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Cape Flats

British

plural noun

the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland

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This area, just 20km outside central Cape Town on the Cape Flats, has been whittled down from over 3,000 hectares in the mid-1960s to under 2,000 hectares today.

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

A thick, cold mist hung over the Cape Flats during the ceremonies.

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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