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The 2023 Cape Town taxi strike, also known as the 2023 Western Cape taxi strike, was a law enforcement dispute between minibus taxi operators in the Western Cape province of South Africa, as represented by South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), and the City of Cape Town. [5]
The 2023 Western Cape floods were a devastating series of floods affecting the Western Cape province of South Africa as a result of heavy rainfall on 24-25 September 2023. [1] The flooding resulted in at least 11 fatalities, the closure of over 200 roads, and over 80,000 people being left without electricity.
Cape Town, Western Cape Province: Unknown: A shark was captured with human remains in its gut. The person was in full army uniform. The only body part missing was the arm. However, it is more likely that the soldier fell overboard, drowned, and was scavenged by a shark. The shark estimated to be 18 feet long. [86] Mr. East, 16: December 31, 1908
Western Cape: 6.3 12 [2] The 1969 Tulbagh earthquake remains the most destructive earthquake in South African history. The earthquake occurred in the Tulbagh area and measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, stronger than that of the 1809 Cape Town earthquake which destroyed a local Milnerton farm. [3] [4] 14 April 1970 Tulbagh-Ceres-Wolseley area ...
The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a multi-year period in 2015–2020 of water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the City of Cape Town. Dam water levels began decreasing in 2015 and the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered between 14 and 29 percent of total dam ...
It is published in English, with Afrikaans mixed in. [1] In late 2013, the Daily Voice was the most-read daily newspaper in the Cape Town metropolitan area with 456,000 readers, and a total daily readership of 528,000.
A CODETA minibus taxi in Cape Town. The pink and blue CODETA logo is visible on the back of the vehicle to the left of the number plate. The 2021 Cape Town taxi conflict was a violent turf war between the minibus taxi operators Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) over lucrative taxi ...
Mark Lifman (1965 – 3 November 2024) was a South African businessman associated with organized crime in Cape Town.. Known for his involvement in nightclub security and alleged protection rackets, Lifman faced multiple serious charges over the years, including murder, attempted murder, money laundering, gang-related offences, and tax evasion. [1]