From taxi to lightning strikes, it’s been a chaotic and beautiful week in news for Cape Town – not to mention rainbows on Lion’s Head and lions joining proposals. Catch up on our Top 10, most-read stories of the week.
10. A Cape Town couple’s proposal saw a roaring guest
A roaring proposal! A lion joined this Cape Town couple’s engagement
9. Petrol may be expensive, but we can all afford Checkers’ humour
Checkers makes light of the ‘petrol blues’ situation in South Africa
8. Rainbow hiking anyone? These Hikers’ had Lion’s Head adorned with colour
7. Victoria Falls may no longer be a World Heritage Site, and people are concerned
Growing concerns that Victoria Falls might be delisted as a World Heritage Site
6. Lia Thomas (a known transgender athlete) won a National Swimming Championship, and the win started world-reaching conversations about fairness.
Is it fair for trans athletes who were born biologically male to compete against women?
5. Following a probe into inappropriate behaviour, Hillsong founder Brian Houston resigned
Hillsong founder Brian Houston resigns following probe into inappropriate behaviour
4.Prasa is in a sticky situation where they reportedly paid 3000 ‘ghost workers’ salaries
A ‘grand scam’ – Prasa has been paying 3 000 ghost workers full salaries
3. The taxis rose up in Cape Town this week, but did their fire fuel more chaos than change?
Rise and roar of the taxis: What the ‘peaceful’ strike in Cape Town has caused
2. A boy was filmed being robbed at knifepoint in Gordon’s Bay
1. The sounds of thunder and the epic lighting sights graced Cape Town this week, and Jon Kerrin photographed the eruptions beautifully.
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