An action group in Cape Town has sought legal advice to see if Table Mountain crime victims can take class action against SA National Parks and the city, it was reported today.More than 270 people have fallen victim to crime on the Table Mountain range, reported the Cape Times.If class action was not feasible, the group would turn to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, said Andre van Schalkwyk, head of the Table Mountain Safety Action Group.This action followed the rape of a 19-year-old Norwegian exchange student on Signal Hill at the weekend.A closed meeting betw

Two people died and 600 shacks were destroyed in South Africa's winelands after a fire ripped through a shantytown, a fire services official said Friday. The blaze spread rapidly across a large area in Kayamandi in the scenic wine-producing town of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, in the early hours of Friday. "We had two fatalities," said Stellenbosch fire chief Leon Morta. Six hundred shacks were destroyed and 2,500 people left homeless.

KIMBERLEY, South Africa, Jan 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand beat South Africa by 27 runs in the second one-day international in Kimberley on Tuesday. New Zealand win the three-match series 2-0. Scores New Zealand 279 for eight (K. Williamson 145 not out, G Elliott 48; M. Morkel 3-71, L. Tsotsobe 2-38) South Africa 252 all out (C. Ingram 79, G. Smith 66; K. Mills 2-28, J. Franklin 1-52) (Editing by Ed Osmond)