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At least 4,500 people are displaced by storms in Cape Town, South Africa.
2024-07-11

Australia wins a record 12th Netball World Cup title after defeating England 61–45 in the gold medal match in Cape Town, South Africa.
2023-08-6

A fire breaks out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town, destroying its roof and the wing housing the National Council of Provinces. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
2022-01-2

Western Cape reports their first case of African Swine Fever at two small farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in Cape Town, South Africa.
2021-02-25

Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki is killed in his car by a single bullet fired by a gunman in Cape Town, South Africa, where he lived in exile.
2021-02-22

An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.
2018-09-3

Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from Knysna Local Municipality on Garden Route in South Africa after wildfire destroyed 150 homes. The Wildfire is connected to the worst windstorm in 30 years, which already killed at least 8 people in Cape Town. [https:--www.bbc.com-news-world-africa-40199270 (BBC)] [https:--www.enca.com-south-africa-knysna-toddler-dies-on-birthday (ENCA)] [https:--www.rte.ie-news-world-2017-0608-881071-south_africa- (RTE)] [http:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2017-06-storm-kills-displaces-thousands-cape-town-170608052748704.html (Al Jazeera)] [https:--www.nytimes.com-2017-06-07-world-africa-south-africa-cape-town-storm-fires.html "(The New York Times)"]
2017-06-8

A fire in the South African city of Cape Town leaves two people dead and four thousand people homeless.
2015-11-29

A school bus collides with a train in Cape Town, South Africa, killing at least nine pupils and injuring five others.
2010-08-25

A fatal attack on a tourist by a "dinosaur-sized" shark off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, prompts the closure of several beaches.
2010-01-13