{"id":143331,"date":"2019-08-10T14:18:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/how-towing-an-iceberg-to-south-africa-could-solve-cape-towns-water-crisis\/"},"modified":"2019-08-10T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T12:18:59","slug":"how-towing-an-iceberg-to-south-africa-could-solve-cape-towns-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/how-towing-an-iceberg-to-south-africa-could-solve-cape-towns-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"How towing an iceberg to South Africa could solve Cape Town\u2019s water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cape Town in the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How towing an iceberg to South Africa could solve Cape Town\u2019s water crisis<\/a>:<\/strong> Nick Sloane is 58 years old. He\u2019s neither tall nor short. His hair used to be red, but now it\u2019s a sandy-grey colour. Someone once described him as \u201ca cross between Prince Harry and Russell Crowe\u201d. \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=9B4547CEF8464D1C8E4F779FE5FF2C40url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2farticle%2fhow-towing-an-iceberg-to-south-africa-could-solve-cape-towns-water-crisis-plnfdfj73c=2483010466746747602mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House for Sale in Ferness Estate<\/a>:<\/strong> The dining room includes a gorgeous wood-burning fireplace that will be the ideal companion to warm away the Cape Town winter chill. All three bedrooms are generous in size, with one of the rooms an \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=9B4547CEF8464D1C8E4F779FE5FF2C40url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.property24.com%2ffor-sale%2fferness-estate%2fcape-town%2fwestern-cape%2f10069%2f107803511c=2102011402907517677mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disrupting the funding landscape; beer anyone?<\/a>:<\/strong> It\u2019s not a first of its kind, but the crowdfunding initiative for a Beerhouse to be opened in Cape Town is surely set to ruffle a few feathers. Crowdfunding, typically done via the Internet, is the \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=9B4547CEF8464D1C8E4F779FE5FF2C40url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.biznews.com%2fwealth-building%2f2019%2f08%2f10%2fcrowdfunding-beer-anyonec=5235421370730964751mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fashion Friday: African fashion at tipping point if trade agreement delivers<\/a>:<\/strong> From Casablanca to Cape Town, designers, manufacturers and investors are increasingly positive about the potential of fashion and textiles to create jobs and integrate the continent. \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=9B4547CEF8464D1C8E4F779FE5FF2C40url=https%3a%2f%2fmyjoyonline.com%2flifestyle%2f2019%2fjuly-19th%2ffashion-friday-african-fashion-at-tipping-point-if-trade-agreement-delivers.phpc=13026618083589661444mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to submit your Cape Town News<\/a> \u2013 free.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Have you tried:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abmarine.co.za\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Quick Cape Town Fact:<\/strong> Legend has it that in the 1930\u2019s a local Cape Town newspaper claimed that Cape Town was the only city in South Africa that could justly call itself a metropolis. The public took to this description and because the word metropolis is taken from the Greek derivative of meter or metros meaning mother and polis meaning city, the nickname of \u201cMother City\u201d was born. Although some people joke everything in Cape Town goes at a slower pace compared to Johannesburg \u2013 everything takes nine months.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Town in the news: How towing an iceberg to South Africa could solve Cape Town\u2019s water crisis: Nick Sloane is 58 years old. He\u2019s neither tall nor short. His hair used to be red, but now it\u2019s a sandy-grey colour. 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