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On 14 November 2014, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA Charity Shop burned down in what was a suspected arson attack. The fire could not be contained by fire-fighters, and subsequently the entire charity shop that consisted of three Wendy houses were destroyed. [4]
Spaza shop in Joe Slovo Park, Cape Town. Spaza shops, also known as tuck shops, originated in Apartheid-era South Africa when enterprising historically disadvantaged individuals were restricted from owning formal businesses, they began setting up informal, micro-convenience shops from their homes to serve their communities' daily needs in the townships.
The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital is the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund flagship project. The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 200 bed specialist paediatric hospital that provides caring, child- and family-centred environment to treat and support critically ill children.
Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.
The 17th century Governor of the Cape Colony, Zacharias Wagenaer, was very concerned about providing regular drinking water to inhabitants and visiting ship crews alike. He ordered a rectangular masonry dam, known as the New Bowl (or also Wagener's Tank ), to be built between the Fort and the ocean.
Gift of the Givers (founded as Waqful Waqifin) [1] [2] is a South African non-governmental organisation [3] and disaster relief group. [4] It was established in 1992 to offer worldwide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.
Commissioned as a publicity stunt by THQ (a video game publisher that has since gone out of business) for Queen Elizabeth II, this gold-plated Wii stands out as a literal gem in gaming history.
Cavendish Square is a shopping centre in Claremont, Cape Town. It was at the time the largest upscale centre to open in Cape Town and was a project of Stuttafords department store. Original tenants included a full-line Stuttaford's store, a Greatermans department store, whose space was later taken by Garlicks. The centre opened September 7, 1972.