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Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa.It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals (robben), hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal(s) Island.
Springbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It was called Springbokfontein until 1911, when it was shortened to Springbok. [2] Springbok is located on the N7 national route which connects the Cape with Namibia, and at the western end of the N14, which connects it with Upington and Pretoria.
By 14:10 SAST, [13] students at the University of Cape Town were evacuated. [14] Official warnings were issued for hikers in the Newlands Forest area of Table Mountain National Park to also evacuate. [15] [5] At 16:05 SAST, South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that the restaurant at Rhodes Memorial had been destroyed in the fire. [13]
Darling is a small town in a farming area on the west coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km (46.6 mi) from Cape Town. At the beginning of the 18th century, about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these farms, Langfontein, Darling was founded in 1853.
As of the census [3] of 2001, there were 4,850 households and 10,304 people residing in the suburb. The racial makeup of the suburb was 12.50% Black African, 16.14% Coloured, 3.73% Indian/Asian, 67.63% White and 0% from other races.
Together with accomplice Mthutuzeli Nombewu, robbed and murdered people in the Cape Flats area [4] Basson, Pierre: The Insurance Killer, South Africa's First Recorded Serial Killer 1903–1906 9 9+ Committed suicide to avoid apprehension Murdered people in Claremont, Cape Town so he could get their life insurance [5] Brown, John Frank
The Cape Argus is a daily newspaper co-founded in 1857 by Saul Solomon and published by Sekunjalo in Cape Town, South Africa.It is commonly referred to as The Argus.. Although not the first English-language newspaper in South Africa, the Cape Argus was the first locally to use the telegraph for news gathering.
The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era. Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs [1] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000. [2]