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  Western Cape Province - The Encyclopedia
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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 Breede River Municipality, Western Cape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breede River Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 20.65%, Coloured 71.09%, Indian / Asian 0.00%, and White 8.22%.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.0% under the age of 15, 18.1% from 15 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 IOL: Langeberg mayor to answer for illegal dam
Langeberg municipality's mayor Theuns Botha is to be called before the provincial government's standing committee on the environment to explain the construction of an illegal dam at Stilbaai on the southern Cape coast.
The municipality illegally constructed the Olive Grove "earthfill" dam in the river bed of the Melkhoutfontein river, a tributary of the Goukou river on which Stilbaai is situated.
The municipality claimed the water was urgently needed because of summer water shortages in the rapidly growing town, and obtained a "post completion" permit from the department of water affairs and forestry.
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 WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South_Africa.
The capital of the Western Cape Province is the City of Cape_Town.
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 South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Provincial Parliament
The housing backlog in the Western Cape is estimated at 310,000 households, and this backlog is expected to increase to 460,000 households by the year 2010.
Municipalities will be asked tough questions, such as whether their IDP will succeed in extending basic services and transforming the landscape of apartheid.
In the Western Cape, municipalities budgeted R2.5 billion in capital expenditure for 2004/05, of which R1.5 billion was to be spent in the City of Cape Town.
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 property cape town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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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The lowest per capita expenditure of local municipalities is Langeberg with R18 524 710 and Kannaland with R13 806 150.
Local tourism is the one function where all municipalities have a dedicated budgetary amount, mostly in the form of a grant to a private body.
While the due date for implementation of ‘municipal health services’ in 2005, much work is required for municipalities to recognise the importance of environmental health functions and what their constitutional obligations for ensuring the rendering of services.
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 Language School Explorer - Information about Cape_Town
Cape Town is a popular tourist destination, offering the visitor a wide variety of activities such as water sports (including diving, surfing and sailing), angling, wine-tasting, shopping, scenic drives, mountaineering, hiking, kite-flying, hang-gliding and parasailing, and bird- and whale-watching.
Cape Town International Airport is the second biggest airport in South Africa and a major gateway for travellers to the Cape Region.
Both the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape are located within the Cape Town metropole, while Stellenbosch University is within a 50 km reach.
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 Cape Times - Laws on the environment flouted in 140 developments
In a shock disclosure, it was revealed yesterday that developers had flouted environmental laws in 140 cases in the Western Cape in the past year.
The provincial government repeatedly warned the Langeberg municipality that the dam should not be built, the ANC said, but the municipality "wilfully" ignored these warnings.
Of this, R400 000 came from municipal funds, "which have a strong bias in favour of addressing the needs of previously disadvantaged communities".
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 Getting Around on Your Cape Town Holiday. Best Cities & Towns to Visit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This valley was a source of wood during the early days of the Cape Colony.
You will find the most Cape Dutch style buildings around here compared to all the other towns in the South Africa.You have to do the wineroute of Stellenbosch that was the first to open in 1971.
It is, like the Cape, one of the most important wine producing areas in the country.
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 GEORGE MUNICIPALITY REVISED IDP 26 MAY 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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.
www.george.org.za /idp2004/200.htm   (717 words)

  
 afrika.no - NNP's reign crashes to an end in Western Cape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Turning to the Western Cape, Leon said that "as we predicted, the voters have dealt the New National Party a fatal blow - they sold out the voters and the voters took revenge".
On Thursday night, with the Western Cape ANC quietly celebrating the interim provincial results and the ID jubilant at its first achievement at the polls, Van Schalkwyk was left to fend off pressure to resign.
The ANC was anxiously keeping a close watch for the outstanding results from the Cape Town metropole and Rasool was wary of declaring an early victory.
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 Route 62 ~ Montagu
As the mountain Mecca of the Western Cape, Montagu is the perfect base for exploring the surrounding countryside.
WA Joubert was the first mayor of the newly-declared municipality in 1895, and within a few years water was laid on to every house in the town after having formally been carried from The mill.
However, the Municipality investigated all venues until a developer was found who gave Montagu Springs its present new look, and reconstruction of the Hotel had already been commenced by a local hotelier.
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 Langeberg Municipality, Western Cape Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Information about Western Cape - The Western Cape is a province in South Africa.
Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape, was part of the huge Cape Province.
Langeberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
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 The Mossel Bay - Langeberg District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This District is situated in the South Cape Region of the Western Cape Province.
It is one of four districts within the region and occupies the south western coastal plain and is bounded on its northern side by the Langeberg range.
Heidelberg Municipality, in the extreme west offers a 24 hour primary care service which is staffed by nurses.
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 iafrica.com | news | sa news Bredasdorp fire under control
Western Cape local government spokesperson Jan Bosman said the helicopters had stood down, and that "at this stage" the fire was under control.
He said there had been no casualties, and that earlier reports of destruction of a farm house were incorrect.
The fire was still burning towards De Hoop nature reserve and the fire fighting teams of Overberg District Municipality and Langeberg were still one the scene.
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 Swellendam
After Cape Town and Stellenbosch, Swellendam was the third settlement to be founded by the Dutch East India Company.
The yellowwood timbers used in the construction of the Drostdy were brought from the southern slopes of the Langeberg.
The town occupies a scenically superb situation in the Breede Valley at the foot of the Langeberg range where the four conspicuous peaks known as 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock and 1 o'clock form natural sundials by which early farmers told the time.
www.deadduck.co.za /region/western_cape/overberg/swellendam/swellendam.htm   (734 words)

  
 ~ Green Clippings ~   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the Western Cape Legislature, Robin Carlisle claims a list containing the names of 34 developers or applicants for planning or environmental approval, is in fact an NNP fund-raising document.
Johan Gelderblom, Western Cape MEC for Environment Affairs and Development has said that the provincial government would be changing its laws governing environmental impact assessments (EIAs) due to the large backlog in processing development applications.
The Swartland and Namaqualand in the Western Cape are in the grip of a drought which in some regions is the worst in 10 years, with the Clanwilliam dam only 12% full.
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 ► Dageraad Guesthouse - Robertson - Western Cape, South Africa bed and breakfast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Comfortably positioned in the heart of the picturesque Western Cape, Robertson is only about 90 minutes by car from Cape Town's city center and even closer to Cape Town International Airport.
The imposing Langeberg Mountains to the north and the Riviersonderend Mountains to the south have created the Breede River Valley.
The length of the trail is 38 km.
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First prize, a cheque for R7 000, was presented to class teacher Bettie Rust, by Andre Gaum, Western Cape Minister of Education, at a special function in the Goldfields Educational Centre at Kirstenbosch on September 20.
Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Premier of the Western Cape Province, has invited the overall winners of both the primary and high school sectors of the competition to join him for dinner soon.
The Western Cape's Integrated Tourism Development and Road Signage Framework is being launched at a series of regional road shows in October.
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It is roughly the size of the American state of Louisiana or the European nation of England.
The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 in the Western Cape is R 18,703 ($3,150).
Provincial Government of the Western Cape ( http://www.westerncape.gov.za/)
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 Routes Travel Info Portal: Barrydale
It was built on the farm Tradouw Hoek and became a municipality in 1921.
One Joseph Barry left England in 1817 and settled in South Africa where he made his fortune as a trader in the Overberg during the first half of the 19th century.
Within five years a community had sprung up at the foot of the mountains on the Little Karoo side - which was to become Barrydale - so called after Joseph Barry - the first true entrepreneur to see the potential of our region.
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As of the census of 2001, there are 194,419 people and 44,409 households residing in the municipality.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 21.35%,
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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 A guide to real trade and investment opportunities in South Africa
Boland District Municipality (BDM) is located in the scenic heartland of South Africa's Western Cape Province, covering an area of approximately 22 289 square kilometres with an estimated population of 600 000.
Western Cape province ('Overberg' literally means 'over the mountain' and describes the region to the east and south-east of Cape Town).
Theewaterskloof Municipality was formed on 5 December 2000 from the amalgamation of the Caledon, Grabouw, Greyton, Riviersonderend and Greyton Municipalities, as well as the Botrivier, Tesselaarsdal and Genadendal Transitional Rural Councils, and today serves a population of some 93 000 people.
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 Southern African National Parks - SAPARKS.COM
Bateared fox is common as are springbok, Cape Mountain Zebra, kudu, gemsbok, red hartebeest, mountain reedbuck, grey rhebok and eland.
Tsitsikamma is a Khoisan (early inhabitants of the area) word meaning, "place of much water." The park incorporates 80km of rocky coastline with spectacular sea and landscapes, a remote mountainous region with secluded valleys covered in mountain Fynbos and temperate high forests with deep river gorges leading down to the sea.
Sheltered by the rugged bastion of the Langeberg Mountains, and bordered to the south by the peaceful Breede River, the Bontebok National Park provides a refuge for not only bontebok, but also for other species such as Cape mountain zebra, red hartebeest and grey rhebok.
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 MOELLER HELPS TO SOLVE RESORT'S WATER PROBLEMS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For years the growing Western Cape seaside resort of Stilbaai has had to impose water restrictions as holiday crowds flocked there during the peak seasons, Easter and December.
According to Mrs Carolien Saayman, Town Planner of the Langeberg municipality, which incorporates Gouritsmond, Albertinia, Riversdale, Heidelberg, Slangrivier, and Witsand, along with Stilbaai, the town’s permanent population of 5 000 swells to 16 000 with visitors over the Easter holidays and to 35 000 in the summer holiday season.
Stilbaai, the new tourist mecca in the Western Cape.
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 iafrica.com | news | sa news DA denies losing Cape Winelands town
Stellenbosch is "not yet lost" to the Democratic Alliance, as the party is still negotiating with independents, DA Western Cape chairman Theuns Botha said on Wednesday.
Botha said currently 285 of the 356 DA councillors in the Western Cape remained loyal to the party.
The DA expected to keep control of the municipalities of George, Langeberg, Mossel Bay, Knysna, Swartland, Bergriver, West Coast District, Breede River/Winelands, Cape Agulhas, Garden Route/Klein Karoo District and Prince Albert.
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