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  Cape_Town - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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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 Bay Hotel Cape Town
Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
It is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts to the west; to the north of Cape Cod Bay lie Massachusetts Bay and the open ocean.
Cape Cod Bay is the southernmost extremity of the Gulf of Maine.
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 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.
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 Western Cape Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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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 Oudtshoorn - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Oudtshoorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Town on the Little Karoo plateau, Western Cape province, South Africa, 443 km/275 mi west of Port Elizabeth; population (district 1991) 68,100.
Oudtshoorn is the centre of the ostrich feather industry, and of a district which is an important producer of tobacco, fruit, wine, honey, cereals, alfalfa, and vegetable seeds.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Oudtshoorn   (111 words)

  
 VisitSouthAfrica.com - Explore South Africa - Western Cape
Oudtshoorn and district is a region of incredible contrasts.
To the north and Oudtshoorn and the Outeniqua mountains to the south are surpassed.
Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world; some beautiful ostrich palaces still bear witness to an opulent past during the turn of the century feather booms.
www.visitsouthafrica.com /Explore_SA/WesternCape/Karoo/Karoo_Towns.asp   (2792 words)

  
 Western Cape Clean-Up Operation 2001/2002
The Western Cape Clean-up Operation was initiated in 2001 by the Western Cape Department of Environmental and Cultural Affairs and Sport.
The Western Cape Clean-up Operation was implemented in several towns across the Province during 2001/2002.
Municipalities who were lacking the resources to provide basic clean-up services in these areas were funded to start up these services.
www.capegateway.gov.za /eng/directories/projects/15003/71189   (1940 words)

  
 Karoo - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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.
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.
The main town of the region is Oudtshoorn.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Karoo   (541 words)

  
 Klein & Central Karoo, Western Cape
Oudtshoorn: Know as "The Feather Capital of the World" because of the flourishing ostrich industry.
Entry to the poort is via Klaarstroom, 55 kms east of Prince Albert en route to Oudtshoorn and the coast.
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)

  
 SA PROMO -Summary of the Western Cape
Snow in the Kouebokkeveld District near CeresThe 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.
Agricultural town of TulbaghThe Western Cape Province's total GDP is the third-highest contribution to the country's total, at 14.6%.
The Western Cape is the most highly educated province with a very skilled workforce in comparison to any other African region.
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 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.
In 1837 it was proclaimed the first municipality in South Africa and is known as the capital of the Karoo.
Situated 30 km north of Oudtshoorn, the caves were carved out of a limestone belt, situated at the foothills of the great Swartberg mountain range.
www.drumafrica.co.za /blue-train.html   (1638 words)

  
 South African Travel Information Oudtshoorn Tourist Information South Africa Western Cape Oudtshoorn Climate De Rust ...
Oudtshoorn is the ideal venue for any conference or event, and a great place to retire to.
Oudtshoorn is weaved into the heart of the welknown Klein Karoo and in this spectacular region lies the picturesque little towns that give life to the environment, namely:
Oudtshoorn is divided into four main sectors with Wesbank being the elite part of town.
www.oudtshoorninfo.com /gen_info.php   (383 words)

  
 Eden District Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map of South Africa showing the Eden District (within the Western Cape).
The Eden District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Map of the Western Cape, showing the Eden DMA in blue.
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 Accommodation Oudtshoorn Real Estate Klein Karoo Travel Tourism Garden Route South Africa - Golf estate developers ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Williams said he believed the municipality's decision to withdraw had rendered the court action moot, apart from the question of costs.
Williams said the municipality had been holding a R1,6-million deposit from 1997, when a first agreement had been signed with the then developer of Paradyskloof, Swedish investor Johan Zetterberg, who had won the tender from the municipality.
Asked to comment, the developers referred the Cape Argus to their legal adviser, Hendrik Kotze, who said he had also not been officially informed by the municipality on its decision to resile from the agreement.
www.oudtshoorn.co.za /content/view/2128/51   (906 words)

  
 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.
www.george.org.za /idp2004/200.htm   (717 words)

  
 Routes Travel Info Portal: Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn is named after Baroness Gesina EJ van Reede van Oudtshoorn, wife of George E Bergh, who was the superior administrative officer in the area at the time
The Cango Caves, 30Km north of Oudtshoorn, consists of more than 30 interconnected caves and named after the San name for the mountain, Kango, which means Water.
Oudtshoorn was established in 1847 on the farm Hartenbeesrivier, owned by CP Rademeyer.
www.routes.co.za /wc/oudtshoorn/index.html   (312 words)

  
 Western Cape Clean Up Operation underway, 11-26 October
Municipalities who applied throughout the province have been given approval for the funding of their WECCO urban and rural renewal projects that focus on waste collection, recycling, greening and environmental education.
This semi-desert area is one of the poorest, with a high rate of unemployment, in the Western Cape.
The funding of Municipalities to carry out the aims of WECCO is only the first part of the overall objectives of this project.
www.info.gov.za /speeches/2001/0110111146a1001.htm   (642 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)

  
 South Africa, Western Cape Province travel information accommodation guide
Regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world, the Western Cape offers breathtaking scenery, from the folding mountains of the Swartberg to the greens and reds of the Boland and Garden Route vineyards.
This landmark monument at the end of the Cape Peninsula was erected to honour Bartolomeu Dias, who rounded the Cape in 1488, and died on a subsequent voyage.
The Western Cape is renowned for producing some of the world's finest and award-winning wines.
www.south-africa.org.za /western-cape-province   (2431 words)

  
 George Local Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The mayor of the municipality is Marius Swart of the DA Party.
The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 27.28%, Coloured 50.38%, Indian/Asian 0.26%, and White 22.08%.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 15, 18.2% from 15 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Local_Municipality   (640 words)

  
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He thanked the people of Oudtshoorn and surrounding areas for their patience over the past few months during the interruption of the service, which was launched in June 2005.
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.
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 SABCnews.com - south_africa/crime1justice
Cameron says of the 26 local and metro municipalities in the Western Cape, only four are controlled outright so the question would be why only Cape Town and why not the Western Cape as a whole.
Dyantyi said his consideration on the changing of the mayoral executive system in the Cape Town municipality is not an attempt to place the ANC back into power.
He says earlier this year calls were made that he places Cape Town's municipality under administration, but that he could not find a reason to do that.
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 SABCnews.com - south_africa/general
The Suikerbult community in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape is planning to lodge a civil claim against the municipality because they accuse the municipality of building houses on graves of their family members.
The Suikerbult community wants the Oudtshoorn Municipality to relocate the graveyard, including the graves that are allegedly under the houses.
The municipality says it will defend a civil claim because their investigations revealed at the time that the housing project was outside the boundary of the graveyard.
www.sabcnews.com /south_africa/general/0,2172,130126,00.html   (200 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)

  
 Garden Route Accommodation / Garden Route Real Estate South Africa - Oudtshoorn plans airport upgrade for 2010
The Oudtshoorn municipality is planning an upgrade of the town‘s airport that will enable it to carry more cargo on a daily basis and make it an alternative passenger airport.
Municipal local economic development manager Greg Baartman said an environmental impact assessment and a feasibility study would also have to be done before someone was appointed to begin the upgrade.
The Oudtshoorn airport‘s landing strip is 1,7km long compared with the one in George, which is 2km long.
www.gardenroute.org.za /content/view/2003/51   (599 words)

  
 Armoria civica - Grahamstown
The second and third are the arms of Jan van Riebeeck, first Commander of the Cape of Good Hope Colony (or, to be more accurate, those of his son Abraham).
These arms were granted (with an anchor as supporter) to the Raad der Gemeente Kaapstad (Cape Town Community Council) in 1804, and the three annulets were later incorporated into the arms of the Cape Colony.
However, during the apartheid years it was used officially as the name of the municipality created to administer the fl townships which had previously fallen under the administration of the Grahamstown Municipality.
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 Gamkaskloof - Die Hel - The Hell - Accommodation - Camping
The turnoff is approximately 50kms from Oudtshoorn and 25kms from Prince Albert.
After a road was constructed in 1962 the 'Gamkasklowers' gradually left the valley and Cape Nature Conservation moved in; the last active farmer sold his farm to Conservation in 1991 (although a syndicate of four doctors from Cape Town own what's been described as some of the best land there).
The Cape Nature Conservation, to their credit, realized that the valley is a treasure house of flora and fauna as well as a unique cultural microcosm.
www.gamkaskloof.com   (3642 words)

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