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I spent $317 a night to stay at the Taj Cape Town. The mountain views weren't even the best part of the 5-star hotel.
When we were choosing a place to stay, I decided to go with a chain I was already familiar with and…
Aida M. Toro
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Cape Town, blanketed by a 'foul' stench, realized the smell came from a ship with 19,000 cattle docked in its harbor
The livestock carrier, the Al Kuwait, had arrived in Cape Town on Sunday evening to load feed on it…
Matthew Loh
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I'm a New Yorker who lived in Cape Town. Here are the 8 things I miss most about the city.
After spending six months living in South Africa, there is so much I miss about the country.Courtes…
Rachel Askinasi
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Some indigenous groups in South Africa want to stop Amazon building a new HQ on the site of a historic battleground
Amazon's new headquarters "makes a Disneyland of our heritage," Tauriq Jenkins, high commissioner o…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A swarm of honey bees killed 63 endangered African penguins at a Cape Town beach
National park officials and conservation groups lamented the deaths of 63 protected penguins. Multi…
Matthew Loh
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South Africa will allow a Russian oligarch to moor his superyacht in Cape Town as it continues on epic global cruise avoiding Western sanctions
The $500 million Nord has left Hong Kong for Cape Town as it continues its epic cruise around the w…
Pete Syme
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I live in a 2-bedroom cottage near Cape Town on $760 a month. Here's a breakdown of what everything costs.
Zan Zurawski is an American expat who lives near Cape Town, South Africa. In this money diary, she …
Zan Zurawski
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Activists ask MacKenzie Scott to help fund their efforts to stop Amazon from building its Africa headquarters on sacred native land
"Amazon will forever and irrevocably be associated with modern-day colonial dispossession" if the p…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Photos show a wildfire in Cape Town, South Africa, which destroyed historic university buildings and forced students to evacuate
The blaze broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain and reached the nearby University of Cape Town.…
Bill Bostock
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Photos show what it's like to stay at the No. 1 city hotel in Africa where a suite can cost more than $10,000
The view is spectacular.Rachel Askinasi/Insider
Rachel Askinasi
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South Africa's Coronavirus infections rise to 1,280
The total number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 1,280, Health Minister Zweli M…
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Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
"None of that goes away because the gangsters suddenly pretend to do something nice," Smith said. "…
PTI
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Kate Middleton attended a state banquet in a dazzling cape dress and a tiara that was worn by the Queen and Princess Diana
Kate Middleton and Camilla, Queen Consort, both honored the late Queen Elizabeth II with their outf…
Mikhaila Friel
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How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
In fall 2021, an Afghan family was resettled in Maine. This is the story of how they rebuilt their …
Elyse Lightman Samuels
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Water rescue expert says he 'doesn't blame' Arizona cops for not jumping into lake to save drowning man and 'putting their own lives in danger'
The safety trainer told Insider the Tempe officers "did the right thing" by not jumping in after th…
Natalie Musumeci
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The vacation outbreaks among vaccinated people on Cape Cod is proof that vaccines work, CDC director says
A COVID-19 outbreak among vaccinated people in Provincetown, Cape Cod, around July Fourth prompted …
Marianne Guenot
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Cape Town is running out of water - I visited and saw what the financial problems of 'Day Zero' look like on the ground
One reason that water is scarce is because of massive population growth, nearly double what it was …
Matthew Michaels
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24 vaccinated friends had a blowout vacation on Cape Cod. Though their symptoms were mild, 14 of them caught COVID-19, report says.
The cases were part of a bigger study that led the CDC to change its indoor masking guidance for va…