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	Cape Colony - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cape Point (Cape of Good Hope) stands 840 ft. above the sea; Cape Agulhas 455 ft. Farther on the green-clad sides of the Uiteniquas Mountains are plainly visible from the sea, and as the traveller by boat proceeds eastward, stretches of forest are seen and numbers of mountain streams carrying their waters to the ocean.
		English is the language of the towns; elsewhere, except in the eastern provinces, the taal or vernacular Dutch is the tongue of the majority of the whites, as it is of the natives in the western provinces.
		Cape Colony entered the Union as an original province, being represented in the Union parliament by eight members in the Senate and fifty-one in the House of Assembly.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cape_Colony (17067 words)

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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).
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Cape_Town (4411 words)

	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.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-W/Western_Cape.php (912 words)

	Western Cape
		The Legislature is housed in Cape Town and has a total of 42 members; 24 seats are currently held by the ANC, 13 by the DA, 1 by the ID, 2 by the ACDP, and 2 by the UIF.
		The Western Cape is also diverse climatologically, with many distinct micro- and macroclimates created by the varied topography and the influence of both the Indian (warm water) and Atlantic (cold water) oceans.
		The primary highways are the N1 (from Cape Town to Three Sisters), N2 (from Cape Town to Bloukrans River), N7 (from Cape Town to Bitterfontein) and N12 (from George to Three Sisters).
	www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=27008 (1800 words)

	Western Cape Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
	www.realfact.net /Western-Cape-Province.article00000034.html (525 words)

	Routes Travel Info Portal: Laingsburg
		Laingsburg is named after John Laing who was Commisioner of Crown Lands at the time
		The town was laid out in 1881 and became a municipality in 1904.
		Laingsburg get only about 50mm rainfall per year, probably due to the fact that it lies on the border of the summer and winter rainfall regions.
	www.routes.co.za /wc/laingsburg (124 words)

	Cape Argus: All eyes on W Cape's hung municipalities
		With hung municipalities all over the Western Cape, all eyes will focus on how these councils go about selecting mayors - which could be an early indicator of what could lie in store for the Cape metro.
		The City of Cape Town is in a similar position and negotiations on possible coalitions and agreements have been continued since the results of the local government election became known late last week.
		The Cederberg municipality, which was scheduled to hold its first council meeting in Clanwilliam this morning, is split between the ANC with six seats, the DA with four and the ID with two.
	www.capeargus.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=3146112 (623 words)

	The Herald : News
		Cape Town — Municipal managers in the Western Cape — some of whom are tasked with administrating small towns of about 10 000 residents — are being paid salaries on a par with cabinet ministers, with some almost matching the presidential package.
		A survey of the 30 municipalities in the province revealed salary packages ranging from R326 000 to R775 000 a year for municipal managers.
		Western Cape Local Government MEC Cobus Dowry said: “Something, somewhere is very wrong that these guys are earning such huge salaries.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2003/08/14/news/n03_14082003.htm (207 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)

	The Democratic Alliance
		In stark contrast to the momentum that the DA is developing in the Western Cape, it is clear that the ANC continues to lurch from one crisis to another.
		The Western Cape Department of Housing continues to face a plethora of problems: under-expenditure of the budget by R141 million, an increasing number of informal settlements, and an overall housing backlog of 320 000.
		By contrast, of the top 10 municipalities with the highest HDI the vast majority are in the Western Cape and are run by the DA or DA coalitions: Overstrand, George, the City of Cape Town, Cape Agulhus, Mossel Bay and Stellenbosch.
	www.da.org.za /da/Site/Eng/Speeches/Speech.asp?ID=1337 (2690 words)

	VisitSouthAfrica.com - Explore South Africa - Western Cape
		Laingsburg has since been rebuilt and, today, there is little evidence of the disaster.
		Murraysburg is a typical Karoo town, on the road to Graaff-Reinet and the Eastern Cape.
		The Swartberg mountains are part of the Cape Fold mountain range, and the geological formations are chiefly of the Table Mountain group.
	www.visitsouthafrica.com /Explore_SA/WesternCape/Karoo/Karoo_Towns.asp (2792 words)

	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.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/pubs/umrabulo/umrabulo25/plan.html (7472 words)

	Beaufort West Local Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mayor of the municipality is Hendrick Truman Prince, of the ANC party.
		The racial makeup of the municipality is 15.80% Black African, 73.20% Coloured, 0.12% Indian/Asian, and 10.88% White.
		In the municipality the population is spread out with 32.1% under the age of 15, 18.5% from 15 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who are 65 years of age or older.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beaufort_West_Municipality,_Western_Cape (672 words)

	The Herald : News for the Eastern Cape
		Cape Town — Retired Judge Edwin King has agreed to lead the independent investigation called by the SA Rugby Football Union to look into allegations of racism within the Springbok camp....
		Cape Town — Disgraced struggle hero and former cleric Allan Boesak is facing criminal charges and a civil suit for alleged racial abuse of workers at his home....
		Cape Town — The SAS Drakensberg, with 27 Australian naval staff on board, is steaming to meet the Uruguayan fishing vessel Viarsa 200 nautical miles south of the Cape Peninsula, where the Australian team will be transferred to the suspected toothfish poaching vessel....
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2003/09/04/default.htm (889 words)

	Dowry: Statement on infrastructure development in rural Western Cape
		The CMIP allocation for Infrastructure in the Western Cape for the 2003/04 financial year is R183,7 million and for CMIP Capacity Building at municipalities is R5,6 million.
		Municipalities also contribute towards these infrastructure projects and therefore the value of the projects will be more than the CMIP contribution.
		For the current financial year (2003/2004) CMIP in the Western Cape is on track.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2003/03111115461002.htm (749 words)

	Beaufort West, South Africa – Go2Africa’s Guide for Eastern Cape Vacations
		The town of Beaufort West was founded in 1818 on the farm of Hooivlakte at the foot of the Nuweveld Mountain Range.
		Beaufort West was the first town to become a municipality and was connected to the telegraph line in 1875.
		Beaufort West is a town in the Eastern Cape.
	www.go2africa.com /South-Africa/eastern-cape/beaufort-west (353 words)

	Klein & Central Karoo, Western Cape
		The ornate Victorian building in which it is housed was the first Town Hall of South Africa's first municipality.
		Mossel Bay reaches the top of the Robinson Pass, there are views of a richly forested coastal plain, providing a striking contrast to the semi-arid landscape of the Klein Karoo.
		Cape Town Car Hire: Hire from international and local companies, which offer a wide range of cars, from budget to luxury.
	www.sa-venues.com /attractionswc/karoo-attractions.htm (1147 words)

	Kannaland Local Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The municipality has a total area of 4,759 km².
		For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.6 males.
		The annual income distribution in Kannaland Municipality is:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannaland_Local_Municipality (630 words)

	traffic fines speedtraps locations speedtrap detection in south africa - www.speedtraps.co.za
		Coming from Cape Town towards Green Point on what becomes Beach Rd. (BEFORE YOU REACH THE PERMANENT CAMERA near the pedestrian crossing at the Waterfront turn-off) a temporary camera is set up as you come around the bend paralell to Main rd. This is done on both sides of the road, alternately.
		A new permanent speedtrap has been installed on De Waal Drive, direction Cape Town, just after the speed limit is reduced from 80 to 60 km/h, a few meters past the pedestrian bridge at the bottom of the straight section before Roeland street/Jutland avenue.
		It is at the righthand turn after the municipality offices on the Pringle Bay side and the lefthand turn after Harold Porter-turnoff on the Kleinmond side.
	www.speedtraps.co.za /speedtraps/western-cape-speedtraps.php (3314 words)

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		The node is part of the WCDM 05 in the Western Cape and has three local Municipalities and a District Municipal Area which includes: Beaufort West Municipality (WC053) (7 wards), Prince Albert Municipality (WC052), Laingsburg Municipality (WC051) and DMA-Murraysburg (WCDMA05).
		The population spread is as follows: Beaufort West Municipality 33877, Prince Albert Municipality 9519, Laingsburg Municipality 5912 and DMA-Murraysburg 6159.
		Processing is seen as a major opportunity in the node for employment creation as raw materials are exported to neighboring regions such as the Breede River and Winelands Districts in the Western Cape and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.
	www.dplg.gov.za /html/progs/isrdpNodes/Karoo.htm (439 words)

	DPLG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is estimated that the recent floods in the Northern Cape and the Namaqualand area cost the South African government millions of rand in relief aid, and considerably more in terms of road and other infrastructural repairs - not to mention the huge social costs of the disaster.
		It is therefore logical that a country this prone to disasters should be as prepared for them as possible.
		Municipalities may not escape the ripple effects of droughts (often viewed as having only a rural focus).
	www.dplg.gov.za /documents/annualreport/dmg/dmgtypes.htm (800 words)

	SABCnews.com - south_africa/general
		Trains travelling from Pretoria, Johannesburg and Durban to Cape Town were delayed after a section of railway line was washed away during flooding at Laingsburg in the Western Cape, Shosholoza Meyl, Spoornet's long distance passenger train operator said today.
		She said the Trans Karoo train which left Pretoria yesterday was among the trains delayed as was a train which left Durban on the same day.
		Five farms in the Laingsburg municipality were flooded while telephone lines were down and roads closed off.
	www.sabcnews.com /south_africa/general/0,2172,49262,00.html (177 words)

	Dowry: Alleged mass grave in Laingsburg, Western Cape, to be investigated
		According to reports in the media there are allegations that victims of the 1981 Laingsburg flood were buried in a mass grave.
		The support towards municipalities is not always of a financial nature but must also, as is the case at Laingsburg Municipality, ensure that there is finality with regards to the tremendous tragedy that occurred in 1981.
		In consultation with the Mayor of Laingsburg I will request the Premier of the Western Cape, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, to launch an independent investigation into these allegations as soon as possible.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2002/02122009461006.htm (321 words)

	The Central Karoo \| Western Cape \| Country Info \| South Africa
		Beaufort West is situated conveniently between Cape Town and Johannesburg in the heart of the Great Karoo.
		Laingsburg is on the N1 approximately half way between Beaufort West and Cape Town.
		Laingsburg is the most geologically interesting area of the Central Karoo.
	www.getawayafrica.com /index.php?id=915 (828 words)

	Umvoto - South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A hydrogeological exploration programme, aimed at ensuring that the local Laingsburg Municipality can meet the basic water needs of 300 local residents, has led to a significant groundwater discovery at Perdekloof, a few kilometers south of the town.
		Umvoto is exploring the unproven groundwater resources of the Witteberg Group, a complex folded and fractured quartz sandstone layer outcropping along the northern front of the Witteberg range in the southwestern Karoo.
		The aim is to secure a sustainable water supply for the town, create employment opportunities and help the Laingsburg Municipality meet the essential water needs of about 30 households.
	www.umvoto.com /news_full.asp?ID=43 (381 words)

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		Advanced Life Support services in the Southern Cape will receive a huge boost from Monday 30 January, thanks to the re-introduction of the medical emergency helicopter service by the Health Department of the Western Cape Provincial Government and the SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service, says Pierre Uys.
		Oudtshoorn was chosen because of its ease of access to referral hospitals and its close proximity to the N1 and N2 highways, which have a notoriously high motor vehicle accident rate.
		The operational costs are partly recovered from the Health Department of the Western Cape Provincial Government, who contribute a monthly retainer and call-out fee for services rendered.
	www.ams.org.za /Nelspruit/news68.asp (661 words)

	Central Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa
		When travellers of the world decide to explore the Western Cape a discerning few find themselves in the Great Karoo, where nature dazzles on the endless plains and among the mountains.
		The Ou Schuur Project at the Karoo National Park is seeking to trace the roots of all communities which lived within the confines of this park.
		There are pottery shops in Beaufort West and in Murraysburg, where perhaps the best and most artistic collection of crafters in the whole Karoo is to be found, and there is a craft outlet in Leeu Gamka, sponsored by the Western Cape Tourism Board and run by the local community.
	www.centralkaroo.co.za (1318 words)

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