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 Location Map
The Tulbagh valley is situated in the Witzenberg Municipal area, near to Wolseley, Prince Alfred's Hamlet, Gouda and Ceres in the Boland (Highland) district of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Cape towns such as Wellington, Malmesbury, Paarl, Franshoek, Riebeek Kasteel, Malmesbury, Piketberg, Porterville, Stellenbosch,Worcester and Rawsonville are within three quarters of an hour's drive from the valley.
Cape Town and Somerset West and the West Coast towns of Yzerfontein, Saldana Bay and Velddrif, are only within about one and a quarter hour's drive from the valley.
www.tulbagh.net /tulbagh_location.htm

  
 SABCnews.com - south_africa/social
About 3 000 residents of rural Chatsworth, a small settlement near Malmesbury in the Swartland, say they are being sidelined by the local DA municipality, because they are ANC supporters.
Anton Bredell, the mayor of Malmesbury and a DA member, denies using service delivery as a bargaining chip for votes in the upcoming election, but admits the municipality is dealing with a massive backlog.
Glorien Shor, the ANC councillor, says municipality is using strong-arm-tactics to force the community to vote DA during the upcoming local elections.
www.sabcnews.com /south_africa/social/0,2172,99286,00.html

  
 West Coast
Cape Gateway is a government service aimed primarily at citizens of the Western Cape, providing information on local, provincial and national government
Mamre (historic village and mission station on the R307) A mission station was established at Groene-kloof (Mamre) near Malmesbury in 1808 by the Moravian Missionary Society at a former military outpost on the farm Louwplaas as well as the farms De Groene Kloof and Cruywagenskraal.
When the slaves began to march to Cape Town, the Govenor, the Earl of Caledon, dispatched soldiers to the troubled area and all 326 slaves were taken prisoner.
www.capegateway.gov.za /eng/your_gov/8115/pubs/public_info/P/82884/9

  
 IOL: Western Cape
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has confirmed that the company whose bus crashed near Malmesbury, killing two pupils, will be investigated to determine whether it met its tender obligations.
The Western Cape's justice department is trying to locate 820 women who have not come forward to claim a total of R500 000 in maintenance payments, according to the department's regional head, Hishaam Mohamed.
Cape Metrorail drivers and guards are caught between the demands of commuters and the rail authority about the issue of broken doors and have threatened to strike, officials have said.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2934   (1759 words)

  
 Western Cape Health Budget Speech 2005 / 2006
Psychiatric hospitals are allocated R285 million and TB hospitals and chronic hospitals (Maitland Cottage Hospital, Booth Memorial, Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre, St Joseph's, Malmesbury Infectious Diseases Hospital and Nelspoort Hospital) are allocated R64 million and R97 million respectively.
The challenge of the Western Cape is to address inequity, to develop our communities and by doing so make the Western Cape a Home for All.
Only about 30 operational EMS staff remain in the City of Cape from the more than 350 staff originally.
www.capegateway.gov.za /xho/your_gov/5918/speeches/2005/apr/103919   (1759 words)

  
 CAPE COLONY - LoveToKnow Article on CAPE COLONY
The chief wine-producing districts are those of the Paarl, Worcester, Robertson, Malmesbury, Stellenbosch and the Cape, all in the south-western regions.
The western coast line, from the mouth of the Orange to the Cape peninsula, runs in a general south-east direction with no deep indentations save just south of 33 S. where, in Saldanha Bay, is spacious and sheltered anchorage.
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.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CAPE_COLONY.htm   (1759 words)

  
 Nosh! Website
Swartland Wine Cellar, R45, Malmesbury, Western Cape South Africa.
The Swartland boasts not only some of the best vineyards in the Cape region but also an annual olive festival amongst it's many attractions.
An area rich in vines, culture and produce, this is one of the breadbaskets of South Africa.
www.noshnews.co.za /wineshop/swartland.htm   (1759 words)

  
 Darling Swartland Tiscover Town Map
Darling is situated within the Swartland area of the Cape West Coast with Malmesbury 32 km away on the R315 traveling inland.
The R307 takes the scenic route over hill and dale past the Moravian Mission village of Mamre towards Atlantis where it turns back to join the R27 back to Cape Town.
you are now in: South Africa / Western Cape / West Coast / Swartland / Darling
www.tiscover.co.za /za/guide/5za,en,SCH1/objectId,RGN108za,season,at1,selectedEntry,plan/plan.html   (1759 words)

  
 Getting Around on Your Cape Town Holiday. Best Cities & Towns to Visit
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.
You'll find Stellenbosch is the heart of the winelands - a town made alive by its large student population.
It is, like the Cape, one of the most important wine producing areas in the country.
www.best-places-in-capetown.com /cape-town-holiday.html   (1759 words)

  
 Church Hills Boutique Guest Accommodation, Riebeek West, South Africa
Easily found from Cape Town by taking the N7 to Malmesbury, and then on to the R46 over the Bothmanskloof Pass into the Riebeek Valley.
Situated approximately one hours drive away from Cape Town and the lnternational Airport, the magnificent vistas, climate and agriculture mimic those found in the many regions of the Mediterranean.
The journey takes approx 1 hour from the centre of Capetown.
www.roomsforafrica.com /establishment.do?id=690   (1759 words)

  
 Witzenberg Local News
The proposed Eskom Cape Strengthening Project causes alarm to the residents of the Tulbagh valley and adjacent communities of Gouda, Ceres, Prince Alfreds Hamlet and Riebeek Kasteel and Malmesbury.
Witzenberg Municipal Council lays it on the line to Eskom in respect of the proposed 765kv power line.
Municipality participation conspicuously lacking as indicated by the apparent absence of any Councillors or officials at the meeting.
www.witzenberg.net /local_news.htm   (1759 words)

  
 Gouda, Riebeek Kasteel Malmesbury affected areas
This section of map cropped and reproduced from the EIA document of the Cape Strengthening Project, shows how the impact on the power line could affect the Riebeek Kasteel valley.
The visual impact on this relatively flat valley could be quite profound.
www.tulbagh.net /tulbagh_to_malmesbury_powerlines.htm   (1759 words)

  
 South African Travel Guide - A quick guide to the best of South African travel, tours and maps - map of Western Cape, South Africa
Tulbagh to Malmesbury and N7 to Cape Town
Via the R326 to Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas and Arniston,
Via the R60 to Worcester, R43 to Ceres and Tulbagh,
www.satravelguide.com /wcape-route-map.html   (1759 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
Matroosberg TRC, Paarl LC and TRC, Saron, Wellington, Witzenberg TRC
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (1759 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (1759 words)

  
 Routes Travel Info Portal: Malmesbury
Malmesbury is named after the Earl of Malmesbury, father in law of the Birtish Governor of the Cape, Sir Lowry Cole
A settlement grew and was known by the name Swartland.
The general area got the name Zwarte Land, or Swartland, from Jan van Riebeeck.
www.routes.co.za /wc/malmesbury/index.html   (1759 words)

  
 [No title]
Provincial Administration Western Cape, seated in Cape Town.
Including the former Winelands District Council, Breede River District Council and the following Municipalities: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Wellington, Ceres, Wolsley, Worcester, Rowsonville, De Doorns, Touws River, Robertson, Ashton, Montaque, Bonnievale and Mcgregor.
West Coast District Council and the following Municipalities: Malmesbury, Morreesburg, Piketberg, Citrusdal, Vredendal, Van Rhynsdorp, Lambertsbay and West coast Local Council.
members.lycos.co.uk /tacla/western_cape.htm   (191 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (191 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (191 words)

  
 [No title]
Provincial Administration Western Cape, seated in Cape Town.
Including the former Winelands District Council, Breede River District Council and the following Municipalities: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Wellington, Ceres, Wolsley, Worcester, Rowsonville, De Doorns, Touws River, Robertson, Ashton, Montaque, Bonnievale and Mcgregor.
Includes Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Ceres, Worcester and Robertson Municipalities.
members.lycos.co.uk /tacla/western_cape.htm   (191 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (191 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (191 words)

  
 SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITIES
Blaauwberg, Cape Metropolitan Council, City of Cape Town, Tygerberg, Helderberg, Oostenberg, South Peninsula, West Coast DC, Winelands DC Mayor: Mr G Morkel
Bo-Langkloof TRC, Haarlem, Klein Karoo DC, South Cape DC, Uniondale LC and TRC
Bitterfontein/Nuwerus, Clanwilliam TRC, Malmesbury TRC, Rietpoort, Vanrhynsdorp TRC, Vredendal TRC, West Coast DC Mayor: CJA de Jongh
www.doh.gov.za /department/foodcontrol/sa_municipal/wc-municipal.html   (191 words)

  
 The Namibian Africa News More land invasions feared in SA
Last week Western Cape land claims commissioner Allan Roberts went on an emergency mission to the rural areas, including the Karoo and the southern Cape, after reports of organised land invasions reached his office.
Ruth Hall, a senior researcher at the Centre for Rural Legal Studies, said there was a growing need for land in the Western Cape, especially in the rural parts of the province, where there was a rising trend of retrenchment and evictions from farms.
More land invasions feared in SA WESTERN CAPE - Land hunger in the Western Cape is threatening to spark a series of invasions by the homeless, led by political groups, the province's top land official warned.
www.namibian.com.na /2001/July/africa/0129AC909.html   (191 words)

  
 RugbyRugby : Latest News
Malmesbury in the Swartland of the Western Cape takes its name from the oldest borough in England, Malmesbury in Wiltshire.
That came about because Sir Lowry Cole, governor of the Cape, named the town after his father-in-law, Sir James Harris, the 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
Malmesbury in England is an ancient time, dating back to a 7th century monastery around which a town grew.
www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_45540.shtml   (399 words)

  
 Kersefontein - a Greenwood Guides Place to Stay in Western Cape, West Coast - South Africa
between Hopefield and Velddrif, Hopefield, Western Cape, West Coast
View full listing for Western Cape, West Coast
Bypass Malmesbury, 5km later turn left towards Hopefield.
www.greenwoodguides.com /display.asp?Page=58   (399 words)

  
 iafrica.com news sa news Heavy rains devastate Western Cape
Rainfall figures included 116 millimetres at Grabouw; 164mm for Hermanus; 97mm for Cape Point; 62mm for Slangkop; 60mm for Malmesbury; 34mm for the Cape Town city bowl and 42mm for Beaufort West.
"The full extent of the damage is still being assessed," said Shanaaz Majiet, head of the Western Cape local government department.
The municipalities of Cape Agulhas, Overstrand and Theewaterskloof were on "high alert" as torrential rains lashed communities and caused untold damage on Monday.
iafrica.com /news/sa/190868.htm   (480 words)

  
 Islamic Revival, Dawwah
The focus of the roving da'wah team this month was the area of the Boland, the West Coast of the Western Cape.
The program began at the Malmesbury Correctional Services where Shaykh Abdullah Hakim, Maulana Abdul Khaliq, Maulana Khatieb, Maulana Qasim Bosch, Fareed Matthews, and other Muslim representatives met with a team of the area managers of the prison facilities.
The weekend of June 22-24, 2001, witnessed the launch of the Da'wah Caravan program for the Initiative of Islamic Awareness.
www.hakimquick.com /caravan.htm   (480 words)

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