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Discover Faure in South Africa

Faure in the region of Western Cape is a town located in South Africa - some 804 mi or ( 1293 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Faure

Local time in Faure is now 07:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: The Homestead, Swartklip, Strand, Stellenbosch, and Penhill. When in this area, you might want to check out The Homestead . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Faure ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Leopard attack - South Africa Travel Channel 24

2:13 min by photosofafrica
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THE SILVER FEZ documentary trailer

1:33 min by SHIFTYLLOYD
Views: 797 Rating: 0.00

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 ..


Holiday Fun at the Waterslides

2:57 min by theVirtualMediaCo
Views: 656 Rating: 3.67

Strand Beach, Cape Town, South Africa. Thrilling summer fun at Waterworld with lots to do for family and kids. www.waterslides.co.za ..

Bein Wine Winter 2012

1:45 min by Luca Bein
Views: 347 Rating: 0.00

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 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Faure level crossing accident

The Faure level crossing accident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West, a town outside Cape Town, South Africa. The truck was carrying at least thirty-three workers from a local vineyard and there were nineteen fatalities (eleven men and eight women) and six injured people among the occupants of the vehicle.

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Located at -34.03 18.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2006 in South Africa, 2006 road accidents, Level crossing accidents in South Africa, Railway accidents in 2006, Railway accidents in South Africa, Road accidents in South Africa, Transport in Cape Town

Eersterivier Secondary School

Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste Rivier, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1995 and as of 2006 it had some 1,443 students and 43 educators http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0107323861. 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. http://curriculum. wcape. school.

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Located at -34.02 18.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1995, Schools in Cape Town

Macassar Village Land Occupation

The squatter's movement Abahlali baseMjondolo occupied a piece of vacant state owned land in Macassar Village, near Somerset West outside of Cape Town on 18 May 2009. The occupation was later destroyed by the city's anti-land invasion unit.

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Located at -34.05 18.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cape Town, Housing struggles in South Africa, Protests in South Africa, Squats

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.

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Located at -34.05 18.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Schools in Cape Town

Eerste River

Eerste River, located in the Western Cape, South Africa, rises on Dwarsberg 60 km east of Cape Town at the head of Jonkershoek. The Eerste River catchment covers the eastern part of the Cape Flats lying to the west of the Hottentots Holland Mountains and south of the Tygerberg where the Kuils River tributary rises east of Kanonkop. The Eerste River is a short river; its length has been given as 40 km.

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Located at -34.08 18.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Western Cape