Western Cape
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| Area | 129462 |
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| Premier | Alan Winde |
| Population | 5. 823 million (2011) |
| Districts | City of Cape Town |
| West Coast | |
| Cape Winelands | |
| Overberg | |
| Garden Route | |
| Central Karoo | |
| Capital | Cape Town |
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| ID | 1182797 |
About Western Cape
The Western Cape is a South African province with coasts bordering the Indian and Atlantic oceans. It's known for the port city of Cape Town, set beneath Table Mountain, part of a national park of the same name. In Table Bay, Robben Island is the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, and is now a living museum. Farther afield, winelands surround historical towns like Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl.
World Cup trophy safe after South Africa rugby offices burgled
... South Africa won the Rugby World Cup on 28 October after beating New Zealand in Paris and The break-in happened at around 22:00 local time (22:00 GMT) and Western Cape police were told of concerns that the trophy had been stolen...
Essex surgeon's family claims South Africa police chatted as he lay dying
... Col Andrè Traut, provincial commander for media communication in the Western Cape, said the murder was under investigation...
Jack Teixeira: US airman charged over Pentagon documents leak
... Mr Teixeira worked as an IT specialist in the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts National Guard, based at Otis Air National Guard Base in Western Cape Cod...
Jack Teixeira: US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak
... Airman Teixeira worked as an IT specialist in the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts National Guard, based at Otis Air National Guard Base in Western Cape Cod...
Jack Teixeira: What we know about Pentagon leaks suspect
... Mr Teixeira was promoted last July to Airman 1st Class - a relatively junior position - and was based at Otis Air National Guard Base in Western Cape Cod...
South Africa's power cuts hit vineyards: No power, no pinot
...By Vumani MkhizeBBC News, Western Cape South Africans are struggling with crippling power cuts on a daily basis, which are imposing huge costs on business...
Cape Town's Day Zero: 'We are axing trees to save water'
... Seven-year droughtBut while there is growing confidence that the Western Cape province is now in a much stronger position to cope with future droughts, there is little evidence that other parts of South Africa have learnt the same lessons...
The white student braving racial politics in South Africa
... But empirical evidence paints a different reality: areas dominated by people who are not white, such as the Cape Flats, Nyanga and Gugulethu, in the DA-run Western Cape, are rocked by alarming murder rates, gangsterism and joblessness...
Jack Teixeira: US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak
By Class ='person_find_kisi' data-tip='kisi' data-kimlik='3918868'>David Willis & Alys DaviesLos Angeles and London
A US Air National Guardsman is to appear Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>In Court on Friday in Boston, Massachusetts, charged in connection with a leak of classified US Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Military Intelligence on Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The War in Ukraine.
Jack Teixeira, 21, was arrested by Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Fbi at Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>His Family home in Dighton, rural Massachusetts, on Thursday.
Dressed in shorts and T-shirt, he was led away as news helicopters hovered.
Airman Teixeira has been identified as The leader of an Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Online Chat group where The documents first emerged.
He is charged with The unauthorised removal and transmission of Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Classified Information .
The leaks revealed US assessments of Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The War in Ukraine, as well as sensitive secrets about American allies, embarrassing Washington and posing risks to Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>National Security .
Airman Teixeira worked as an IT specialist in Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Intelligence wing of The Massachusetts Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>National Guard , based at Otis Air Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>National Guard Base in Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Western Cape Cod.
Separately, he oversaw an Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Online Chat room made up mainly of male teenagers, with whom he had allegedly been sharing top secret information for months.
It was not until intelligence material was posted outside The Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Chat Room group that Pentagon officials became aware of The leak, prompting a massive search for Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Culprit .
Aside from The Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Age Of Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Suspect , The motive is also thought to be unusual.
While Airman Teixeira is said to have harboured a scepticism of government, friends said he was neither a whistle-blower nor a Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Foreign Agent .
He joined The Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>National Guard in 2019, according to his service record, obtained by Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Bbc 's US partner, Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Cbs News .
His official title is Cyber Transport Systems journeyman and he holds The rank of Airman Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>1St Class - a relatively junior position.
Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Pentagon says it will re-examine how Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Classified Information is distributed, but a spokesman said it was " The nature" of The US military to entrust young service members with high levels of responsibility.
Footage of The arrest in Dighton, a town of 8,000 people about an hour south of Boston, shows a young man walking backwards with his hands raised to armed FBI officers. He was handcuffed and led to a vehicle.
" There were about six to eight Army guys with rifles walking around, " local resident Dick Treacy told Reuters news agency. " This is a very quiet area. "
US Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Attorney General Class ='person_find_kisi' data-tip='kisi' data-kimlik='3918868'>Merrick Garland said Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Suspect had been taken into custody without incident. He provided no further details on Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Investigation or The motive for The leaks.
At a separate news conference earlier in Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Day , defence department spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said The leak had been a " deliberate criminal act".
Eddy Souza, a 22-year-old man Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Who Said he went to school with Airman Teixeira, told Reuters he was surprised his former classmate had been identified as Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Suspect in The leaks.
" He's a good kid, not a troublemaker, just a quiet guy, " Mr Souza said. " It sounds like it was a stupid kid's mistake. "
Starting several months ago, at least 50 but perhaps Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>More Than 100 classified documents were posted on Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Discord - a Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Social Media platform popular with gamers.
A defence department spokesman said Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Pentagon was continuing to work to " understand Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Scope , scale and impact" of The leaks.
Republican congressman Class ='person_find_kisi' data-tip='kisi' data-kimlik='3918868'>Mike Turner - Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Chairman of Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The House Intelligence Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Committee - vowed to " examine why this happened, why it went unnoticed for weeks, and Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>How To prevent future leaks".
More Pentagon leaks coverage:On Wednesday, with one of Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Members of The chatroom where The documents initially appeared.
Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Post reported that Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Man was The leader of a Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Discord chatroom whose roughly two dozen members swapped " memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat" and prayed and watched films together.
Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Members included people from Russia and Ukraine and Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>A Number of other countries in Europe, Asia and Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>South America , Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Paper reported.
At first The leaks were kept inside The small chatroom, but in early March members began posting them on other Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>Discord servers, including ones dedicated to Class ='person_find_kisi' data-tip='kisi' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Game Minecraft and a Filipino YouTuber.
From there they were posted on Class ='person_find_diger' data-tip='diger' data-kimlik='3918868'>The Fringe message board 4chan and on The Telegram chat app, particularly on pro-Russia channels. In some cases they were altered to increase Ukrainian casualty counts.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
