Volgens ’n verslag van die Mexikaanse burgerraad vir openbare veiligheid en strafreg het Suid-Afrika drie van die 50 gevaarlikste stede ter wêreld. Die gevaarlikste stad en die 11de gevaarlikste ter wêreld is Kaapstad met 2 868 moorde wat slegs in 2018 hier gepleeg is uit ’n bevolking van 4 322 031. Die tweede gevaarlikste stad..
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Drie van SA stede onder die 50 gevaarlikste ter wêreld
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Ukrainian Tourist murdered and robbed while hiking in SA in broad daylight for his backpack on Chapman’s Peak scenic trail
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A Ukrainian tourist was stabbed to death for his backpack on a scenic Hout Bay trail on Saturday morning.
Ivan Ivanov, 44, was attacked about 10m from the trail exit at East Fort on Chapman’s Peak Drive around 11.30am.
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Residents of the City of Cape Town are the most likely to be victims of crime in the country according to a new report
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The State of Urban Safety in South Africa report compiled by the South African Cities Network, uses the national 2017/18 statistics with overlaid data sets to tell the story of urban crime. The country’s crime stats consistently show that violent crime is disproportionately concentrated in metros, larger cities, and towns. Researcher Siphelele Ngobese from the..
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Cape Town the ‘most dangerous city’ in SA:- The City of Cape Town continues to lead in high crime statistics across the country
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The father of three young boys aged between 6 and 16, Gerald Nomlala had first-hand experience of crime when he was attacked by two armed men while sleeping in his Khayelitsha home. Nomlala, 48, was woken by a knife-wielding man standing over him at around 2am one night in December. The men gained entry through..
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French Tourist mugged, robbed and stabbed in historic Bo-Kaap, South-Africa – Tourists are increasingly being warned to avoid South Africa because of the huge incidence of violence
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A woman was reportedly mugged, robbed of her backpack and stabbed in the neck on Tuesday morning in the historic Bo-Kaap, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. According to IOL, the woman – a French national – was attacked in Chiappini Street – the famed street that draws hundreds of tourists daily thanks to its..
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Travelers News:- Non-stop flight between Cape Town and USA a “game changer”
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The route will link Cape Town and the Western Cape to the North American market. It will boost tourism and attract even more foreign direct investments. The United Airlines announced that they intend to launch a new non-stop route between the US and Cape Town, from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, New York…
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Three South African cities named amongst “the most violent in the world” and this has a great impact on our tourism
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The Mexican Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice have published their annual report on the most violent cities in the world. It’s not an easy read. This isn’t the news we were hoping to hear this week. But unfortunately, three cities in South Africa have been included on the top 50 list of “the..
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Cape Town to Johannesburg flight times may get longer, thanks to the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) telescope
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A scientific star-gazing project in the Northern Cape may soon add to both the duration and price of your flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Aviation officials have refused to rule out claims that the travel time between Cape Town and Johannesburg could soon be extended, due to developments with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)..
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Experts says that the South African tourism projections for 2019 paint a bleak picture
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South Africa has been through a lot, from the water crisis in Cape Town to the political tension leading up to the elections. According to Martin Wiest, CEO of Tourvest Destination Management, we can expect a “decline in passenger numbers to South Africa and Namibia” during 2019. He told the Daily Southern and East African..
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Cape Town voted best city in the world by readers of the Daily Telegraph in Britain
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Cape Town is again basking in accolades as the best destination in South Africa. Readers of the Daily Telegraph in Britain have voted it the Best City in the World. That’s on the back of another vote as the second best city to visit, by an international travel magazine. CAPE TOWN – Cape Town is..
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