invent a new world within an inclusive, incredibly creative and self-reliant community. [Read more…]
Safety at Sea Conference
Cape Town – Amid a dramatic increase in piracy, South Africa may have to amend its maritime laws if it decides to supply any foreign commercial vessels that carry armed security guards and dock at its ports, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Wednesday. [Read more…]
Kommetjie Beach - Cape Town
The South African National Parks (SANParks) and the City of Cape Town are concerned about the growing trend of defacing and disfiguring the natural coastline by stacking rocks to form structures in Kommetjie beaches. [Read more…]
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