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A fact from Rondebosch Fountain appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 January 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Rondebosch Fountain (pictured), a cast-iron water trough and one of the first electric street lights in South Africa, is being rebuilt in aluminium after a speeding car demolished the original?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rondebosch Fountain.

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The current reference needs a functioning link, as the current link routes to a 404 error. Spencerco1 (talk) 01:13, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

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