Cape Town in the news:
- Alleged robbers who terrorised local community behind bars after firearms are found at an Athlone house: Five suspects between the ages of 15 and 34 were arrested and charged with the possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition.: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- Court dismisses former South African President Zuma’s appeal, sets trial date: In further setback for former South African President Jacob Zuma, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Tuesday dismissed his application to have the State’s Chief Prosecutor, Advocate Billy …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- What it will take for Cape Town to stop depending on Eskom only: Cape Town is in good financial standing, and can therefore buy electricity from independent power producers Cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg will gradually lessen their dependence on Eskom …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
- The best and worst municipalities in South Africa’s biggest cities: Consulta’s 8th South African Citizen Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) shows that Citizen Satisfaction and trust in local municipalities to deliver basic services has dropped to its lowest ebb since the …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
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Fun Western Cape Fact: Since it was first colonised in 1652, Cape Town was tossed back and forth between two of the greatest colonial powers of the time, the British and the Dutch. The Dutch were in charge for the first century and a half after colonisation. Britain took over in 1795, only to lose the colony to the Dutch in 1803. Another three years passed before the Cape was back in British hands, where it stayed for the next century and a bit. Finally, in the early 1900s, South Africa was granted independence, but it was another 90 years before the first democratic elections took place.
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