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Cape Town
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Cape Town

national legislative capital, South Africa
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Also known as: De Kaap, Kaapstad
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Eric Axelson
Emeritus Professor of History, University of Cape Town, former Assistant Principal. Author of Congo to Cape: Early Portuguese Explorers and others.
Eric Axelson
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Stakeholders demand accountability over contaminated vlei at a Cape nature reserve • Dec. 22, 2024, 4:56 AM ET (Daily Maverick)
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Cape crime – another of 28s gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield’s cousins killed • Dec. 19, 2024, 5:38 AM ET (Daily Maverick)
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Cape Town, city and seaport, legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula some 30 miles (50 kilometres), at its southernmost boundary, north of the Cape of Good Hope. Because it was the site of the first European settlement in South Africa, Cape Town is known as the country’s “mother city.” Cape Town has a beautiful setting: parts of the city and its suburbs wind about the steep slopes of Table Mountain (3,563 feet [1,086 metres] high) and neighbouring peaks and rim the shores of Table ...(100 of 3713 words)

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