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Cape Town weekend murders down in latest stats, as knives overtake guns as weapon of choice

6 August 2019 By admin

Cape Town in the news:

  • Cape Town weekend murders down in latest stats, as knives overtake guns as weapon of choice: The Cape Town metro recorded 41 murders this past weekend, with knives and sharp instruments overtaking guns as the weapon of choice, the Western Cape government said on Tuesday. “Of the 41 …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  • Cape Town Feeder Dams Hit Highest Levels In 4 Years: A year ago the city still faced the prospect of ‘Day Zero’. But now dams feeding Cape Town have recovered tremendously. In fact, the Western Cape government said that continued good rainfall in the …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  • Campaign launched as ‘54% of South Africans are vulnerable to human trafficking’: Cape Town – Increased incidents of human trafficking in South Africa has prompted a campaign which aims to create more awareness of how the public can spot crime happening on the streets. A21 human …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
  • ACCOUNTABILITY NOW LAYS CHARGES AGAINST MKWHEBANE!: The group laid a case of perjury and defeating the ends of justice against Mkhwebane at Ocean View Police Station in Cape Town on Monday. The group also sent a letter of complaint to the Office of the …: “Cape Town” – BingNews

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Quick Cape Town Fact: The world’s first heart transplant took place in Cape Town – In 1967 the South African doctor Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplantat in the world in Cape Town. Less known is the fact that the patient, unfortunately died of pneumonia 18 days after the ‘successful’ transplant.





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