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Mutual Railway Station
Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual is a particularly busy station because it is the junction at which the Central Line towards Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha diverges from the Northern Line main line to Bellville. The station is divided into two parts, connected by a platform-to-platform bridge. To the north there is a side platform and an island platform, serving three tracks of the Northern Line; to the south, an island platform containing a single bay, serving three tracks of the Central Line. There is a station building on either side of the tracks. Notable places nearby * Old Mutual South African headquarters * Maitland Cemetery * Pinelands Jewish Cemetery * Conradie Hospital * College of Cape Town College of Cape Town (CCT), is a public TVET Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrorail Western Cape
Metrorail Western Cape is a network of commuter and suburban rail services in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality (metropolitan area of Cape Town) and in the surrounding towns of Malmesbury, Western Cape, Malmesbury, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Wellington, Western Cape, Wellington in the Western Cape Province, Western Cape province of South Africa. It is operated by Metrorail (South Africa), Metrorail, which operates commuter rail services in the major cities of South Africa. The network is fairly comprehensive, however, some key areas have no service; notably the Atlantic Seaboard, Western Beach area, and Durbanville. There are 85 operational trainsets, made up of 1094 coaches. There are 671 scheduled trains per weekday, operating over of the track to 122 train station, stations and 4 railway halt, halts. In 2018 there were around 500,000 daily users of the service. The services are divided into three areas, each of which has various branches. All services either comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Line (Cape Town)
The Central Line is a commuter rail service in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. Central Line services operate along two routes from central Cape Town to Langa, and then along three branches from Langa to various areas in the south-east of the city. The first branch runs to Mitchell's Plain, the second to Khayelitsha, and the third passes through Belhar to terminate in Bellville. Route Central Line trains depart from Cape Town station on one of two routes. The first route runs along the original Cape Town–Bellville main line through Salt River to Maitland, and then branches south to pass around the western and southern edge of Pinelands to Langa station. The other route runs along the relief main line past Paarden Eiland and then branches south through Kensington to Mutual station; from Mutual it runs along the eastern edge of Pinelands to Langa. From Langa station all trains pass through Bonteheuwel station; some continue east through B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of Cape Town
College of Cape Town (CCT), is a public TVET College located in Cape Town, South Africa, in the province of Western Cape, and it mainly serves students from the Southern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs region, along with Klipfontein District. The college is one of the oldest TVET institutions in Cape Town. CCT was founded in 1900 making it the oldest TVET college in South Africa. Through various campus, CCT has over 11 233 plus students. As a TVET colleges, the college offers both career-oriented vocational and occupational programmes in a wide range of fields. CCT College operates nine campuses throughout the Western Cape Province. History It was founded in 1900 as a normal high school and took its present name in 2002, After transitioning to a college, its initial mission was to provide education for Coloureds and black Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conradie Hospital (born 1994), Namibian rugby union player
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Conradie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bolla Conradie (born 1978), South African rugby union footballer * J. H. Conradie (1897–1966), South African politician, advocate and judge * Louis Conradie (born 1996), South African rugby union player *Pieter Conradie (born 1994), South African sprinter *Wian Conradie Wian Conradie (born 14 October 1994) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Conradie previously played for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby He was named to Namibia's squad for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinelands Jewish Cemetery
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Pinelands may refer to: Australia * Pinelands, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region * Pinelands, Northern Territory, a suburb in City of Palmerston South Africa * Pinelands, Cape Town, a suburb United States * Pine Barrens (New Jersey) * New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve * Pinelands Regional School District, a school district in Tuckerton, New Jersey, USA ** Pinelands Regional High School, a high school located in the aforementioned school district * Plymouth Pinelands, a geographical region surrounding Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA See also * Pineland (other) * Pine barrens Pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pineland areas occur throughout the U.S. from Florida to Maine (see Atlantic coastal pine barrens) as well as the Midwest, West, and Canada and parts of Eurasia. Perhaps the most well known pine-barre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitland Cemetery
Maitland may refer to: Places *Maitland, New South Wales, Australia **City of Maitland, a local government area *Maitland, South Australia, Australia * Maitland, Tasmania, Australia *Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada *Maitland, Ontario, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville * Maitland, Huron County, Ontario, Canada *Lake Maitland, a dry lake in Western Australia, Australia * Maitland Volcano, British Columbia, Canada *Maitland, New Zealand *Maitland, Cape Town, South Africa *Maitland, Florida, United States * Maitland, Missouri, United States * Maitland, Pennsylvania, United States *Maitland, South Dakota, United States * Maitland, West Virginia, United States Rivers *Maitland River (Western Australia) *Maitland River, Ontario, Canada *Maitland River (South Africa), a river in South Africa Other uses * ''Maitland'' (1811 ship) * ''Maitland'' (1870 ship) * Maitland (surname), an English and Scottish surname * Clan Maitland, a Lowland Scottish clan * , a ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellville Railway Station
Bellville mainline railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Metrorail Western Cape railway network, after Cape Town railway station, the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line (Cape Town), Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line (Cape Town), Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town. Bellville Station is a major terminus for Golden Arrow Bus Services, Golden Arrow buses; it also has a large minibus taxi rank. To the south of the station is Transnet Freight Rail's main marshalling yard for the Cape Town area. The station building is on the northern side of the tracks, attached to a side platform. There are four island platforms and an island containing two bay platform, bays for trains traveling to and from Cape Town. The platforms are linked by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Line (Cape Town)
The Northern Line is a commuter rail service in South Africa that in the Cape Town metropolitan area and its surroundings and is operated by Metrorail Western Cape. Northern Line services operate from central Cape Town to Bellville, and then from Bellville along three different routes. The first route runs along the main Cape Town–De Aar railway line to Paarl and Wellington. The second route passes through Stellenbosch to terminate at Muldersvlei station on the main line, while the third also passes through Somerset West to terminate in Strand. Operations on the Northern Line halted in March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Operations resumed in late 2021 with trains on the relief main line past Century City and Monte Vista terminating at Kraaifontein. In early 2022, operations on the old main line through Salt River and Maitland as well as operations to Wellington resumed. In November 2023, operations to Strand resumed. In 2024, operations on the line to Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha () is a township (South Africa), township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa language, Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be one of the largestNew, Assertive Women's Voices in Local Election by Erna Curry, 29 January 2011 and fastest-growing townships in South Africa. History Cape Town initially opposed implementing the Group Areas Act passed in 1950, and residential areas in the city remained unsegregated until the first Group Areas were declared in the city in 1957. When Cape Town finally started implementing the Group Areas Act, it did so more severely than any other major city; by the mid-1980s, it had become one of the most racia ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell's Plain
Mitchells Plain is a large census designated sub-place located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs. It is located on the Cape Flats on the False Bay coast between Muizenberg and Khayelitsha. Conceived of as a "model suburb" by the apartheid government, it was built during the 1970s to provide housing for Coloured victims of forced removal due to the implementation of the Group Areas Act. At an estimated population of 290,000–305,000 people, it comprises a number of sub-sections which reflect the diverse class backgrounds of the population. It was once a major stronghold of the United Democratic Front, the broad-based ANC-sponsored anti-apartheid body. It also has one of greater Cape Town's biggest shopping centres, known as the Liberty Promenade. History Mitchells Plain was created by the apartheid government i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mutual
Old Mutual (officially Old Mutual Limited) is a South African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group, operating across Africa. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the Namibian Stock Exchange and the Botswana Stock Exchange. Old Mutual was founded in South Africa by John Fairbairn in 1845 and was demutualised and listed on the London Stock Exchange and other stock exchanges in 1999. It introduced a new strategy, called 'managed separation', that entailed the separation of its four businesses – Old Mutual Emerging Markets, Nedbank, UK-based Old Mutual Wealth and Boston-based Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM) – into standalone entities in 2018. This led to the demerger of Quilter plc (formerly 'Old Mutual Wealth') and the unbundling of its shareholding in Nedbank. The business, which is now largely based in South Africa, provides sponsorship and supports bursaries at South African universities. History The compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality (South Africa), metropolitan municipality. The city is known for Port of Cape Town, its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by ''The New York Times'', and was similarly ranked number one by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in both 2016 and 2023. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town, which contains its Cape Town CBD, central business district (CBD), is History of Cape Town, the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a signi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
