Cape Town has been dubbed the “drinking capital” of the country, with a study by the Department of Health finding that more than 50 percent of its people consume alcohol – and that a third of this group abuse it.

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General Motors South Africa has begun exporting Isuzu KB pick-ups to Kenya, and is looking to further expand its exports of the locally assembled light commercial vehicles - both right- and left-hand drive - into key sub-Saharan Africa markets

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Preparations for the third Sedgefield Slow Festival on April 5 to 9 are well on the way, with festival coordinator Amanda Dixon and her team promising that this year's programme has something for everyone.

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The energy drink maker Red Bull said it has dropped an advertisement in South Africa after an outcry from both Christians and Muslims for its portrayal of Jesus Christ walking on water.

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The JCO Southern Cape Surfski Championships were held on Saturday, March 3, starting at Wilderness and finishing at Myoli Beach, Sedgefield - a distance of 20.5km.

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Following on her win at the VW Herald Mountan Bike 60km race in Addo earlier this year, 15-year-old Knysna local, Nicola Giliomee, showed older and more seasoned cyclists a thing or two during this year's Cape Argus/Pick n Pay Cycle Tour races.

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One's first - astounded - impression of Candace Charlton's art is of scale.  Not daunted by size or proportion, this South African-born (now living in Holland) artist's canvasses (often assembled by two or three 'extensions') could almost cover a wall!

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Cape Town International Airport has been named the best airport in Africa by an international association of the world's airports, the Western Cape government said on Friday.

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The world's biggest food company, Nestlé, is entering into a research partnership with the South African government aimed at promoting the scientific development of the country and the continent as a whole.

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South African cricketer Lonwabo Tsotsobe's performances in the recent one-day international series against New Zealand have lifted him to number one in the world ODI bowling rankings.

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South Africa will come to the aid of a nuclear industry struggling for new customers a year after Japan’s Fukushima disaster by issuing a tender for one of the world’s biggest atomic power deals.

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Hannes Ronneblad of Sweden won the KeNako SA World Juniors tournament played at the Kingswood Golf Estate in George by a single shot from Zander Lombard of South Africa.

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Plettenberg Bay cyclist, Kevin Evans won the Pick n Pay Argus Mountain-Bike Challenge, an off-road version of the Argus Cycle Tour, on Sunday March 4.

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16-year-old Zander Lombard maintained his one shot lead going into the third and final round of the KeNako SA World Juniors tournament at the Kingswood Golf Estate in George yesterday morning.

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The KeNako SA World Juniors Am-Am got underway in glorious weather on Sunday, but by the time the field had played seven holes the weather had changed dramatically, with strong winds and rain making conditions very unpleasant.

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Although the Greater Knysna District has received some rain during February, residents are urged to use water sparingly.  

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Tens of thousands of South Africans staged a one-day national strike on Wednesday, hitting mining production, as the biggest labour group in the continent's largest economy flexed its muscles to remind the ruling ANC of its political clout.

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Square Kilometre Array South Africa has announced plans to work with multinational tech giant IBM to develop a next-generation "big data" platform for analyzing massive volumes of radio astronomy data, allowing astronomers to observe objects in space more effectively.

Inset: Artist's impression of Square Kilometre Array dishes at night. The full facility will comprise around 3 000 antennas with a combined collecting area of roughly one square kilometre (Image © Swinburne Astronomy Productions / Square Kilometre Array)

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A team of professional stunt bike riders, who are in Mossel Bay as part of the annual Buffalo Rally, will perform a range of awe-inspiring tricks and stunts at the Garden Route Casino.

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Three tests against New Zealand await the South African national cricket team, and they're aiming to continue a run of success that began with recent T20 and one-day international series wins over the Blacks Caps.

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