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Explore Mitchells Plain in South Africa
Mitchells Plain in the region of Western Cape is a place in South Africa - some 810 mi or ( 1304 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital city .
Time in Mitchells Plain is now 06:02 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Swartklip, Strandfontein, Silver Sands, Parow, and Muizenberg. Since you are here already, consider visiting Swartklip . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mitchells Plain ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
THE SILVER FEZ documentary trailer
Once upon a time in a city at the end of Africa, two men were possessed by a dream that could come true for only one of them. Kaatji Davids was a house painter with barely two cents to rub together. B ..
Bein Wine Winter 2012
Winter is the rainy season in the Cape, but when the sun comes through, it is simply miraculous, and nature shines in the most beautiful colours - Some impressions from August till September 2012 at B ..
Great White Shark Cage Diving - Shark Explorers, Cape Town, 14th August 2012
Our second trip diving with Great Whites in South Africa. This time we went with Shark Explorers (www.sharkexplorers.com), launching from Simons Town, a short drive from Cape Town. We anchored near Se ..
Mango 737-800 Landing at Cape Town International Airport
Very smooth landing in Cape Town completing a 2 hour flight from Johannesburg. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 -34.03 18.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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 -34.02 18.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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 -34.00 18.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Chris Hani Secondary School
Chris Hani Secondary School is an English-medium school located in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,676 students and was staffed by 52 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0106041332. 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 -34.05 18.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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 -33.98 18.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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