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Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer:

The Conversation

The Spencer twins: a wild ride with Princess Diana's nieces, London's favourite aristocrats

Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer are the guests everyone wants at their party this summer. Julia Llewellyn Smith meets them

Evening Standard

‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa

As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus

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How to grow cape honeysuckle – experts suggest ways to add this shrubby vine to a hot, dry landscape

Tecomaria capensis blooms profusely with hot colors in unforgiving terrain

Homes & Gardens

Watch: Huge elephant seal pays surprise visit to residents in local neighbourhood

A humongous elephant seal was caught roaming around a residential area in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Independent UK

Graham Norton's property portfolio: TV star slashes £700,000 off asking price for luxury London home

Eurovision commentator Graham Norton has slashed £700,000 off the asking price of his luxury home

Evening Standard

Groundbreaking Cameroonian Curator Kouoh Dies: Cape Town Art Museum

Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, the head of the top contemporary art museum in Africa and first African woman appointed to lead the Venice Biennale, has died Saturday, the Zeitz MOCAA museum said.

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Dachshunds, kangaroos and a tortoise on the loose – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Kicking up a stink: row over sewage pollution blighting Cape Town’s beaches

Campaigners say authorities should be doing more to clean up waters around the city of nearly 5 million people

The Guardian - UK

This is the best South African wine, according to a wine expert

The One&Only Cape Town’s Head Sommelier Luvo Ntzeo decodes the signatures of the wine-making country and the expressions to sip on

Evening Standard

Latest Cape Town F1 proposal aims to build on World Cup legacy

The South African government is nearing a decision on which project to support as it aims to bring Formula 1 back to the country. Organisers behind Cape Town's bid have detailed the latest changes to their street race proposal.

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Discover Cape Town's latest F1 grand prix project

The South African government is nearing a decision on which bid to support as it aims to bring Formula 1 back to the country. Organisers behind Cape Town's bid have detailed the latest changes to their street race proposal.

Motorsport

South Africa's Garden Route: is this the ultimate road trip to do with kids?

Could a family trip to South Africa be the perfect escape from London’s gloomy weather?

Evening Standard

South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead

As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres of clean, drinkable water to flush toilets. South Africa’s Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in…

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Inside an urban terror network: book reveals how police finally cracked Pagad gang violence in Cape Town

A campaign against gangsterism in Cape Town, South Africa led by the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) turned violent in the mid-1990s when a group known as Pagad G-Force began what became known as an urban terrorism campaign. Lives on the Line, written by security analyst David Africa, is…

Evening Standard

A neighbourhood guide to Cape Town: this year's hottest foodie destination

Go beyond the sightseeing checklist

Al Jazeera

Formula One: South Africa bids to return F1 to continent – where, when, how

Al Jazeera looks at the bid to bring Formula One back to the African continent for the first time in 32 years.

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Firefighters Making Progress Battling Table Mountain Blazes In Cape Town

Swift response from firefighters in South Africa to contain fires on Table Mountain, showing promising results. No danger to Cape Town or G20 meeting. Impo...

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The Independent UK

More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town

More than 100 firefighters are battling two blazes on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain

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Wildfire breaks out across Table Mountain National Park blanketing Cape Town in thick smoke

A wildfire has broken out across Table Mountain National Park, blanketing South Africa’s Cape Town in thick smoke.

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Iconic South African hiking trails closed after fierce Table Mountain wildfire

A raging wildfire has scarred large areas of Cape Town's Table Mountain but now appears to be under control

The Guardian - UK

‘Trump and Musk are gaslighting’: anti-apartheid artist on how US president and his billionaire ally are attacking South Africa

Ahead of a career retrospective, Sue Williamson tells how the US pair are dragging her country ‘through the mud’

The Guardian - AU

Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa

Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown

The Times of India

SA20 Team of the Season: Five MI Cape Town players in Aiden Markram-led side

MI Cape Town's dominance in SA20 Season 3 is reflected in their five players being selected for the Team of the Season. Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, and Trent Boult represent the newly-crowned champions.

The Guardian - UK

Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma

Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification

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