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Cape Town is getting apartments the size of 1.5 parking spaces – for R1.35 million each
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/c...5-parking-spaces-for-r135-million-each-2020-3

Artist impression of the apartment building (Newlands Peak)

Artist impression of a studio apartment (Newlands Peak)

"Micro-apartments in the newly launched Newlands Peak development in Cape Town’s Southern suburbs will be sold from R1.35 million when sales open at the end of April.


The 29 square metre apartments are roughly the size of one and a half public parking spaces, and will be sold for an effective R46,500 per square metre. (That size does not include balconies of at least 5 square metres which come standard with every apartment.)

The development is by Rawson Developers in the leafy suburb of Newlands, a roughly 12-minute drive from the Cape Town city centre.

Other apartments include hybrid studios, with bedroom separators, which will be sold for R2.1 million for 46 square metres, one-bedroom units due to sell at R2.125 million for 59 square metres, premium one-bedroom apartments from R2.6 million for 66 square metres, and R3.4 million for 80-square-metre two-bedroom units.

In promotional material, developers say all apartments will have access to a rooftop deck with two heated swimming pools, a state-of-the-art fitness centre, high-speed fibre internet connection, and a luxurious foyer with a concierge.

The bottom floors will have a coffee shop and restaurant, landscaped atrium, and drop-and-go laundromat.
The other eight stories of the eleven-story building will be apartments, with the top two floors used for penthouse apartments.

The entire building will be pet-friendly and have access to secure undercover parking, developers said.

Location of Newlands Peak in Cape Town.

Construction is set to begin this year.

 

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" ... in the leafy suburb of Newlands, a roughly 12-minute drive from the Cape Town city centre."

You've got to be kidding! Were they driving a Ferrari at 3 a.m. when there was no traffic??

 

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Mad Hatters’ Tea Party at Meerendal Wine Estate
https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/mad-hatters-tea-party-at-meerendal-wine-estate
4 March 2020


Pic from above website

"Young and old are invited to put on their maddest hat and come to the Mad Hatters’ Tea Party by Picnics in the Park (#PiP), at Meerendal Wine Estate, Cape Town, March 28, 2020.

The popular annual event is themed around Lewis Carroll’s beloved tale, Alice in Wonderland, and challenges guests’ creativity to dress as their favourite character from the book.

This unique outdoor experience will draw its audience in with shrill exclamations of “Off with their heads!” echoing across Meerendal Wine Estate as a game of Human Chess gets underway.

A Hat Parade, Best Dressed competitions, a Beacon Chocolate Hunt and a host of other surprises will also leave attendees grinning like a Cheshire Cat as things become “Curiouser and curiouser!”

The event will screen all of the essential movies on a big outdoor screen: Alice in Wonderland (1951), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Into the Looking Glass (2016).

Appealing to young and old and everyone in between, the Mad Hatters’ Tea Party by #PiP is sure to be a fun-filled outing for the whole family.

“The Picnics in the Park series turns five this year and to celebrate, we are coming to Cape Town with the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The event is one of our most popular themes within the series and we look forward to entertaining as many Capetonians as we have guests in Johannesburg,” says Leone Amon of Amon Events International, an award-winning events company ...

The 2017 Mad Hatters’ Tea Party made its mark on the global stage by setting the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as Alice in Wonderland characters in one place at the same time.

This year, #PiP has decided to brew up some friendly rivalry between Cape Town and Joburg (whose own Mad Hatters’ Tea Party falls on the 4th of April) in an attempt to better last year’s Guinness record.

“Only one city can win the title for the most characters dressed as Alice in Wonderland characters in one place,” says Amon. “So we’re challenging Capetonians to bring their family and friends for support, all dressed up in their maddest hats, dandiest costumes and craziest makeup. Be sure to follow us on social media and our website for rules, inspiration and creative ideas.” [My highlights]

Tickets to the event can be purchased online from Quicket, but book now because they might be gone quicker than you can say “Jabberwocky”. Early bird specials are available.

Guests can also “DO GOOD FOR A TICKET’. There are 200 tickets allocated at a discounted price and the full proceeds will be donated to a local charity (Sisters Incorporated) that provides shelter and support to abused women and children. In addition, 100 tickets are also available whereby guests can earn their entrance by donating items listed below, matching the value of the ticket. These goods will be delivered to the refuge on their behalf. “Do Good For a Ticket” & “Donate Tickets” are available on Quicket.

Lastly, a limited number of free passes are available to those wishing to volunteer their services to assist coordinators with various duties on the day.

Reduced prices are available for persons with special needs and their caregivers, and toddlers under two enter for free.

This year’s event is held in loving memory of Heila Kilian (1955-2018), who won the Best Dressed award for her Queen of Hearts costume in 2017.

Venue: Meerendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
Date: March 28, 2020
Time: 1pm to 7pm
Cost: R150 (Regular priced ticket)

Dress code: Entirely bonkers (as long as it’s regulation Wonderland wear)
Guinness World Record challenge: Terms & conditions apply. See the #PiP website for details.

Buy a ticket: https://qkt.io/Ed2L3W
Donate or Do good for a ticket: http://picnicsinthepark.co/do-good-for-a-ticket/
Work for a ticket (volunteer): http://picnicsinthepark.co/work-for-a-ticket/

 

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Cape Town Cycle Tour road closures
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/cape-town-cycle-tour-road-closures-2/
4 March 2020

From Saturday, March 7 to Sunday, March 8, a number of roads across the Mother City will be closed.

Residents in Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay and Sea Point (including Victoria Road and Beach Road) are advised not to park along the Main Road. Please use alternative side roads or designated parking areas.

Saturday, March 7:

Cape Town CBD
– Castle Street between Strand Street & Darling Street: Saturday, 12pm – Sunday, 2.30pm
– Darling Street between Lower Plein & Buitenkant Street: Saturday, 3pm – Sunday, 2.30pm
– Strand Street & Newmarket Street between Lower Plein Street & Russel Road: Saturday, 9pm – Sunday, 11.30am
– Nelson Mandela Boulevard incoming Strand Street off-ramp Saturday: Saturday, 9pm – Sunday, 11.30am

Green Point
– Helen Suzman Boulevard from Beach Road to Traffic Circle (City-bound carriageway): Saturday, 2pm – Sunday, 9pm

Noordhoek, Hout Bay
– Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6) and Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Street: Saturday, 6pm – Sunday, 6pm

Sunday, March 8

Cape Town CBD
– Strand Street & Newmarket Street between Adderley Street & Russel Road: 4am – 11.30am
– Darling Street between Adderley Street & Canterbury Street: 4am – 2.30pm
– Sir Lowry Rd between Canterbury Street & Christiaan Barnard Street: 4am – 2.30pm

Woodstock, University Estate
– Phillip Kgosana Drive (M3) Outbound between Roodebloem Road and Hospital Bend. Traffic will be diverted to Main Road: 5.30am – 12.30pm

CBD, Woodstock
Nelson Mandela Boulevard (N2) Eastbound: 5.30am – 12.30pm

Hospital Bend (N2, M3) Interchange
– Settlers Way (N2) to Muizenberg (M3) ramp (Southbound): 5.30am – 12.30pm
– M3 on-ramp from Groote Schuur Hospital (Anzio Road – Southbound): 5.30am – 12.30pm

Mowbray, Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Bishopscourt
– M3 (Rhodes Drive, Union Avenue, Paradise Road, Edinburgh Drive) Southbound including all on-ramps between Nelson Mandela Boulevard up to Trovato Link: 6am – 12.30pm

Wynberg, Constantia, Tokai
– M3 Freeway (Blue Route) o Southbound, including all on-ramps between Trovato Link and Steenberg Road: 6am – 12.30pm
– Steenberg Road (M42) M3 off-ramp to Main Road: 6.15am – 12.30pm
– Main Road (M4) – Between Steenberg Road & Clairvaux Road: 6.15am – 3pm
– Main Road (M4) – Clairvaux Road to Fish Hoek Traffic Circle: 6.15am – 3pm
– Main Road (M4) – Fish Hoek Traffic Circle to Glen Road, Glencairn: 6.15am – 3pm
– Main Road (M4) – Glen Road to Simon’s Town – Main Road (M4): 6.15am – 3pm
– Simon’s Town to entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve: 6.15am – 3pm
– Main Road (M4) – Entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65): 6.15am – 3pm
– Main Road (M4) – Perdekloof to Soetwater: 6.15am – 3pm

Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View
– Slangkop Road (M82) Soetwater to Kommetjie Road (M65): 6.45am – 3pm
– Kommetjie Road (M65) Slangkop Road to Ou Kaapse Weg Extension: 6.45am – 3.30pm

Noordhoek, Sun Valley
– Ou Kaapse Weg Extension (M64) Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Main Road: 6.45am – 3.30pm
– Noordhoek Main Road (M6) o Ou Kaapse Weg Extension (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive: 6.45am – 4pm

Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven
– Victoria Road (M6) – Northbound and Southbound Princess Street, Hout Bay, to Camps Bay: 7am- 5.30pm

Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay
– Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound Between Houghton Road and Camps Bay Drive: 7.30am – 5.30pm
– Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound Between Camps Bay Drive and The Meadway: 5am – 5.45pm
– Victoria Road (M6) North and Southbound The Meadway to Lower Kloof Road: 7.30am – 6pm
– Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound Lower Kloof Road to Queens Road, Sea Point: 4am – 5.45pm
– Queens Road (M6) Victoria Road to Beach Road: 6am – 5.45pm

Sea Point, Green Point & Mouille Point
– Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway Queens Road Circle to St Johns Road: 4am – 7.30pm
– Beach Road (M6) City bound carriageway St Johns Road to Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6): 4am – 7.30pm
– Beach Road and Beach Road towards Fritz Sonnenberg Road: 4am – 7.30pm

Green Point
– Fritz Sonnenberg Road between Beach Road and Granger Bay Boulevard, Green Point Circle. (Controlled Access point): 7.30am – 6.30pm
– Bill Peters Drive at Bay Road LOCAL ACCESS ONLY: 4am – 9pm
– Helen Suzman Boulevard (M6) Eastbound from Beach Road to Green Point Traffic Circle: Saturday, 2pm – Sunday, 9pm

 

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NOTE: For any reports of Coronavirus in CT or surrounds, please go to
https://www.ecigssa.co.za/first-corona-virus-case-confirmed-in-sa.t65532/

 

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capetownetc.com just like the picture

It may have changed colours over the years but it has stood the test of time at the end of the one of the continents oldest harbours, the V&A Waterfront Clocktower.

The Victorian-Gothic style tower was built in 1882 as part of the original Port Captain’s Office. The pointed windows are typical of the style and the big clock face was imported from Edinburgh to sit as the tower’s main feature.

 

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CAPE TOWN RECORDS THE FIRST TWO CORONA DEATHS
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak/28-year-old-among-sas-first-coronavirus-deaths

"...A 28-year-old woman and 48-year-old woman both passed away this morning. The 48-year-old woman’s condition worsened while in ICU, and she passed away this morning. The 28-year-old was admitted to hospital yesterday and received emergency healthcare. She also passed away this morning. The clinical picture is consistent with COVID-19 but we are awaiting the test results to confirm this,” said Winde in a statement this morning [March 27].

The 48-year-old patient has been identified as Madeleine van Wyk from Durbanville. She reportedly first started feeling sick over a week ago and visited the doctor for medication. She did not know where she got the virus and was admitted to hospital on Monday according to Newslite SA.

It has since been revealed that Van Wyk was suffering from an underlying medical condition before contracting the virus."

 

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Pit Pals calls for help amid lockdown
https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/pit-pals-calls-for-help-amid-lockdown

"...local NGO Pit Pals is asking for help to keep the dogs in their care healthy and pay their rent.

Pit Pals is made up of an inspirational group of people who work tirelessly to prove that power breeds like pit bulls are not violent and unsafe. Over the years they have housed and cared for hundreds of these misunderstood dog breeds, as well as rehabilitating them and finding them their new forever homes.

“We know that the coming weeks/months are going to be incredibly difficult for all of us. We are asking our followers if they could please spare R5,00 each, as in this way the burden is shared,” said Pit Pals in a Facebook post.

As the lockdown is in place, a number of staff have selflessly decided to spend their 21 days with animals in need on the Pit Pals farm.

Three caring members from the Pit Pals team – Aaron, Joseph and James – will be caring for the dogs over the lockdown days and Pit Pals paid their salary with money they would usually use for rent.

“We couldn’t let them go without a salary, it’s just not who we are and not what we do! So today we had to pay their salaries for the three upcoming weeks, and sadly had to use the money we set aside for rent. These guys work tirelessly for the wellbeing of our dogs, always give of their best and are always coming up with ideas on how to improve the shelter and the lives of our rescues. They love each one as if they were their own,” said Pit Pals in a Facebook post.

Pit Pals is asking that supporters donate just R5 to help them pay their rent and survive the lockdown. It may be a small amount, but if roughly 5000 people donate each, they will reach their target of R22 000.

Those willing to donate can use the banking details below.

BANK DETAILS ARE:
Pit Pals
FNB Account # 62631950682
Branch Code: 254005
Ref: Lockdown

 

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CAPE TOWN RECORDS THE FIRST TWO CORONA DEATHS
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak/28-year-old-among-sas-first-coronavirus-deaths

"...A 28-year-old woman and 48-year-old woman both passed away this morning. The 48-year-old woman’s condition worsened while in ICU, and she passed away this morning. The 28-year-old was admitted to hospital yesterday and received emergency healthcare. She also passed away this morning. The clinical picture is consistent with COVID-19 but we are awaiting the test results to confirm this,” said Winde in a statement this morning [March 27].

The 48-year-old patient has been identified as Madeleine van Wyk from Durbanville. She reportedly first started feeling sick over a week ago and visited the doctor for medication. She did not know where she got the virus and was admitted to hospital on Monday according to Newslite SA.

It has since been revealed that Van Wyk was suffering from an underlying medical condition before contracting the virus."

Further information:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...hs-in-sa-this-is-what-we-know-so-far-20200327

"The husband of one of the two women whose deaths have been linked to Covid-19 says he suspects his wife may have been more susceptible to the novel coronavirus due to a recently discovered blood clot in one of her lungs, News24 sister publication Netwerk24 is reporting

The woman, whose name is known to News24, died at Medi-Clinic in Durbanville.

The man, who did not want to be named, said his wife had started feeling ill on Monday 16 March. She went to Medi-Clinic a week later, after the medication she was initially prescribed by a doctor didn't seem to be working.

One of the tests she went through was for the Covid-19 virus. The couple was told she had tested positive for the virus when they received the test results on Wednesday. "The results came as a big shock to us. The virus is everywhere," he told Netwerk24.
The man said his wife had not travelled recently, though they did visit a wine farm in Cape Winelands the weekend before she fell ill and started complaining about being fatigued.

The 48-year-old woman was an employee of Sanlam, one of South Africa's biggest financial services groups...

The second woman, a healthcare worker, is suspected to have died from coronavirus. The 28-year-old woman, a nurse at the Melomed Mitchells Plain Private Hospital, died on Friday morning after being admitted and given emergency medical care on Thursday.


Authorities said, while she had presented with symptoms of the virus, they were still awaiting the outcome of test results to confirm.

 

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Further information:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...hs-in-sa-this-is-what-we-know-so-far-20200327

"The husband of one of the two women whose deaths have been linked to Covid-19 says he suspects his wife may have been more susceptible to the novel coronavirus due to a recently discovered blood clot in one of her lungs, News24 sister publication Netwerk24 is reporting

The woman, whose name is known to News24, died at Medi-Clinic in Durbanville.

The man, who did not want to be named, said his wife had started feeling ill on Monday 16 March. She went to Medi-Clinic a week later, after the medication she was initially prescribed by a doctor didn't seem to be working.

One of the tests she went through was for the Covid-19 virus. The couple was told she had tested positive for the virus when they received the test results on Wednesday. "The results came as a big shock to us. The virus is everywhere," he told Netwerk24.
The man said his wife had not travelled recently, though they did visit a wine farm in Cape Winelands the weekend before she fell ill and started complaining about being fatigued.

The 48-year-old woman was an employee of Sanlam, one of South Africa's biggest financial services groups...

The second woman, a healthcare worker, is suspected to have died from coronavirus. The 28-year-old woman, a nurse at the Melomed Mitchells Plain Private Hospital, died on Friday morning after being admitted and given emergency medical care on Thursday.


Authorities said, while she had presented with symptoms of the virus, they were still awaiting the outcome of test results to confirm.

How many people have been unwittingly infected by the above???

 

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Further information:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...hs-in-sa-this-is-what-we-know-so-far-20200327

"The husband of one of the two women whose deaths have been linked to Covid-19 says he suspects his wife may have been more susceptible to the novel coronavirus due to a recently discovered blood clot in one of her lungs, News24 sister publication Netwerk24 is reporting

The woman, whose name is known to News24, died at Medi-Clinic in Durbanville.

The man, who did not want to be named, said his wife had started feeling ill on Monday 16 March. She went to Medi-Clinic a week later, after the medication she was initially prescribed by a doctor didn't seem to be working.

One of the tests she went through was for the Covid-19 virus. The couple was told she had tested positive for the virus when they received the test results on Wednesday. "The results came as a big shock to us. The virus is everywhere," he told Netwerk24.
The man said his wife had not travelled recently, though they did visit a wine farm in Cape Winelands the weekend before she fell ill and started complaining about being fatigued.

The 48-year-old woman was an employee of Sanlam, one of South Africa's biggest financial services groups...

The second woman, a healthcare worker, is suspected to have died from coronavirus. The 28-year-old woman, a nurse at the Melomed Mitchells Plain Private Hospital, died on Friday morning after being admitted and given emergency medical care on Thursday.


Authorities said, while she had presented with symptoms of the virus, they were still awaiting the outcome of test results to confirm.

UPDATE
Although the 28-year old woman presented with respiratory distress and subsequently died, her test results were negative for Corona Virus.

[My comment: I wonder why would a 28-year old be in respiratory distress? Asthma perhaps? It's rather strange though for it to be so serious that she would die. The test results could well be a False Negative, couldn't they?]

 

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UPDATE
Although the 28-year old woman presented with respiratory distress and subsequently died, her test results were negative for Corona Virus.

[My comment: I wonder why would a 28-year old be in respiratory distress? Asthma perhaps? It's rather strange though for it to be so serious that she would die. The test results could well be a False Negative, couldn't they?]

It can be a false negative. But there’s a multitude of conditions that can explain her respiratory distress and death.

 

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UPDATE
Although the 28-year old woman presented with respiratory distress and subsequently died, her test results were negative for Corona Virus.

[My comment: I wonder why would a 28-year old be in respiratory distress? Asthma perhaps? It's rather strange though for it to be so serious that she would die. The test results could well be a False Negative, couldn't they?]

Blood-clot in the lung.

Regards

 

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UCT student starts initiative to help elderly with essential items
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-student-starts-initiative-to-help-elderly-with-essential-items
31 March 2020

A University of Cape Town (UCT) student has started a volunteer service to help the elderly have easier access to essentials during the country’s 21-day lockdown. Kate Charter is a business science student, and has formed the Cape Town Against Corona initiative to help the city’s oldest residents.

According to the group’s Facebook page, it is a volunteer service that helps deliver essentials to the elderly during the COVID-19 crisis. “Anyone can sign up to help and anyone over the age of 50 can sign up to receive the free grocery/pharmaceuticals delivery,” the page reads.


The group was established in mid-March, when the number of coronavirus cases in the Western Cape began climbing significantly, and now has over 150 volunteers. Various Capetonian companies have also offered to help the initiative along.

Each volunteer is required to carry a specific identity card to show police and allow them to travel with an elderly person to avoid any trouble with authorities.

“I was motivated by a wish to use my time away from university to do something productive that would bring about a positive from a very troublesome situation. I came across a similar organisation (now partnering with us) called Shopping Angels in the United States and found nothing had been set up in South Africa. I just took the initiative and set up Cape Town Against Corona,” Charter said via a statement received from UCT.

The initiative has also assisted Meals on Wheels to help deliver more than 500 meals to the elderly across the Cape.

“This is exactly what I wanted though, for the Cape Town community to come together and look out for each other; the organisation just being a platform to help this connection happen,” Charter added.

Any elderly individuals (anyone over the age of 50 years old) who need help in getting essential items are welcome to text Charter via WhatsApp on 082 452 8252.

The group’s official Facebook page can also be accessed here.

 

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Fellow Capetonians - Don't even think of going surfing - unless it's on the Internet!

https://www.capetownetc.com/news/surfers-receive-r5-000-fines
Surfers receive R5 000 fines
Two surfers who attempted to sneak to a beach to ride the waves were each slapped with a R5 000 fine when they were caught. A video made the rounds on social media when the two Jeffreys Bay surfers were caught by the Kouga Municipality’s Law Enforcement.

The video shows the two young men being instructed to get into the back of a police vehicle. The police were called to transport the surfers.

As reported by the HeraldLIVE, the two men are in their early 20s, and had made their way to a popular surfer spot called Supertubes Surf on the afternoon of Sunday, March 29. They were arrested as they emerged from the water.

Kouga Municipality spokesperson Laura-Leigh Randall confirmed that both surfers were fined R5 000 each.

“They were reported to the authorities by concerned residents and apprehended when they came out of the sea by members of the municipality’s law enforcement unit, the Jeffreys Bay police and a local security company,” she said. “They were taken to the Jeffreys Bay police station, where they were released with a fine of R5 000 each.”

The fine follows national lockdown protocols, and if the pair is found guilty of not paying this, they may spend up to six months in prison.

Failure to pay the fine will land the surfers in the Humansdorp magistrate’s court in early May.

 

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REPORTED CASES OF CORONA IN THE CAPE
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/khayelitsha-reports-positive-covid-19-case
29 March 2020


Cape Town’s largest township, Khayelitsha has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case.

As of today, March 29, there are 310 positive cases in the province.

Today, March 29, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde released sub-district information across the Western Cape, including in the City of Cape Town to show how the disease is spreading across areas.

The district breakdown is as follows:

– City of Cape Town: 256
– Cape Winelands: 17
– Garden Route: 21
– Overberg: 7

Cape Town Metro Sub-Districts breakdown:
– Western: 106
– Southern: 98
– Northern: 16
– Tygerberg: 15
– Eastern: 10
– Klipfontein: 5
– Mitchells Plain: 5
– Khayelitsha: 1

Other sub-districts:
– Bitou: 9
– Stellenbosch: 8
– Drakenstein: 6
– George: 6
– Overstrand: 5
– Breede Valley: 3
– Hessequa: 3
– Mossel Bay: 3
– Swellendam: 1
– Theewaterskloof: 1

– Unknown: 9 (District information is still pending or not yet verified)

[And there's a confirmed case in Darling, about 20mins. from my town. An Arts teacher at the school. They say she did not have contact with any of the children (I don't understand how she could not have had) and that she's in isolation]

 

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Cape Town is getting apartments the size of 1.5 parking spaces – for R1.35 million each
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/c...5-parking-spaces-for-r135-million-each-2020-3

Artist impression of the apartment building (Newlands Peak)

Artist impression of a studio apartment (Newlands Peak)

"Micro-apartments in the newly launched Newlands Peak development in Cape Town’s Southern suburbs will be sold from R1.35 million when sales open at the end of April.


The 29 square metre apartments are roughly the size of one and a half public parking spaces, and will be sold for an effective R46,500 per square metre. (That size does not include balconies of at least 5 square metres which come standard with every apartment.)

The development is by Rawson Developers in the leafy suburb of Newlands, a roughly 12-minute drive from the Cape Town city centre.

Other apartments include hybrid studios, with bedroom separators, which will be sold for R2.1 million for 46 square metres, one-bedroom units due to sell at R2.125 million for 59 square metres, premium one-bedroom apartments from R2.6 million for 66 square metres, and R3.4 million for 80-square-metre two-bedroom units.

In promotional material, developers say all apartments will have access to a rooftop deck with two heated swimming pools, a state-of-the-art fitness centre, high-speed fibre internet connection, and a luxurious foyer with a concierge.

The bottom floors will have a coffee shop and restaurant, landscaped atrium, and drop-and-go laundromat.
The other eight stories of the eleven-story building will be apartments, with the top two floors used for penthouse apartments.

The entire building will be pet-friendly and have access to secure undercover parking, developers said.

Location of Newlands Peak in Cape Town.

Construction is set to begin this year.

Imagine lockdown in a place like this!

Regards

 

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I came across this on FB.



Local is Lekker App

New Shop Button – Food and essential Household Goods – Free Delivery to your Door!

Hi Locals , great News , we have added a shop to the App with deliver to your door, your parents, a friend or a charity.
We are collaborating with Local Companies to bring you essential services.
Coolguys distribution have been supplying the Restaurant and catering industry for 15 years
And now offer this service to you. We have listed 206 of the most popular of their 3000 products.

We have created a form based ordering system to keep the communication path personalised and simple.
How it works:
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2. Select the shop button
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5. Select your items and quantity
6. Push the send button
7. You will be contacted by Cool Guys to confirm your order for payment and delivery

Check out their amazing specials(Specials Button)
Here are a Few: Potatoes- R8 p/kg , Onions R7.60 p/kg, Green Apples R17.70 p/kg, Bananas R23.90 p/kg, Oranges R18.00 p/kg,
Salted Butter R45.90 - 500g , Tomatoe cans R8.99 , Pasta’s R10.99, 48 (2ply) Toilet rolls R229, Still water 5L R13.16,
2.5 Doz Eggs R47.99 …. And many more.

All pricing is ex Vat. Minimum order R500 , delivery Daily Monday to Friday.
#CoolGuys #local #SupportLocal

 

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UCT confirms sixth case of COVID-19
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-confirms-sixth-case-of-covid-19
2 April 2020

"Currently, three students and three UCT employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. The first to test positive was a staff member, and the second a UCT-based visiting researcher. The third case was a project manager who worked in the same department as the second confirmed case. The fourth case is a postgraduate student.

The university confirmed a fifth positive case of COVID-19 on Friday, March 27 2020. The student tested positive in KwaZulu-Natal."

 

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Covid-19 drive-through test available in Bellville
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/covid-19-drive-through-test-available-in-bellville
3 April 2020

"Since March 30, Gift of the Givers have been facilitating drive-through coronavirus testing sites across South Africa. Yesterday, April 2, the organisation launched a site in Cape Town.

The site was set up in Bellville, in the parking lot of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings. According to News24, there are five doctors, a nurse, and a dietician present to assist patients who suspect they may have contracted the virus. The testing process was reported to be convenient and efficient, taking a mere 20 minutes and don’t require patients to exit their vehicles ...

In order to be tested at the site, a patient must book an appointment at least a day before by calling their toll-free line on 0800 786 911. The service is also restricted only to people who fufil the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ (NICD) criteria for testing. This criteria includes having recently travelled internationally, having had contact with a postively tested person, or showing symptoms of the coronavirus (fever, a dry cough, shortness of breath). Patients must also have a doctor’s referral."

 

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Delivery services operating during lockdown
https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/delivery-services-operating-during-lockdown
3 April 2020

Lekke Fresh:

Delivers to: in and around Stellenbosch and Somerset West
Offerings: Lekke Fresh is a farm-to-door food service offering fresh, organic goods like dairy products, breads, meat and veg to its clientele.
Cost: delivery price information unavailable.
Contact: henk@lekkefresh.com or call 0714580141


Ucook:
Delivers to: Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
Offerings: This subscription service allows users to order full meal-kits that come with a recipe. Choose from health nut, easy peasy or vegetarian menu offerings.
Cost: R600-690 per week

Granadilla Eats:
Delivers to: Cape Town
Offerings: The popular swimwear brand has extended to offer mixed fruit and veggie boxes, an Italian-inspired box, kombucha and coffee pods.
Cost: R120 – R399
Delivers to: Cape Town

Shop 2 You:
Delivers to: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs and Town (Tuesday and Thursday), Tableview and Northern Suburbs (Wednesday and Friday)
Offerings: Grocery shop online from the comfort of your desk (or bed) and have it all delivered by Shop 2 You. Choose from various essential items like fruits, vegetables, herbs and coffee.
Cost: Free deliveries over R150, R50 delivery charge for orders under R150
Delivers to: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs and Town (Tuesday and Thursday), Tableview and Northern Suburbs (Wednesday and Friday)
Contact: info@shop2you.co.za or call 082 432 9816


YuppieChef:
Delivers to: All over the country
Offerings: South Africa’s premier kitchen and homeware store is offering up pantry staples, cleaning agents, health products and a few specialty ingredients. Get your pastas, olive oils, nut butters, flours, spices and other essential items online from YuppieChef.
Cost: Free delivery for orders over R450, R60 for orders under R450.
Contact: hello@yuppiechef.com or call086 1702 4969

Zulzi:
Delivers to: select Cape Town and Johannesburg suburbs
Offerings: This ‘digital mall’ offers up groceries and pharmaceuticals to your door. Order from stores like Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Dis-Chem and many others.
Cost: R20 to R85
Delivers to: select Cape Town and Johannesburg suburbs
Contact: info@zulzi.com or call +27 10 013 4414


DailyFish:
Delivers to: Various Western Cape areas
Offerings: DailyFish offers up curated dinner boxes filled with ingredients to cook up to four nutritious recipes per week. Choose from the Express, Carb Conscious and Vegetarian menus.
Cost: R580 – R690 per week
Contact: hello@dailydish.co.za or call 079 726 8223

Cool Bananas:
Delivers to: all areas in Cape Town
Offerings: Shop for all your fresh produce needs, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, herbs and drinks at this online grocer.
Cost: Free delivery for orders over R300
Contact: 021 511 8054

Buy Fresh:
Delivers to: Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Paarl, Somerset West, Simon’s Town, Stellenbosch and the surrounding suburbs.
Offerings: At the click of a button, get access to high quality, locally sourced fresh produce and food products. Whether its meat and poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables, dairy, herbs or baked goods, this site has it all.
Cost: Delivery is free for orders over R600, R50 for orders under.
Contact: hello@buyfresh.co.za or call +27 21 286 6840


Caught Online:
Delivers to: Cape Town and surrounding suburbs, Southern Peninsula, Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Strand, Franschhoek & Paarl.
Offerings: Purchase sustainably sourced seafood from Caught Online. They even offer recipes on their website for you to take their products to the next level.
Cost: R65 for Cape Town and surrounds, R85 for other areas.
Contact: (071) 111-9074 or (083) 937-3163.


We Are Food:
Delivers to: specific areas of KZN, Gauteng, Cape Town and the Garden Route
Offerings: We are Food is a family-run, female-strong, proudly South African business, providing marvellous home-style frozen meals to stock your fridge.
Cost: minimum order amount of R500, delivery fee ranges from R50-R100
Contact: info@wearefood.co.za or call 083 779 5612

 

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Delivery services operating during lockdown
https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/delivery-services-operating-during-lockdown
3 April 2020

Lekke Fresh:

Delivers to: in and around Stellenbosch and Somerset West
Offerings: Lekke Fresh is a farm-to-door food service offering fresh, organic goods like dairy products, breads, meat and veg to its clientele.
Cost: delivery price information unavailable.
Contact: henk@lekkefresh.com or call 0714580141


Ucook:
Delivers to: Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
Offerings: This subscription service allows users to order full meal-kits that come with a recipe. Choose from health nut, easy peasy or vegetarian menu offerings.
Cost: R600-690 per week

Granadilla Eats:
Delivers to: Cape Town
Offerings: The popular swimwear brand has extended to offer mixed fruit and veggie boxes, an Italian-inspired box, kombucha and coffee pods.
Cost: R120 – R399
Delivers to: Cape Town

Shop 2 You:
Delivers to: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs and Town (Tuesday and Thursday), Tableview and Northern Suburbs (Wednesday and Friday)
Offerings: Grocery shop online from the comfort of your desk (or bed) and have it all delivered by Shop 2 You. Choose from various essential items like fruits, vegetables, herbs and coffee.
Cost: Free deliveries over R150, R50 delivery charge for orders under R150
Delivers to: Cape Town, Southern Suburbs and Town (Tuesday and Thursday), Tableview and Northern Suburbs (Wednesday and Friday)
Contact: info@shop2you.co.za or call 082 432 9816


YuppieChef:
Delivers to: All over the country
Offerings: South Africa’s premier kitchen and homeware store is offering up pantry staples, cleaning agents, health products and a few specialty ingredients. Get your pastas, olive oils, nut butters, flours, spices and other essential items online from YuppieChef.
Cost: Free delivery for orders over R450, R60 for orders under R450.
Contact: hello@yuppiechef.com or call086 1702 4969

Zulzi:
Delivers to: select Cape Town and Johannesburg suburbs
Offerings: This ‘digital mall’ offers up groceries and pharmaceuticals to your door. Order from stores like Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Dis-Chem and many others.
Cost: R20 to R85
Delivers to: select Cape Town and Johannesburg suburbs
Contact: info@zulzi.com or call +27 10 013 4414


DailyFish:
Delivers to: Various Western Cape areas
Offerings: DailyFish offers up curated dinner boxes filled with ingredients to cook up to four nutritious recipes per week. Choose from the Express, Carb Conscious and Vegetarian menus.
Cost: R580 – R690 per week
Contact: hello@dailydish.co.za or call 079 726 8223

Cool Bananas:
Delivers to: all areas in Cape Town
Offerings: Shop for all your fresh produce needs, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, herbs and drinks at this online grocer.
Cost: Free delivery for orders over R300
Contact: 021 511 8054

Buy Fresh:
Delivers to: Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Paarl, Somerset West, Simon’s Town, Stellenbosch and the surrounding suburbs.
Offerings: At the click of a button, get access to high quality, locally sourced fresh produce and food products. Whether its meat and poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables, dairy, herbs or baked goods, this site has it all.
Cost: Delivery is free for orders over R600, R50 for orders under.
Contact: hello@buyfresh.co.za or call +27 21 286 6840


Caught Online:
Delivers to: Cape Town and surrounding suburbs, Southern Peninsula, Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Strand, Franschhoek & Paarl.
Offerings: Purchase sustainably sourced seafood from Caught Online. They even offer recipes on their website for you to take their products to the next level.
Cost: R65 for Cape Town and surrounds, R85 for other areas.
Contact: (071) 111-9074 or (083) 937-3163.


We Are Food:
Delivers to: specific areas of KZN, Gauteng, Cape Town and the Garden Route
Offerings: We are Food is a family-run, female-strong, proudly South African business, providing marvellous home-style frozen meals to stock your fridge.
Cost: minimum order amount of R500, delivery fee ranges from R50-R100
Contact: info@wearefood.co.za or call 083 779 5612

NOTE:
I read on FB a notice that the above services are NOT allowed, so more than likely they will stop delivering ... or not?

 

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NOTE:
I read on FB a notice that the above services are NOT allowed, so more than likely they will stop delivering ... or not?

Surely food things are an essential service though?

 

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Western Cape COVID-19 cases reach 446
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/western-cape-covid-19-cases-reach-446
4 April 2020

"Premier Alan Winde confirmed that the number of COVID-19 cases in the Western Cape have reached 446 as of today [April 4].

“As we start to see an increase in local transmission cases, we expect to experience additional pressure on our health facilities and health workers,” said Winde in a statement.

So far, 23 people have been admitted to hospital for COVID-19, with nine receiving care in ICU.

The breakdown of the cases across the province are as follows:

Sub Districts Cape Town Metro:

Sub-district Cases
Western 130
Southern 116
Northern 24
Tygerberg 34
Eastern 19
Klipfontein 15
Mitchells Plain 7
Khayelitsha 2
Total 347

Sub Districts Non-Metro:

Garden Route Bitou 5
Garden Route Knysna 10
Garden Route George 12
Garden Route Hessequa 5
Garden Route Mossel Bay 11
Garden Route Oudtshoorn 2
Cape Winelands Stellenbosch 16
Cape Winelands Drakenstein 6
Cape Winelands Breede Valley 5
Cape Winelands Langeberg 1
Overberg Overstrand 9
Overberg Theewaterskloof 1
West Coast Saldanha Bay 1
West Coast Swartland 2

Unallocated: 13

“We again urge all our residents to stay home and abide by the lock-down. By doing this, you can help flatten the curve, and save many lives,” he said.

This comes after community screening for COVID begun in the province this week. Winde confirmed the communities of Happy Valley and Ilitha Park have started screening procedures.

Community screenings are scheduled to commence in the following Cape Town Metro sub-districts, and in some areas, loud hailing operations have already begun to make the communities aware:
– Khayelitsha: Town 2 (Monday)
– Western: Bo-Kaap (Tuesday)
– Tygerberg: Bishop Lavis (Monday)
– Klipfontein: Philippi (Monday)

And, in the non-rural districts:
– Kwanonqaba, Mossel Bay (Monday)
– Mbekweni, Cape Winelands (Monday)

“A reminder that our community healthcare workers will be identifiable by their uniforms and ID cards, and members of the public are advised to request the person’s credentials as part of rigorous safety precautions. We urge community members to welcome the Community Health Workers and to co-operate with them,” said Winde.

He also addressed the confusion around specific regulations, which include the sale of cigarettes in the Western Cape.

“We have officially sent a list of issues that would require clarification to Minister Dlamini-Zuma, and we are looking forward to further discussions so that clarity can be provided,” he said.

A reminder that if you are feeling sick, stay home and call the coronavirus hotline on 021 928 4102 for advice on what to do next. If you are having difficulty breathing, seek medical care urgently."

 

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Surely food things are an essential service though?

I would think so and I also think that having food delivered lowers one's risk of being exposed to the virus in supermarkets.