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Cape Town lies at the northern edge of the rugged Cape Peninsula that culminates 30 miles south in the Cape of Good Hope. ... ♪ ♪ Slavery in South Africa was officially abolished in 1834.

Environment Minister Valli Moosa will give R3-million to the South African National Parks to pay for "rebranding" the Cape Peninsula National Park with its new name, Table Mountain National Park.

The cableway goes up and down every 15 minutes, and from the top, you can view Cape Town and its bays and peninsula. Ambitious walkers can follow well-marked trails to the summit, then take the ...

Much of the coastal area south of Simonstown in the Cape Peninsula was out of bounds and you could not go there without a permit. This was because of the large number of British ships that passed by.