
Castle of Good Hope
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Oct 16, 2026
Ghoul Trotters
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15:26speaker_1UNKNOWN
and reportedly died of shock just a few days later.
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15:30ChelseaHOST
Anyhow, we're off to Africa now, where we're now ghost touring the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa.
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15:40ChelseaHOST
And this is the oldest existing colonial building in South Africa.
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15:46ChelseaHOST
And it carries a dark history of dungeons and torture.
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16:30ChelseaHOST
Executions by hanging and beheading were common, and drownings occurred during winter floods.
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16:36ChelseaHOST
This long history of suffering is directly tied to the castle's reputation as Africa's most haunted building.
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16:44ChelseaHOST
The Castle of Good Hope has hundreds of documented sightings, many from soldiers and security guards.
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16:51ChelseaHOST
The most famous include the government Pieter van Nuyt.
Cape Town Opera to open theatre academy at historic Mill House
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0:08Clarence FordHOST
Um, they've unveiled a very ambitious plan to establish a s- uh, a state-of-the-art training and production hub in the heart of the Mother City.
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0:15Clarence FordHOST
Uh, the new hub located at the historic Mill House that's opposite the Castle of Good Hope is set to make a very lasting impact on South Africa's creative future.
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0:25Clarence FordHOST
It's backed by the Judith Neilson Foundation.
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0:28Clarence FordHOST
Uh, the ambitious project, uh, will nurture the next generation of performers and equip young South Africans with practical skills and career opportunities across performing arts, film, television, and live events.
LIVE AND LOCAL: Krotoa painting sparks backlas
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6:43Hybre van NiekerkGUEST
That is good.
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6:44Hybre van NiekerkGUEST
But for me, what makes it for me a bit, you know, uneasy, I'm not happy with this, is the fact that it is now at the Castle of Godot, all right? It is there in a space, a historical place.
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7:00Hybre van NiekerkGUEST
It is a space where international visitors come to.
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7:05Hybre van NiekerkGUEST
And you walk through all the different exhibitions that they have there.
As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day, we turn the spotlight to a language deeply woven into the history and identity of Cape Town
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4:58Lerato DlalisaCORRESPONDENT
SCARPS has another place where its words can live.
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5:01Lerato DlalisaCORRESPONDENT
The Trilingual Dictionary launched at the Castle of Good Hope in April brings SCARPS together with Afrikaans and English, creating a formal record of a language that millions have carried through speech.
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5:14speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm from Lotus River and when I get to upper areas, I tell them to speak my language because it's a beautiful language.
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5:24speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My ginseng term in Afrikaaps, Lekker J.