Cape Town
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| Weather | 14°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 66% Humidity |
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| Local time | Wednesday 12:42 |
| Population | 433,688 (2011) |
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| Neighborhoods | Bo-Kaap |
| University of The Western Cape | |
| Location statistical region population | 4.618 million |
| Demonym | Capetonian |
| Found | 1652; 371 years ago |
| Gmp 2020 | US$121 billion |
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| ID | 1282037 |
About Cape Town
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island, the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum. ― Google
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
... Alpheus Mzolo is a traditional leader in the Table Mountain district - a landscape of acacia trees and small settlements dominated by a brooding flat-topped mountain, not to be confused with the more famous Table Mountain in Cape Town...
World Cup trophy safe after South Africa rugby offices burgled
... The burglary took place on Monday in Cape Town s northern suburbs at the Tygerberg Office Park in Plattekloof...
Essex surgeon's family claims South Africa police chatted as he lay dying
... During the early evening of 3 August, they were heading back to their Cape Town accommodation when they ended up following cars being directed into the township of Nyanga, near Cape Town International Airport, to avoid road closures caused by a taxi minibus strike...
South African divisions exposed by Israel-Hamas conflict
...By Mohammed AllieBBC News, Cape TownThe war between Israel and Hamas has exposed deep divisions in South Africa, with the government s staunch support for the Palestinians coming in for criticism from leaders of the country s Jewish community, among others...
South Africa says inquiry finds no evidence of arms shipment to Russia
... The panel rejected claims made by the US ambassador to South Africa that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December...
Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa
... Concern about South Africa s struggling infrastructure, its weakening currency, and general economic malaise has prompted many wealthier families to consider emigrating or - as it s known here - " semi-grating" to the more prosperous city of Cape Town...
Brics summit: How China's and Russia's clout is growing in Africa
... At a recent pre-summit meeting of Brics foreign ministers in Cape Town, a Russian journalist leant over to me in a news conference and declared: " You can keep your human rights paradise [in the West]...
Tributes to British surgeon Kar Hao Teoh killed in South Africa
... He was killed last Thursday in Cape Town, where...
Cape Town Photos
