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Topic: Breede River Municipality, Western Cape


  
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Cape Town is the economic centre of the Western Cape and serves as the regional manufacturing centre.
The Western Cape is an important tourist region in South Africa; the tourism industry accounts for 9.8% of the GDP of the province and employs 9.6% of the province's workforce.
Cape Town is served by two public universities: the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
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 Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa.
The Constitution of the Western Cape was adopted in 1998 and is available in the official languages of the province: Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.
Western Cape Province is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape Province, on the east by the Eastern Cape Province, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
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 Western Cape Province
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, with Cape Town as capital and 4 524 335 residents, according to the 2001 Statistics South Africa Census.
The Western Cape Province borders on the Northern Cape Province to the north, the Eastern Cape Province to the northeast and is flanked on the south and west by two oceans, namely the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean respectively.
The Breede River and Berg River are the main rivers in the Western Cape Province.
www.realfact.net /Western-Cape-Province.article00000034.html   (524 words)

  
 Ceres
The village lies 150km to the North-East of Cape Town.
The village lies 150 km to the North-East of Cape Town and after the discovery of diamonds in the interior in 1869, the road through Ceres became the main route to the North.
It is situated 9 km north of Ceres and 160 km from Cape Town.
www.places.co.za /html/ceres.html   (161 words)

  
 Blue Train South Africa Rail Tour
Departing guests are greeted with scenes of the lush and bountiful Western Cape, covered with vineyards and orchards and dotted with historic Cape Dutch and Flemish homesteads.
Built on the banks of the Touws River, it is situated at the summit of the Hex River Mountain Pass and was a great steam mecca in earlier times.
Established in 1818 on the banks of the Gamka River at the foot of the Nuweveld mountains, it was named after the fifth Duke of Beaufort.
www.drumafrica.co.za /blue-train.html   (1638 words)

  
 Visitors' Guide to Cape Town & Western Cape - History 3
Cape Town was transformed within a generation from a roadstead on Table Bay, to one of the major ports serving a rapidly developing sub-continent.
Cape Town has always been the liberal centre of South Africa, and it is ironic that the people of the Western Cape voted in the National Party as their provincial government.
Cape Town is the headquarters of the Southern African oil industry and many other industries involved with global commerce are locating their offices here.
www.cape-town.net /html/history3.htm   (1170 words)

  
 Western Cape
The Parliament is housed in Cape Town and has a total of 42 members; 19 seats are currently held by the ANC, 12 by the DA, 5 by the NNP, 3 by the ID, 2 by the ACDP, and 1 by the UDM.
The Western Cape Province’s total GDP is the third-highest contribution to the country’s total, at 14.6%.
Western Cape local government and housing MEC Richard Dyantyi tried to derail a plot by the left-wing faction of the ANC to remove Cape Town Mayor Helen Zilles government.
www.governpub.com /Capitals-W/Western_Cape.php   (1310 words)

  
 Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breede River/Winelands Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The mayor of the municipality is Philippus Rudolf de Wet of the DA Party.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 31.2% under the age of 15, 16.8% from 15 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breede_River/Winelands_Local_Municipality   (628 words)

  
 Karoo - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
During the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 three Republican Commandos, reinforced by the rebels from the Cape Colony, conducted widespread operations throughout the Karoo.
Fought both conventionally and as a guerrilla struggle over the Karoo's vast expanses, it was a bloody war of attrition wherein both sides used newly developed technologies to their advantage.
Although the boundaries of the region are not strictly defined, most people consider the western boundary of the Little Karoo to be in the region of Barrydale and the eastern boundary around Uniondale.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Karoo   (541 words)

  
 Rovos Tran - The Pride Of Africa
Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town.
Cape Town is the provincial capital of Western Cape Province as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the national Parliament and many government offices are located.
Cape Town is also served by Cape Town International Airport, the second-busiest airport in South Africa, and a major gateway to the city for tourists.
www.railsnw.com /tours/africa/rovos/cityinfo.htm   (4080 words)

  
 Worcester, South Africa
Worcester, in the Western Cape South Africa, with a population of 76894, is the largest town in the Breede River Valley.
Located 120km north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg, it is the administrative capital of the Breede Valley Local Municipality and the hub of the Western Cape interior's commercial and retail activity.
Worcester is located at an elevation of 220m and lies between the Breede River and the Hex River Mountains to the north.
www.breede.co.za /tourism_worcester.php   (564 words)

  
 A guide to real trade and investment opportunities in South Africa - January 2006
Drakenstein Municipality is one of five local municipalities in the Cape Winelands District Municipality.
The Eastern and Western shores of the Knysna lagoon are flanked by attractive and well-established ‘suburban' communities.
ensuring municipal financial viability – though the influence of predominantly poor migrants will continue to challenge the financial viability of the municipality, this is countered by positive cash flow and a reduction in debtors, both of which link to the growth of the town as a tourism and residential destination.
www.tradesa.co.za /Newsletters/January_2006.html   (7728 words)

  
 Visitors' Guide to Cape Town & Western Cape - General Information
Cape Town Tourism {+27 (0) 21 - 4264260} at the The Pinnacle, Corner Castle and Burg Streets, Cape Town.
Western Cape Tourism Board {+27 (0) 21 - 4265639/47} at the The Pinnacle, Corner Castle and Burg Streets, Cape Town.
Airports - Cape Town's International Airport has international and domestic sections and is approximately 17km from the city centre and 24km from Stellenbosch.
www.cape-town.net /html/visit1.htm   (1653 words)

  
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Breede Valley [Worcestor] Ward 1, in the Western Cape.
The ANC increased its percentage of the vote from 21% in December 2000 to 51% in the by-election on 15 September.
Breede River/Winelands, ward 3 in the Western Cape.
www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/pubs/umrabulo/umrabulo14/elections.html   (3222 words)

  
 Blue Diamond Travel
Worcester: The largest town in the Breede River valley and gateway to the imposing Hex River mountains on the northern line.
The railroad runs the length of the Hex River valley and climbs the escarpment of the central plateau emerging into the Karoo via the 16.3 kilometers of the Hex River tunnel system.
Klerksdorp: Within sight of mining headgear, the railroad follows the huge 'golden arc' a 500 kilometer river of gold stretching south-westward from Evander in Mpumalanga, through Gauteng and Johannesburg to the western 'line' in the Klerksdorp area of the North-West Province and continues south to the Welkom Gold Fields of the Free State.
www.bluedtravel.com /zatrbt.cptpre.route/show.aspx   (851 words)

  
 Western Cape Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on Cleanest Town competition
This year, 22 out of the 24 local municipalities entered the Western Cape competition and Minister Tasneem Essop personally congratulated the winners at a prestigious gala dinner and award ceremony held at Spier Wine Estate on Thursday, 23 November 2006.
The competition is open to metropolitan and local municipalities nationally, with provincial winners competing against one another for the national title.
Last year the Western Cape also did very well nationally, with Overstrand Hermanus municipality winning first runner-up in the local municipality category and the City of Cape Town taking the second runner-up in the Metro category.
www.info.gov.za /speeches/2006/06112911451001.htm   (678 words)

  
 A guide to real trade and investment opportunities in South Africa - June 2006
Breede Valley Municipality’s aim is to develop a comparative advantage around an anchor attraction for tourism, for example, Nekkies Resort on the banks of the Brandvlei Dam, a large irrigation dam.
Breede Valley’s proximity to Cape Town and its scenic beauty put it in the favourable position of being not too near to the metropolitan area, but also not too far for companies that want to use facilities there for breakaway sessions for strategic discussions.
Breede Valley provides the perfect location for the future expanse of the emerging aquaculture industry due to a large number of irrigation dams available for lease in the area, low entry barriers and a highly receptive Breede Valley Municipality.
www.tradesa.co.za /Newsletters/June_2006.html   (6559 words)

  
 IDEAS FOR TRIPS
Lourens River Guesthouse is the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful Western Cape.
Hangklip was formerly known as “cabo Falso” (false cape) because its resemblance of Cape Point sometime prompted sailors from the east to turn north earlier than they should have.
It houses the military personnel of the SA army in the Western Cape, the famous William Fehr Collection of historic artworks, the Castle Military Museum and ceremonial facilities for traditional Cape Regiments.)
www.lourensriver.co.za /English/ideas_for_trips.htm   (1480 words)

  
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Witzenberg, a mere hour and a half’s drive away from Cape Town on Route 62, is nestled in the Cape Winelands district and consists of five gems, namely Ceres, Tulbagh, Wolseley, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred’s Hamlet.
The valley is famous for its vast heritage of Cape Dutch architecture, fruit farming, forest area, breathtaking scenery and above all, peace, tranquility and old fashioned hospitality.
It was almost impossible to reach Ceres from the Cape - wagons actually had to be taken apart and carried over the mountains by pack animals.
www.witzenberg.gov.za   (641 words)

  
 TMG Deep Aquifer Pilot Project
The firm's head office is situated in Cape Town with a total staff of 200 and a PDI ratio of 55%.
The Cape Water Programme is situated in Stellenbosch and is one of the premier teams of water scientists and technicians in South Africa.
She has extended the methodology into the Berg and Breede WMAs through the TMG Groundwater Study for the City of Cape Town and into the Gouritz WMA through a study for Oudtshoorn Municipality and the WRC.
www.tmg-aquifer.co.za /team1.shtml   (1919 words)

  
 Routes Travel Info Portal: McGregor
In the Western Cape is a gem which has been there for over a century.
However, as there was another Lady Grey Village in the Eastern Cape, The postal authorities became confused and so it was that the name was changed to McGregor, in honour of the Reverend Andrew McGregor, a Scottish minister who was instrumental in establishing the Dutch Reformed Church in the Village.
McGregor is in the heartland of the famous Breede River wine Valley.
www.routes.co.za /wc/mcgregor/index.html   (438 words)

  
 Accommodation in Baardskeerdersbos, Western Cape
cape town accommodation • site-seeing and activities • cape town tours • car hire • maps
The reserve of Farm 215 is located mid-way on the gravel-road from Gansbaai to Baardskeerdersbos and onwards to Cape Agulhas.
A 2 hour drive from Cape Town, the retreat is a private and secluded place with a relaxed and intimate...
www.cape-venues.co.za /accommodation/baardskeerdersbos.php   (104 words)

  
 Breede Valley Local Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The municipality has a total area of 2,995 km².
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.5 males.
The annual income distribution in Breede Valley Municipality is:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breede_Valley_Local_Municipality   (634 words)

  
 Ceres South Africa
Ceres, a major town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa of 39,477 inhabitants.
It is situated in the Warmbokkeveld Valley (170km north-east of Cape Town), which is the climatically warmer cousin to the surrounding highlands, called the Kouebokkeveld.
Capetonians (Cape Town residents) flock to the town in droves in winter to ski or simply play in the powder, whilst in summer families come to pick cherries on various farms in the area.
www.breede.co.za /tourism_ceres.php   (180 words)

  
 Hermanus
From Rotary way all of Hermanus can be seen with a sweeping view to Cape Point and the mountain peaks of the far distant Franschhoek and Swartberg ranges.
The abbreviated form was adopted at the time when it became a municipality in 1894.
On 5 December 2000 the town of Hermanus became a part of the enlarged municipality of Overstrand.
www.deadduck.co.za /region/western_cape/overberg/hermanus/hermanus.htm   (485 words)

  
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The Silwerstrand Golf & River Estate consists of 168ha of prime land bordered by 1,5km of the Breede River just 2km south west of Robertson.
There will be 318 freehold erven, 83 ready-built villa’s and lock-up-and-go townhouses made available in three phases on both banks of the Breede River and around the existing 9-hole golf course.
The Western Cape department however seemed to want to block every move.” Brumer feels that the opinion of a small group of objectors, which in the case of Silwerstrand eventually dwindled down to one, holds far too much sway with the department.
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 Accommodation in Gansbaai, Western Cape
The Oystercatcher is a self catering beach house, perched on the magnificent cliffs of De Kelders in the quaint fishing village of Gansbaai.
Live the warmth of the sunsets, the magic of the whales and the beauty of the sea - at Crayfish Lodge.
Newly built, this beautiful modern 4-star guest house is designed to let you marvel at the sound of the whales, discover this pristine coastal area...
www.cape-venues.co.za /accommodation/gansbaai.php   (588 words)

  
 C Dowry on Western Cape service delivery
The Breede River/Winelands municipality will be the recipient of R 3,8 million for a new regional solid waste terrain and an Upgrade of the sewage works in Robertson, the rehabilitation of the water supply in Montagu and the upgrade of the sewage works in McGregor.
CMIP has now in total (1997-2004) spent R689,1 million on 1 063 municipal infrastructure projects ensuring that the most basic needs of the people of the Western Cape are being met and in the process approximately 2,411 million person days of employment were created.
The key to meeting these needs is the creation and maintenance of quality municipal infrastructure like good roads, a reliable supply of clean water, and the provision of sufficient electricity.
www.info.gov.za /speeches/2004/04041309461006.htm   (529 words)

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