Erica Township
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Western Cape - South Africa

Cape Flats

The Cape Flats (Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. To many people in Cape Town, the area is known simply as 'The Flats'. Described by some as 'apartheid's dumping ground', from the 1950s the area became home to people the apartheid government designated as non-White.

Located at -34, 18.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.642 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town, Geologic formations with imbedded sand dunes, Geology of South Africa, Geography of South Africa

University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1960 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other universities near Cape Town are the University of Cape Town, and the Stellenbosch University (originally for Afrikaans speaking whites). The establishing of UWC was a direct effect of the Separate University Education Bill of 1957.

Located at -33.9333, 18.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.637 miles away.
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Universities in the Western Cape, Education in Cape Town, Public universities in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1959, 1959 establishments in South Africa, Association of Commonwealth Universities, University of the Western Cape

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students.

Located at -33.9322, 18.6403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.637 miles away.
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Universities in the Western Cape, Public universities in South Africa, Education in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 2005

Tygerberg

Tygerberg is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. It is also the name the range of hills above the town.

Located at -33.8544, 18.5842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.631 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

Bellville Velodrome

The Bellville Velodrome is a 250 meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville (about 25 kilometers outside of the centre of Cape Town), South Africa. The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception. The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events.

Located at -33.8798, 18.6335 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.634 miles away.
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Velodromes, Sports venues in Cape Town, Cycle racing in South Africa

Philippi Stadium

The Philippi Stadium is located in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and is used for soccer matches. The Phillipi Stadium precinct was developed as a practice venue and fan park for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The cost is estimated at R90 million and will include retail and commercial components. The venue which currently seats 2,000 and includes an athletics and cycle track, will be replaced by the new 10,000 seat football stadium.

Located at -34.0181, 18.5889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.641 miles away.
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Sports venues in Cape Town, Soccer venues in South Africa

Bellville Stadium

Bellville Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vasco Da Gama.

Located at -33.8812, 18.6332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.634 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Belhar Secondary School

Belhar Secondary School is an Afrikaans/English mixed medium school in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,274 students http://wcedemis. wcape. gov. za/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=INERSCHOOLN&EMIS_NO=0101323500 and was staffed by 35 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0101323500. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.

Located at -33.9445, 18.6106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.637 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Baphumelele Children's Home

Baphumelele Children's Home was founded in 2001 as a refuge and place of safety for orphaned and other vulnerable children from the Cape Flats. The home is one of the first in the township of Khayelitsha, one of the largest in South Africa. The founder of Baphumelele, Rosie Mashale, is a trained primary school teacher. She has been selected as a Mama Afrika by Clover. She has also been selected as a finalist in the Cape Times V&A Waterfront Woman of Worth Awards.

Located at -34.0292, 18.6542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.643 miles away.
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Charities based in South Africa, Cape Town

Hoërskool Bellville

Hoërskool Bellville (Bellville High School) is a high school in Bellville, South Africa. This School won the Singing cup in 2006 when they participated in the MTBS. As well as in 2003, 2004 and in 2008. It is a competition between four Cape Town High Schools namely DF Malan, Tygerberg, Bellville and Stellenbosch. It is made out of athletics as well as a song competition. This event is huge; the kids start practice the moment school starts in January.

Located at -33.8928, 18.6486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.635 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town

Norwood, Western Cape

Norwood is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Located at -33.9333, 18.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.635 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

Belhar

Belhar is a suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, in the Cape Flats area. It is known for being the place where the Belhar Confession was formulated.

Located at -33.95, 18.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.638 miles away.
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Suburbs of Cape Town

Fairbairn College

Fairbairn College is a public, co-educational high school in the suburb of Goodwood in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.8995, 18.5641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.633 miles away.
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Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1977

Mzoli's

Mzoli's (also known as Mzoli's Palace, Mzoli's Meat, or Mzoli's Butchery) is a butchery in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Since Mzoli's opened in early 2003, the restaurant has become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. Amongst Gugulethu's residents, Mzoli's Place has a reputation for public drunkenness and disrespect for the local community. Mzoli's is named after the founder and owner, Mzoli Ngcawuzele.

Located at -33.9764, 18.5697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.638 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Butcher shops, Restaurants in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Cape Town, Restaurants established in 2003, 2003 establishments in South Africa

N2 Gateway

The N2 Gateway Housing Pilot Project is a large housebuilding project under construction in Cape Town, South Africa. It has been labeled by the national government's former Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu as “the biggest housing project ever undertaken by any Government.

Located at -33.949, 18.525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.635 miles away.
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Human habitats, Cape Town, Politics of South Africa, Urban planning in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

Bellville railway station

Bellville railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Cape Town Metrorail railway network, after the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town.

Located at -33.9065, 18.6275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.635 miles away.
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Railway stations in Cape Town, Shosholoza Meyl stations, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre is a dedicated centre for the study of classical music for school-going pupils. Established in 1986, it is housed in one of the oldest school buildings in the northern suburbs of Cape Town.

Located at -33.9075, 18.5892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.634 miles away.
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Education in Cape Town, Concert halls in South Africa, Music schools in South Africa

Wingfield Aerodrome

Wingfield Aerodrome was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then Air Force Station Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After World War II, the aerodrome reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonymous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.

Located at -33.9069, 18.5315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.632 miles away.
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Military history of South Africa during World War II, South African Air Force bases, Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval Air Stations, World War II sites in South Africa

University of Stellenbosch Business School

University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.8846, 18.627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.634 miles away.
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Business schools in South Africa, Stellenbosch University

Blackheath train accident

The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene and five were hospitalized. One of the injured children died two days later in the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.

Located at -33.9702, 18.7059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.641 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 2010, 2010 road accidents, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, 2010 in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town

Murder of Anni Dewani

Anni Dewani (née Hindocha, 12 March 1982 - 13 November 2010) was a Swedish-born ethnic Lohana Hindu woman who, while on her honeymoon in South Africa, was kidnapped and then murdered whilst taking a slum tourism trip through Gugulethu township near Cape Town on 13 November 2010. Taxi driver Zola Robert Tongo later admitted guilt on the charges of murder in a plea bargain, and was sentenced on 7 December 2010, to 18 years in jail.

Located at -33.9783, 18.5739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.638 miles away.
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1982 births, 2010 deaths, 2010 in England, 2010 in South Africa, Deaths by firearm in South Africa, Murder in 2010, People murdered in South Africa, Swedish murder victims, Swedish people murdered abroad, Deaths by person

Range High School (Cape Town)

Range High School is an Afrikaans medium school in Matroosfontein, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.9323, 18.5689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.635 miles away.
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Schools in the Western Cape, Schools in Cape Town

NNK Rugby Stadium

NNK Rugby Stadium is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Parow suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Previously it was mostly used for rugby matches. Since September 2010, where the stadium became the new home venue for the National First Division club FC Cape Town, it has mainly been used to host football matches.

Located at -33.8938, 18.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.633 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Erica Park

Erica Park, sometimes also referred to as Erica Park Stadium, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Belhar suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Until June 2010, the stadíum was known as the sole home venue of Ikapa Sporting, but since then, the club -for unknown reasons- preferred instead to play their home games in the Wynberg suburb.

Located at -33.9437, 18.6245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.637 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

University of the Western Cape Stadium

University of the Western Cape Stadium, commonly abbreviated and referred to as UWC Stadium, and sometimes also referred to as University of the Western Cape Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. The exact location, is at the Southeastern corner of University of the Western Cape, only 300m from the Unibell railway station.

Located at -33.935, 18.6341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.637 miles away.
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Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town