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US: Crime threatens 2010 - 2006-11-26
The new US ambassador to South Africa said in an interview published on Sunday that few would travel to the 2010 World Cup in the country if crime continued at current levels. South Africa is battling some of the highest rates of murder and rape in the world and opposition groups and the media have accused the government of failing to curb crime... 
Tourists warned against SA - 2006-09-08
New Zealand's foreign ministry stepped up warnings about travel to South Africa saying crime was a serious issue with muggings and hijackings prevalent and advised visitors to be vigilant at all times, especially at bus stations and airports where organised gangs operated specifically in Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria. It also warned of the danger of hiackings on roads leading to Kruger Park and said visitors should only go to Table Mountain in groups to minimise the risk of attack...
Crime 'a major problem' - 2006-08-23
The government acknowledged that the country's crime rate was a major concern ahead of its hosting of the soccer World Cup in 2010. National crime statistics showed that nearly 19 000 murders were reported in the country of 47 million over 2004-2005, a 5.2% drop from 2003/2004. South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics worldwide - more than 55 000 cases were reported by police last year...
Beware Table Mountain! - 2007-02-12
Beware Table Mountain and Sea Point. Don't travel on the Shosholoza Mail. And, in Johannesburg, steer clear of Hillbrow. That's what foreign governments are telling citizens wanting to travel to South Africa...
Body found on Table Mountain - 2005-09-11
A post-mortem will probably be done at the Salt River mortuary on Monday to determine the identity of a partly decomposed body that was found on Table Mountain...
Man stabbed on Table Mountain - 2005-08-21
A couple was attacked on Cape Town's Table Mountain, the SABC radio reported on Sunday. The man sustained stab wounds and the woman...
Table Mountain attack: 2 hurt - 2006-12-22
Two British tourists were robbed and stabbed on Table Mountain on Friday afternoon, Western Cape police said. Two men armed with knives ordered the couple, both aged 55, to hand over their belongings at about 12:40 at McClear's Beacon...
Doc escapes mountain robbers - 2005-04-07
A Cape Town doctor has become the latest victim of crime on the slopes of Table Mountain...
Mountain gang robs UK tourists - 2005-04-14
Two British tourists were robbed while walking on Table Mountain, said Western Cape police on Thursday. Superintendent Riaan Pool said the couple was walking on the pipe track trail on the Camps Bay side of the Mountain when...
Tourists killed near Waterfront - 2007-02-17
Two British tourists were killed when they were knocked down by a speeding car at an intersection near Cape Town's V&A Waterfront ...
TV eyes for Table Mountain - 2004-12-14
A number of immediate measures have been put in place to increase security on Table Mountain, where tourists have been mugged recently, said the Table Mountain National Park. In the most-recent attack, an Austrian woman was raped. Before that, a Japanse woman was stabbed...
Stabbed on Table Mountain - 2004-12-09
Police are investigating a spate of muggings on Table Mountain - the most recent being the stabbing of a Japanese tourist...
Table mountain 'not safe' - 2005-11-20
A handful of security guards, the size of the park and the proximity of the city are all problems management of Table Mountain National Park have to deal with to make the park safe for tourists. The safety of hikers on the walking trails on Table Mountain relies on 42 security guards who are protecting this 22 000ha area...
Mugging on Table Mountain - 2005-11-20
Another person has been mugged in the Table Mountain National Park, park spokesperson Fiona Kalk said on Sunday. She said three men armed with knives confronted a woman in the Deer Park area above the Cape Town city bowl on Saturday afternoon and robbed her of her watch, a ring and some cash...
Table Mountain crime a concern - 2007-08-20
Concerns about threats to visitors to Table Mountain following weekend muggings. Several groups of hikers, tourists among them, were robbed on Lion's Head on Sunday in the latest of a string of attacks that have taken place on the mountain chain...
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