› SA's best beaches? Nov 1, 2009
If you venture a little further, Platboombay in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve has unique flora and fauna and beautiful rock pools. In the Eastern Cape, Port St. Johns is one of the more accessible sections of an otherwise secluded stretch of coastline. (iAfrica.com)
South Africa: A memorable tour Oct 25, 2009
If you always wanted to see penguins waddle in their natural element, head an hour south of Cape Town on the road to the Cape of Good Hope. Just south of Simon s Town is Boulders Beach, part of Table Mountain National Park. (Boston Globe)
Teenage Round-The-World Sailor Asleep Before Pre-Voyage Crash, Probe Finds Oct 20, 2009
She expects to spend about 240 days at sea on a 23,000-nautical mile (42,596- kilometer) that will take her past Fiji, up to the equator, then on to Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope before she heads back to Australia. Slow Progress. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Australian Schoolgirl Sets Sail in Attempt to Break Round-the-World Record Oct 20, 2009
Jessica Watson, 16, who set sail from Sydney yesterday, expects to spend about 240 days at sea on a 23,000-nautical mile (42,596-kilometer) that will take her past Fiji, up to the equator, then on to Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope before she heads back to Australia. Her record attempt, backed by more than 30 and suppliers including skincare brand and Panasonic, has prompted warnings that she is too young and inexperienced to take on such a challenge. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
* Australian teen starts around the world adventure Oct 19, 2009
Watson plans to travel north from Sydney to the equator above New Zealand, around South Americas treacherous Cape Horn and back via the Southern Atlantic and the Cape of Good Hope, completing a 42,600km sail. BEST OF LUCK. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Aussie girl, 16, sets off on round-world sail Oct 18, 2009
Watson plans to travel north from Sydney to the equator above New Zealand, around South America's treacherous Cape Horn and back via the Southern Atlantic and the Cape of Good Hope, completing a 23,000 nautical mile sail. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard wished Watson the best of luck but said that she, along with many Australians, was nervous for the teenager who set off Sunday under a dreary, grey sky. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Schoolgirl Seeking to Break Round-the-World Sailing Record Sparks Debate Oct 17, 2009
Jessica Watson, 16, expects to spend about 240 days at sea on a 23,000-nautical mile (42,596-kilometer) that will take her past Fiji, up to the equator, then on to Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope before she heads back to Australia. Its a bit scary and possibly a dangerous thing, said Watson, who began sailing at the age of eight. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
One family shares experience in South Africa Oct 15, 2009
From left, Marcia Hostetter, daughter Amy Egelja and granddaughter Stella Egelja on the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. One family shares experience in South Africa. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
India's China Panic: Seeing a 'Red Peril' on Land and Sea Sep 20, 2009
Beijing's projects span from the Malacca Straits to the Cape of Good Hope, and many places in between, including countries that were once in India's sphere of influence. A massive deep-sea port being built by Chinese funds and labor at Hambantota, at the southern tip of Sri Lanka, has in particular riled Indian analysts. (Time.com)
Good timing, Good Hope turn travel day around Sep 16, 2009
A chance meeting provided a spectacular day at the Cape of Good Hope ... Jarrett Bellini explores South Africa's Cape of Good Hope ... But as I was sitting there with a few other hostel folks who, apparently, also found it completely fit to begin ruining their day before nine, a Dutch kid came into the room and offhandedly mentioned that he and two Dutch girls had a car and were driving out to the Cape of Good Hope. (CNN -- Travel)
Visit SANParks for free Sep 11, 2009
Boulders is the picturesque home of the famous Jackass penguin colony and is one of only three areas, along with Silvermine and the Cape of Good Hope, in the largely open-access Table Mountain park that asks for a conservation fee. Conserving natural heritage. (iAfrica.com)
Richard E. Anderson (601) Sep 7, 2009
He boarded the USS Mariposa and sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and landed at Suez, Egypt. He was assigned to the 316 Troop Carrier Group. (Sioux City Journal)
Choo-Tjoe steams ahead Sep 6, 2009
Notorious Cape of Good Hope ... This is the site of the 500-year-old Post Office tree, and the place where explorer Bartolomeu Dias stopped for supplies in 1488 after he became the first European to round the notorious Cape of Good Hope. (iAfrica.com)
Zuma reaches out to expats Sep 4, 2009
Last Upd: 09:33am 04 Sep 2009. R3,000 free @ Prestige Casino. (iAfrica.com)
India drops anchor in the Maldives Sep 2, 2009
The station is India's first in the southern Indian Ocean and is significant due to the increasing oil traffic now going round the Cape of Good Hope off South Africa via the Mozambique channel. India has also set up a monitoring facility at an island it has leased from Mauritius situated to the east of Madagascar. (Asia Times Online)
Africa: Black Man's Burden - How Continent Subsidises the West Aug 19, 2009
Yet only 1 per cent of the world's wealth is created in the region between the Sahara and the Cape of Good Hope. How do we explain this seeming paradox. (allAfrica.com)
Seminoles Close Out Trip With Commanding Win Aug 18, 2009
It was really foggy though, so we made a quick change of plans and decided to head down the coast towards the Cape of Good Hope ... It was a long bus ride to the Cape of Good Hope National Park, but it was well worth it ... "Seeing the joy in their faces and hearing them do the Warchant during the game gave me goose bumps. It was great to see the willingness of my players to give the kids their practice gear. It was just special for me as a coach. Diary #5 - Courtney Ward Today was our first... (Seminoles.com)
Profile: Sandile Ngcobo Aug 14, 2009
1996 appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division. 1997 appointed as a judge of the Labour Appeal Court. (iAfrica.com)
South Africa: New Chief Justice Has Big Plans Aug 8, 2009
Justice Ngcobo, who started out as a clerk in a magistrate's court, was appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court, Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division, in 1986. He went on to the Labour Appeal Court, where he was later appointed Acting Judge President. (allAfrica.com)
Drawing the Mason Dixon Line Aug 8, 2009
The men did not make to it to Sumatra, but got to observe the transit at the Cape of Good Hope on June 6, 1761. Sailing to Philadelphia to End the Border Dispute. (Suite101.com)
Bharti Airtel, MTN Extend Merger Talks a Month After Failing to Reach Deal Aug 3, 2009
Bharti and MTN plan to spend about $7 billion this year to extend their reach in markets from the Cape of Good Hope to the Himalayas that almost 90 percent of Vodafones new users. They want to be a world player and clearly they are looking at India as not being something thats hugely attractive for the next couple of years, , executive director for telecommunications at KPMGs Indian unit, said before the announcement. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Shipping in the downturn: Sea of troubles Jul 31, 2009
To blame is a $55 billion fall in expected revenues, only partly offset by savings from lay-ups, slow steaming to conserve fuel and opting for the longer and cheaper route round the Cape of Good Hope, which avoids hefty fees for using the Suez Canal. The canal faces a drop in revenue of 14% this year. (The Economist)
The Snakehead Jul 22, 2009
Sean Chen, one of the central characters in the book, left Fujian while he was still a teenager; trekked over the mountains of Burma and through the Golden Triangle; hid out in a safe house in Bangkok; took a snakehead ship as far as Africa, where it broke down and he ended up getting stranded in Mombasa; and took another snakehead ship, the Golden Venture, down around the Cape of Good Hope (where it almost overturned in a hurricane) up into the mid-Atlantic (where there was an armed mutiny) and... (Slate)
US teen arrives home after round-the-world sail Jul 17, 2009
He celebrated his 17th birthday on November 29 while off the Cape of Good Hope. Now he wants to write a book about his adventures and hopes they inspire young people to get motivated about their lives. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Teen Becomes Youngest to Sail Around the World Jul 17, 2009
Zac turned 17 off Africa's Cape of Good Hope and endured storms, suspected pirates and months of solitude along his journey ... Zac crossed the Pacific to his first port of call, the Marshall Islands, then headed west to Papua, New Guinea, then Australia, the Indian Ocean, Mauritius and Madagascar, rounding the Cape of Good Hope, sailing across the Atlantic and finally, transiting the Panama Canal back to the Pacific and Marina Del Rey. (FOX61, CT)
Mysterious Penguin Killings Vex Australia Jul 16, 2009
Hundreds of penguins nest in the sparkling sand and preen on the rocks near the Cape of Good Hope. (AP) The first battered bodies were found on a small Australian beach, the white sand around them stained crimson with their blood. (CBS News)
South Africa: Country Shipping Buoyant Amid Recession Jun 29, 2009
He said the low cost of bunker fuel had motivated shipping lines to divert Europe and east-bound traffic around the Cape of Good Hope rather than using the Suez Canal. The piracy threat in the Gulf of Aden had also seen a marked increase in traffic calling in Durban for bunker fuel, he said. (allAfrica.com)
Namibia: Namibians Taken to the Cleaners By Pious Fraudster Jun 6, 2009
Efforts to locate the same in South Africa also drew a blank, seemingly because Britz's assets were less than R125 000, meaning no final account would be filed with the Master of the Court of the Cape of Good Hope. All the trustees resigned - some earlier than others as in the case with Bredenhann after he had a blazing row with Britz after defrauded out of N$180 000, he stated - but Britz seemed to have kept on recruiting brass-plate names to give his trust credibility. (allAfrica.com)
Bony Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle Jun 6, 2009
The southernmost point, around the Cape of Good Hope, is called the inferior angle. The west coast is called the lateral border. (Suite101.com)
Dozens of whales perish on S. Africa coast May 31, 2009
Fifty-five false killer whales washed up on the shores of Kommitjie, near the Cape of Good Hope, in the early morning, prompting a massive all-day rescue effort. Hundreds of locals wearing wet suits or shorts braved high winds and rough waves to try to push the massive mammals from knee-deep water back into the open sea. (MSNBC -- International)
Egypt: Financial Crunch Squeezes Suez May 26, 2009
Some maritime transport companies - reportedly fearing for the safety of their cargoes - began re-routing their ships away from the Suez Canal, preferring instead to sail around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope ... "The Suez Canal is actually a safer route than round the Cape of Good Hope, where there is no such protection," added Hussein. (allAfrica.com)
Can I do it, yes I can: schoolgirl sailor's global quest May 16, 2009
Her voyage takes her to Cape Horn, then around the Cape of Good Hope and back to Australia. She plans to return home next April. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Migrants return May 1, 2009
For our container, which we have been following around the world since last September, it is the end of a long journey from Brazil - across the Atlantic, round the Cape of Good Hope and then on across the Indian Ocean. Inside is a cargo of foodstuffs, ingredients that had been ordered by one of Japan's biggest food manufacturing companies. (BBC News -- Business)
Pirate attacks drive up the cost of shipping Apr 13, 2009
While some shipping companies, such as the worlds largest, Maersk, have decided to take their oil tankers around the Cape of Good Hope, others have been reluctant to shoulder the extra expense ... The other option available to ship operators, taking the long way around Africas Cape of Good Hope instead of the short cut through the Suez Canal, is also expensive ... Routing a tanker from Saudi Arabia to the United States through the Cape of Good Hope, for example, would add 2,700 miles to... (MSNBC -- Business)
Ships have few options against Somali pirates Apr 11, 2009
Avoiding the Gulf of Aden is neither time- nor cost-effective, he said, though two prominent shipping companies -- including A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S -- last year ordered slower ships to sail around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, a move that can lengthen routes by as much as 40 percent. Three months into an international anti-piracy campaign, as many as 17 nations are participating in increased patrols and more are expected to join. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
ANTI-PIRACY 101 Apr 10, 2009
The pirates prey at the Horn of Africa, by the convergence of two crucial highways of international sea-going traffic, the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope. In this world recession, keeping those sea lanes open is more imperative than ever. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Experiment seeks to house declining South Africa penguins Mar 30, 2009
Dotting the shore of this penguin colony near the Cape of Good Hope are 200 nesting boxes, each big enough to house a happy family of parents, eggs, and chicks. The experiment has worked well on a more distant penguin island in South African waters, and wildlife rangers are eager to see whether the boxes recently installed on Boulders Beach, where tourists can watch the birds up close, will prove equally attractive. (Boston Globe)
Rich Wilson, of Marblehead, finishes Vendee Global solo ocean race Mar 11, 2009
The boats started in Les Sables d'Olonne, headed south past Africa, then traveled along the bottom of the world, passing the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn before turning north and crossing the Atlantic on their way back to France. Wilson said the voyage had been stressful, with "24 hours a day, every minute, every minute, every minute, sort of waiting for something to go wrong.". (Boston Globe)
Nuclear shipment in Cape? Mar 8, 2009
Article By: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:22 A massive shipment of plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) is meant to travel through the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday, Greenpeace Africa said in a statement ... 8 tonnes of MOX fuel enough to make 225 nuclear weapons and will travel via the Cape of Good Hope. (iAfrica.com)
A tasty reminder of home Mar 4, 2009
In the 17th century, Dutch sailors working for the Dutch East India Company would stop to rest at the Cape of Good Hope on their spice route to and from the East. They left slaves from Malaysia, Indonesia, and East Africa to work in the kitchens of the Dutch who were stationed there. (Christian Science Monitor)
Najwa lawyer fights back Feb 20, 2009
The department intended to report Schrueder to the law societies of South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope. Schrueder said he denied that he acted unethically or that he facilitated a media interview. (iAfrica.com)
