A Cape Town landmark disappeared in a cloud of dust yesterday, four minutes early. Many of the city's residents gathered at vantage points to watch the demolition of the Athlone cooling towers but ...

Cape Town - The two cooling towers at the decommissioned Athlone power station in Cape Town will be demolished after a reinforcement ring around one structure collapsed early on Sunday, the city said.

Cape Town - Emergency measures have been taken to close the N2 and protect people when the north-westerly wind is stronger than 65km/h - for fear that a strong wind could cause the Athlone cooling ...

Property people are known for their descriptive, albeit limited, repertoire when it comes to selling, and TT understands the value of getting your name published but sometimes we have to ask exactly ...

Covering the landmark Athlone towers with a giant South African flag will detract from efforts to maintain a rural atmosphere in the area which is home to Cape Town's model initiation site, says the ...

The iconic Athlone cooling towers were demolished in just eight seconds on Sunday, the City of Cape Town said. The power station towers, known locally as “the two ladies of Athlone”, were imploded at ...

More than a decade after the Athlone Power Station was demolished and decommissioned, the site could breathe new hope in the midst of the load shedding crisis. The City of Cape Town confirmed that the ...

"Most of the broadcast media televising the demolition were a bit upset with us, but the main theme of this whole project from a disaster management point of view was to ensure that the whole ...

The implosion of the landmark Athlone Towers in Cape Town, at 12pm on Sunday 22 August 2010, will be Zoopy Live's first official public broadcast of its streaming video service that will broadcast ...

Today is the last time Athlone's landmark cooling towers stand against the skyline. While thousands of people are expected to turn up to watch the demolition at noon, many spent Saturday saying ...