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  Cederberg Municipality, Western Cape - Definition, explanation
Cederberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 7.96%, Coloured 78.23%, Indian/Asian 0.00%, White 13.74%.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 29.1% under the age of 15, 16.7% from 15 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who are 65 years of age or older.
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  Drakenstein Local Municipality at AllExperts
Drakenstein Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The mayor of the municipality is Christian Johannes George Leander of the NNP Party.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 15, 19.7% from 15 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 three public universities: the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).
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  Drakenstein Municipality, Western Cape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drakenstein Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The mayor of the municipality is Christian Johannes George Leander of the NNP Party.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 15, 19.7% from 15 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 The VOC Kruithuis, Stellenbosch, South Africa
In the turbulent days of the last quarter of the 18 th century, the Governor and the Political Council of Cape Town came to the conclusion that it was desirable to store ammunition in Stellenbosch.
For the reason that the Government of Cape Town itself had so much building to do, it was decided that the Landdrost and Heemraden of Stellenbosch should call for tenders for the erection of the building.
In 1971 the municipality agreed to allow the Stellenbosch Museum to take over the building for displaying the museum's collection of firearms, cannon, military uniform etc. Serious difficulties were encountered when attempts were made to combat the problem of dampness in the structure.
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 Bergrivier Local Municipality at AllExperts
The mayor of the municipality is Johannes Albertus Raats, of the DA party.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 5.04%, Coloured 75.57%, Indian/Asian 0.14%, and White 19.25%.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 15, 16.8% from 15 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 Western_Cape encyclopedia and info, forum and guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The capital of the Western Cape Province is the City of Cape Town.
The Constitution of the Western Cape was adopted in 1998 and is available in the official languages of the province, Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.
The racial makeup of the Western Cape is Black African 26.68%, Coloured 53.91%, Indian / Asian 1.00%, and White 18.41%.
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 property cape town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Cape Town suburb of Newlands is the home of the Western Province rugby team, one of the powerhouses in South African rugby, as well as Western Province cricket.3% have other or undetermined beliefs.1% of households use electricity for cooking, 75.
Following the British defeat of the Dutch in 1806 at Bloubergstrand, 25 kilometres north of Cape Town, the colony was ceded to the Crown on 13 August 1814.4% of households have a flush or chemical toilet.
[edit] Geography 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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 Wikipedia: Cape Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cape Town is also noted for its architectural heritage, with the highest density of Cape Dutch style buildings in the world.
Cape Town also has Olympic aspirations: in 1996, Cape Town was one of the five candidate cities shortlisted by the IOC to launch official candidatures to host the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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 province South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cape Town was soon no longer the single dominant metropolis in the country, but as a major port it too was a beneficiary of the mineral wealth that laid the foundation for an industrial society.
The Cape Town suburb of Newlands is the home of the Western Province rugby team, one of the powerhouses in South African rugby, as well as Western Province cricket.7% are Muslim, 0.0% from 15 to 24, 33.
The Cape Town suburb of Newlands is the home of the Western Province rugby team, one of the powerhouses in South African rugby, as well as Western Province cricket.css"; @import "/skins-1.0% R 9,612 – R 19,200 ($1,445 – $2,886) 25.8% for lighting.
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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.
Western Cape Province covers an area of 129 370 km2 of the southern-most tip of the African continent (roughly the size of England or the US state of Louisiana).
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.
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 Cape History
The trio settled at the Cape, and it is due to their influence that the period of prosperity and building activity in town and country, which marked the late 18th and early 19th century, has left us such a rich heritage of architectural beauty.
Cape Town was transformed within a generation from a smallish town on Table Bay, to one of the major ports serving a rapidly developing sub-continent.
Cape Town had always been the liberal centre of South Africa, and it is ironic that the people of the Western Cape initially voted in the National Party as their provincial government.
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 BGIS
Drakenstein municipality falls within the Cape Floristic Region, which is a global biodiversity hotspot, and was declared a World Heritage Site in June 2004.
The Cape Floristic Region is the smallest and most diverse floral kingdom in the world, and the only one to be contained within a single country.
Fynbos is the dominant vegetation group of the Cape Floristic Region, largely confined to nutrient-poor soils.
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 Cape Town South Africa Information - Cape Town History
The trio settled at the Cape, and it is due to their influence that the period of prosperity and building activity in town and country, which marked the late 18th and early 19th century, has left us such a rich heritage of architectural beauty.
In 1814 the Cape Colony was formally ceded to Britain by a convention under which Dutch vessels were to remain entitled to resort freely to the Cape of Good Hope for the purposes of refreshment and repairs.
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.
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 Finance24 : Empowering Financial Decisions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cape Town - Within hours of the start of the 15-day window for defections, the Democratic Alliance had lost both Cape Town and Drakenstein, the largest rural municipality in the Western Cape.
Cape Town was the only metropolitan area in South Africa not controlled by the ANC, which announced some weeks ago it would install Nomaindia Mfeketo as mayor.
After the celebrations, however, the councillors should know what their responsibility was, and that responsibility was to give the people of Cape Town and the Western Cape their dignity back, to bring dignity back to government and to govern in the interests of the people they represented.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Breede Valley Local Municipality
The mayor of the municipality is Alice Sarah Titus of the ANC Party.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 20.13%, Coloured 65.61%, Indian/Asian 0.33%, and White 13.93%.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 29.9% under the age of 15, 19.0% from 15 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 Most popular tourist attractions
Cape Town’s most famous landmark – a quick spin by revolving cable car to the 1 086m summit will give the visitor a grand view of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and of course the equally famous South African `Alcatraz’ – Robben Island.
Cape Town city center is known to many as the party capital of Africa, down just a few streets in the Mother City there are hundreds of bars, restaurants and clubs just waiting to be explored through to the wee hours of the morning.
Cape Town is also known as a pink city, offering a warm welcome to the gay and lesbian community.
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 Efficiency and Equity
Drakenstein and Stellenbosch municipalities might be viewed as unrepresentative of the economic and social patterns in the rest of the Western Cape Province and the nation.
Municipalities are given freedom to develop implementation strategies that meet geographically specific needs, yet the ability of local government to provide basic water to all households is limited by financial and administrative capacity.
Municipal managers expressed a lack of clarity about powers and functions with regards to water services because temporary authorization meant that there was a great deal of uncertainty about whether key functions would remain at the local level or be transferred to the district authority (Cameron 2003:19).
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 The plan to make local government work better receives decisive endorsement
The DA saw Cape Town and the Western Cape as areas which could be wrestled from the ANC.
In the first local government election in 1995 the ANC in the Western Cape decided to work with a number of civic organisations in Oudtshoorn, Beaufort West, Mossel Bay and Kannaland, which were mainly based in coloured areas.
The local government election results in the Western Cape conforms to the national picture, captured in a statement by the ANC National Executive Committee of 26 March 2006 that "the ANC's overall share of the vote has increased in every province in comparison with the 2000 local government elections.
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He is the founder of Stellenbosch, Drakenstein and Franschoek, and is responsible for the construction of many of the famous homesteads in the Cape.
Cape Town became the seat of the legislature while Pretoria the adminstrative capital and Bloemfontein the seat of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
The western half of the Cape Province was declared a "coloured preference area" which meant no fl could be employed unless it could be proved there was no suitable coloured person for the job.
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 iafrica.com | news | sa news | DA loses Cape Town
Cape Town was the only metropolitan area in South Africa not controlled by the ANC, which announced some weeks ago it would instal Nomaindia Mfeketo as mayor.
After the celebrations, however, the councillors should know what their responsibility was, and that responsibility was to give the people of Cape Town and the Western Cape their dignity back, to bring dignity back to government and to govern in the interests of the people they represented.
Cape Town has many divisions, but we're all united around the pride that we feel in Cape Town.
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 The Herald : News
Cape Town — WITHIN hours of the start of the 15-day window for defections, the DA had lost both Cape Town and Drakenstein, the largest rural municipality in the Western Cape....
Cape Town — South African prisoners will no longer be allowed to carry cash with them inside prisons from next year, the department of correctional services said yesterday....
Cape Town — A school to train spies and intelligence agents may soon be established in South Africa, once the Intelligence Services Bill, tabled in Parliament yesterday, becomes law....
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 IOL: 18 councillors cross floor to join ID
Speaking at a function in Cape Town - where six councillors from the Drakenstein and Cape Town municipalities were introduced - ID leader Patricia de Lille stressed that they would be expected to live up to the high standards set by the ID's national leadership.
Also addressing the gathering, former NNP Cape Town councillor David Sassman said he and his colleagues had been subjected to much intimidation and threats in their former party in the run-up to the crossing period.
Western Cape provincial ID leader Lennit Max emphasised that all the councillor crossing to the ID had obtained mandates from their constituencies, unlike the NNP defectors to the African National Congress who whose careers would be "short-lived".
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 Karoo: little karoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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.
Countless skirmishes took place in the region, with the Calvinia magisterial district, in particular, contributing a significant number of fighters to the Republican cause.
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.
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 Wine Routes Things to do in Cape Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When the Cape of Good Hope was no more than a tiny settlement, Governor Simon van der Stel ventured Eastwards to explore this wild and untouched land.
The Oude Pastorie (Old Parsonage) is a valuable historical sight, bought by the Municipality in 1937 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Huguenots' arrival.
Though not the oldest town, the establishment of the Paarl municipality in 1840 was a first in South Africa.
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 GEORGE MUNICIPALITY REVISED IDP 26 MAY 2004
George is situated in the Western Cape Province, more or less mid-way between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
In 1771 Outeniqualand was incorporated in the Cape Colony when the government started utilising the indigenous forests in the area and established a “houtkapperspost” (foresters post) where George is today.
The population growth rate of all the Municipal areas in the Western Cape is indicated in Tables 2.1 and 2.2.
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