Fewer commuters made their way to Cape Town’s taxi ranks on Monday amid fears for their safety, as deadly clashes between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Congress of Democratic …..
Read More: Taxi violence fears keep commuters away from Cape Town ranks.
The World’s First Antarctic Expedition Departure Hubs (1800s–Present): Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Cape Town served as a primary maritime launching pad for historic polar expeditions to Antarctica. News of heroic polar voyages—including those led by Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton—frequently cleared through Cape Town’s harbor, establishing the city in international press archives as a key gateway to the frozen south.
