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The government’s decision to allow the City of Cape Town to continue pumping sewage into the ocean off Green Point, Camps Bay and Hout Bay for another five years is being challenged by ActionSA.

This year has been so rough on many but looking back, there were also many good things that happened in South Africa in 2021 to good people! Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque counts us down to 2022 by remembering the highlights and extraordinary South Africans of 2021.

South African Zirk Botha makes history by completing 7,200km row from Cape Town to Rio Updated El Broide Share this: The adventurer was welcomed with open arms as he arrived in Cape Town this week after 71 days at sea. What a remarkable story! South African Zirk Botha, 59, made history this week when he arrived back in Cape Town to a warm welcome from family and friends after completing an historic 7,200 km solo row to Rio De Janeiro in Brazil from his hometown of Cape Town, South Africa. The...

Warm welcome for record-setting Zirk Botha after herculean solo row to Rio By Nomalanga Tshuma Share Cape Town - Extreme adventurer Zirk Botha was warmly welcomed by family and friends on Monday upon his arrival back home from Rio De Janeiro following his world-record-breaking row. The 59-year-old former naval officer completed his solo transatlantic ocean crossing on his boat “Ratel” from Cape Town to Brazil in just 71 days, rowing a total distance of 7 200km. Upon arrival at Cape Town In...

Jaco Marais The journey was completed in a new world record of 71 days. Botha completed the journey unsupported and alone. Extreme adventurer Zirk Botha has returned home after completing a world record 7 200km solo transatlantic row from Cape Town to Rio. Botha arrived in Cape Town on Monday, after leaving on 19 December 2020 for Brazil. He was met at Cape Town International Airport by his family and supporters. READ | The solo transatlantic ocean crossing, on his boat "Ratel", was completed ...

Adventurer Zirk Botha completes solo row from Cape Town to Rio in record time 1 March 2021 3:59 PM Share This: Extreme adventurer Zirk Botha completed his solo transatlantic ocean crossing from Cape Town to Brazil in a record 70 days. The former Naval officer has set a new world record after finishing his solo row two weeks ahead of schedule. Botha says near-perfect weather conditions helped facilitate his record-breaking crossing, but the relentless weather also made the journey a lot more int...

Zirk Botha finally on terra firma in Rio after transatlantic row By Nomalanga Tshuma Share Cape Town - After months at sea with no company but his own, avid South African adventurer and former naval officer Zirk Botha finally completed his first solo transatlantic ocean crossing on his boat ‘Ratel’ late on Saturday evening. In completing the crossing, Botha set world records as the first person to row a south transatlantic route alone and unsupported by any safety craft, and for the fastest...

Solo rower reaches halfway mark on epic journey to Rio By Sukaina Ishmail Share Cape Town - Solo rower Zirk Botha has reached the halfway mark of his journey across the Atlantic Ocean. During Botha’s row from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro, only solar panels and solar-charged batteries are being used as a source of electricity for his boat. The renewable energy maintains the boats water-maker (desalinator), auto-pilot, safety equipment, radio and satellite communications equipment. “Duri...

The solo rowing journey of Zirk Botha is well ahead of schedule, however the weather conditions are versatile out at sea and could change any moment.

Ocean rower Zirk Botha well on course as he heads to Rio The 59-year-old ocean rower, Zirk Botha, has been at sea for the past three weeks and is now well north of Walvis Bay. Zirk Botha left Kommetjie in Cape Towns Southern Peninsula for his three-month long journey on 19 December last year. Picture: Supplied. 76 days ago CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town adventurer has completed around 2,000 kilometres of his solo T...