Cape News

[Molokai]

And the rest of SA is still waiting for similar reports from the rest of the towns of the country. Where are they ?

Zuma rules the rest of the country, surely you don’t expect changes anywhere else except in the WC?

 

[Sherbang]

And the rest of SA is still waiting for similar reports from the rest of the towns of the country. Where are they ?

The budget and expenditure reports at both national and provincial level are available from the treasury dept.
http://www.treasury.gov.za

 

[semiautomatix]

~R900,000 rand a year for shark spotting. I wonder how big the team is?

For a city (or province) that has the highest incident of Great White attacks in the world, a budget of that size is a drop in the ocean.

Tee hee, I amuse myself.

 

[Albereth]

The budget and expenditure reports at both national and provincial level are available from the treasury dept.
http://www.treasury.gov.za

As Balstrome said, where are the reports for the other towns and cities? Your link only covers the treasury and the provinces. Not the municipalities.

 

[Sackboy]

I'm actually quite suprised. Thought it would be bigger.... Since Cape Town's sharks are protected, we can't use nets or any other cheap preventive method. So the only way is to employ shark spotters to give keep track of shrak movements and warn the beaches of any danger. This includes helicopters and qualified people, so I would have thought that their budget should be bigger. Anyhow, I'm really glad they are investing in this. I had a friend who was attacked by a Great White a few years ago

I didn't know they used helicopters. That's news.
Since spotting just involves a guy with a pair of binoculars, I wouldn't have thought the salary was much.

 

[Sackboy]

For a city (or province) that has the highest incident of Great White attacks in the world, a budget of that size is a drop in the ocean.

Tee hee, I amuse myself.

Linky please.

 

[Albereth]

Linky please.

No need - just go and do some doggy paddle off Muizenberg and it'll all be explained.

 

[semiautomatix]

No need - just go and do some doggy paddle off Muizenberg and it'll all be explained.

When he returns with half a leg and half a surfboard, I'm sure!

 

[semiautomatix]

Linky please.

Originally The Star:


SA a prime location for great white shark attacks.

Of the 99 great white shark attacks worldwide since 1990, nearly half have occurred in South Africa.

Of which most have occurred in either the Western or Eastern Cape.

 

[Sackboy]

Originally The Star:


SA a prime location for great white shark attacks.



Of which most have occurred in either the Western or Eastern Cape.

We were talking about the Western Cape weren't we.

 

[semiautomatix]

We were talking about the Western Cape weren't we.

Do you also sit when you pee?

I don't think the sharks give a flying fsck if they've crossed provincial boundaries. You do realise that up until 1994 shark attacks occurring in that area were regarded as the same province, as such the figures reflect both?

 

[Albereth]

We were talking about the Western Cape weren't we.

Or the bit of ocean off the coast of the Western Cape even.

 

[Sackboy]

Do you also sit when you pee?

I don't think the sharks give a flying fsck if they've crossed provincial boundaries. You do realise that up until 1994 shark attacks occurring in that area were regarded as the same province, as such the figures reflect both?

Are you sexist now as well.
We are talking about shark spotting and the budget for them. You made a claim about shark incidents, and then gave a backing link which included the E. Cape and beyond. I'll wait until you can substantiate the claim.

 

[Albereth]

Are you sexist now as well.
We are talking about shark spotting and the budget for them. You made a claim about shark incidents, and then gave a backing link which included the E. Cape and beyond. I'll wait until you can substantiate the claim.

I think you need to cool down a bit - how about a dip?

 

[Sackboy]

I think you need to cool down a bit - how about a dip?

I'm cool. It's raining. It's cold. Brrrr....
That doesn't change that Timmy hasn't provided the correct link.

 

[CTSA]

Who cares about the link? There are numerous shark attacks in the Western Cape and that's common knowledge (at least for any local here). It doesn't matter if we're number one, two, or 54. What matters is what steps the government takes in preventing this attacks. So I applaud the municipality on their initiative. If they had this a few years ago, maybe my friend wouldn't have been attacked

So guys, take a chill pill and stop nit picking at irrelevant issues.

 

[RetroBok]

I'm cool. It's raining. It's cold. Brrrr....
That doesn't change that Timmy hasn't provided the correct link.

For the love of god, someone paint that fecking stop street already

 

[semiautomatix]

For the love of god, someone paint that fecking stop street already

Tbh there's not much thats gonna help Suckboy. I think he's just a bit frightened of women in power. Or maybe its some weird fetish.

 

[semiautomatix]

Are you sexist now as well.
We are talking about shark spotting and the budget for them. You made a claim about shark incidents, and then gave a backing link which included the E. Cape and beyond. I'll wait until you can substantiate the claim.

Hey you're the one that hates (is frightened of?) women in power :/

 

[capetownguy]

Why must he/she Suckyboy destroy every thread?
Why do you guys reply to his nonsense?