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Cape Province

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noun

  1. Official name: Cape of Good Hope Province.  Former name (1652–1910): Cape Colony.  a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town

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Each coffin has a photo of one of the victims in a 3,000-seater marquee in East London, a city in Eastern Cape Province.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2022

Helen Zille, the premier of Western Cape Province, which includes Cape Town, wrote in The Daily Maverick last week that she considers a shut-off inevitable.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2018

Steyn was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape Province, and won the Under-20 World Cup with South Africa in 2012 before moving to Italy that same year.

From Washington Times Nov. 23, 2017

The critically endangered geometric tortoise, like this one in South Africa’s West Coast National Park, is found only in Western Cape Province.

From National Geographic Nov. 11, 2015

All the junior players I talked to, from as far away as Natal, the Orange Free State and Cape Province, echoed the same problems: poor facilities, lack of tennis equipment, sponsorship or qualified coaches.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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