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As of August 2024 one mission is planned to be launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, and three from Wallops on an Antares 330. Cygnus is the only cargo freighter to launch on four different launch vehicles: the Antares 100 series , Atlas V , Antares 200 series and Falcon 9 Block 5 . [ 26 ]
The 1969 Tulbagh earthquake remains the most destructive earthquake in South African history. The earthquake occurred in the Tulbagh area and measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, stronger than that of the 1809 Cape Town earthquake which destroyed a local Milnerton farm. [3] [4] 14 April 1970. Tulbagh - Ceres - Wolseley area.
Part of the Cookhouse Wind Farms (Eastern Cape) seen from the N10. Gouda Wind Farm just outside the town of Gouda, Western Cape. Map all coordinates in "Category:Wind farms in South Africa" using OpenStreetMap. As of 2023, South Africa has 37 operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 3,560 MW.
Naval ensign of South Africa. This is a list of active South African Navy ships. As of 2023, there are approximately 49 ships in commission including: 4 frigates, 3 submarines, 2 minesweepers, 1 replenishment vessel, 1 survey vessel, 5 tugboats and 33 patrol vessels .
Location of South Africa. South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country.
GMP per capita (2011) US$19,656 [8] Website. capetown.gov.za. Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [11] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [12]
Phalaphala FM. Power FM (Power 98.7 FM) Radio 702 [2] Radiokansel / Radio Pulpit. RSG – previously Afrikaans Stereo, Radio Suid-Afrika (1985), Afrikaanse Diens van die SAUK (1937) SAfm – previously Radio South Africa (1985), English Service (1936) Smile 90.4FM. Cybatar Tunes. Thobela FM.
This is a list of political parties in South Africa. South Africa is a democratic but one-party dominant state with the African National Congress as the governing party. Other parties such as the Democratic Alliance govern the Western Cape Province and municipalities , with some in coalitions with smaller parties.