Cape Flats
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Following an application by the PHA Campaign, the Western Cape High Court stopped a development in the PHA because of unanswered questions about its impact on water provision and recharge of the Cape Flats Aquifer.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023
Albert Fritz, provincial minister for community safety, says violence on the Cape Flats has been very localised.
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2019
The first weekend of military patrols saw murders drop on the Cape Flats, according to the provincial health authorities.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2019
“We haven’t broken through from being the place up on the hill that people on the Cape Flats think doesn’t belong to them.”
From Nature • Oct. 30, 2018
My inclination was to spend the night in the Cape Flats, the bustling black and Coloured townships of Cape Town, in order to show my solidarity with the people.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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