Presumed extinct species rediscovered in Cape Town ahead of #EarthshotCapeTown week! Our brilliant @CityofCT conservationists recently rediscovered Cotula myriophylloides (the salt pan daisy) in @CapeTown. This critically endangered species was presumed extinct in @CapeTown

I agree. We need the polls to be more accurate. I remember the SRF polling ActionSA at 2% and actually all they ended up getting in the election was 1.2%.

Christmas came early in the Southern Suburbs subcouncil! Thank you so much @AndrewsEddie - you’ve set a dangerous precedent. 😜

I think we underestimate how vast the world used to be, before the modern transport & communications. In the 17th c, a new governor would be travelling from Moscow to Yakutia for approximately three years. It was another planet, and colonists on that planet tended to creolise

Whoa.

Strong finish for the Bokke! They've made SA proud again 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦👏

Dear @RenaldoGouws Please don’t forget to tell VF voters that your party served in the executive of Jacob Zuma.

Absolute gem of a prediction for the election prediction archives:

Pic: Howard Langley

Very sad that Brutus, the original alpha male of the Rondevlei Hippo pod, has passed away. At the very ripe old age of (at least) 47. Hippopotamus are ecosystem engineers - they’ve managed invasive grasses and are a vital part of the Rondevlei ecosystem. The reintroduction of

🚨 BREAKING: Political Survival Over Public Safety: MK, EFF, and ActionSA Side with Lesufi @MkhontoweSizwex, the @EFFSouthAfrica, and @Action4SA all lined up behind @Lesufi, defending the very Premier whose term has been defined by waste, failures, and political patronage.

“It was hard, but I had no choice. I just gathered my strength and started walking. I had to save my dog.” Sello Mabote on his four-hour walk to save his dog, Option, who he carried in his arms. ❤️

AMAZING: When forced to apply their minds, Govt can actually make a surplus in tax collections and save misspent funds, instead of raising VAT by 2%, which they had intended to do just 8-months ago. If the ANC still had a 50% majority in Parliament, they would have forged ahead

This is good news for South Africa and South Africans!

🚨 Mayor Moya’s R46k unpaid rates exposed @Action4SA Mayor @nasiphim has admitted she failed to open a rates & taxes account for a property registered in her name since 2023 — leaving nearly R46 000 unpaid until October 2025. Her response shows she: • Didn’t know to open an

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The City’s ‘Don’t be a Creep’ campaign intends to remind motorists not to enter a signalised intersection unless they can move safely through it while the signal is green. Creeping into an intersection and blocking it is a contravention of the National Road Traffic Act.

We mourn the passing of Metro Police Constable Tyler Lamb, who died in the line of duty while pursuing a gunman in the Kensington area. Officer Lamb was a father and husband, who dedicated his life to protecting Capetonians 🤍🕊️👮‍♂️ We honour his sacrifice, bravery and service

Took this photo of the Waterfront & parts of Greenpoint while I was sitting at Battery Park, behind British American Tobacco. "Bro, you must leave Cape Town & come up to Jozi". The Cape Town I must leave:

Hartbeespoort Dam, or what is left of it, from the air. 😬

These are recent pictures of the construction taking place at the Parliament building that was burnt down in 2022. They say it will cost over R4 billion to finish this project, with an opening date circa 2027. As a point of reference, the tallest building in South Africa, The