Stories from the 25-26 Feb ’06 Weekend: What You Missed

SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)

• Cape Town’s electricity woes set to continue. For the immediate future, Cape Town has power (hooray!), but because of a tricky maintenance schedule for South Africa’s sole nuclear reactor, the city’s visitors and residents can expect intermittent blackouts for the next six months. Sunday Times | IOL | Google News
  • What to do During a Power Failure | Where to Buy a Gas Stove
    
• Sport: Cricket: SA beats Austraila – twice. The Proteas beat the Aussies in the first two limited overs matches of Australia’s tour here. Sydney Morning Herald | IOL | Google News
  • SA vs. Australia Cricket Schedule

  Super 14 Rugby: South African teams’ fortunes were mixed. News 24 | The Herald | Google News

• Floods stop SA – Namibia traffic. The “worst floods in memory” struck Mariental, Namibia, over the weekend, forcing the closure of the main road connecting Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, with South Africa. The Namibian | iAfrica | Google News
• Cape Town municipal elections in balance. A Constitutional Court ruling has forced the reprint of 3 million ballots for the upcoming elections on 1 March –
  sparking a race against time. SABC | IOL | Google News