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Topic: Overberg Municipality, Western Cape

	Encyclopedia: Overberg Municipality, Western Cape
		Overberg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
		The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 3.5%, Coloured 55.5%, Indian/Asian 0.0%, and White 41.0%.
		In the municipality the population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 15, 9.8% from 15 to 24, 42.2% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Overberg-Municipality,-Western-Cape (1962 words)

	Western_Cape_Province LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		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.
	language.school-explorer.com /info/Western_Cape_Province (922 words)

	Cape Town - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		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.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Cape_Town (2237 words)

	Hair Capes -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Theewaterskloof Municipality, Western Cape (northwest) The municipality also borders the Atlantic and Indian oceans on the south.
		The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 5.58%, Coloured 68.80%, Indian/Asian 0.14%, and White 25.49%.
		In the municipality the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 15, 15.3% from 15 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/64/hair-capes.html (618 words)

	Visitors' Guide to Cape Town & Western Cape - History 3
		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.
		Cape Town has always been the liberal centre of South Africa, and it is ironic that the people of the Western Cape voted in the National Party as their provincial government.
		Cape Town is the headquarters of the Southern African oil industry and many other industries involved with global commerce are locating their offices here.
	www.cape-town.net /html/history3.htm (1170 words)

	Cape Town: university of cape town, city of cape town, cape town b (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cape Town is dealing with the major problems like AIDS, Tuberculosis and violent drug-related crime in these areas, including one of the highest homicide rates in the world.
		Cape Town is the meeting point of three South African national roads: the N1 to Pretoria and ultimately the Zimbabwean border, the N2 to Durban and the N7 to Namibia.
		Cape Town is South Africa's second port after Durban, in 2004 it handled 3161 ships and 9.2 million tonnes of cargo.
	winelib.com /wiki/Cape_Town (2602 words)

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		Cape Town is a popular tourist destination, offering the visitor a wide variety of activities such as water sports (including diving, surfing, kite-surfing and sailing), angling, wine tasting, shopping, scenic drives, mountaineering, hiking, mountain-biking, kite-flying, hang-gliding and parasailing, boat trips, and bird- and whale-watching.
		Whale Watching is popular, with one of the world's largest population of Southern Right Whales found off the coast of the Cape Peninsula and the surrounding areas of the Western Cape during the breeding season (August to November).
		Cape Town is the meeting point of three South African national roads: the N1 to Johannesburg and Pretoria and ultimately the Zimbabwean border, the N2 to Durban and the N7 to Namibia.
	uimag.com /?title=Cape_Town (2759 words)

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		CAPE was launched at a public forum in September 2000 and its objectives and proposed priorities enjoy broad support in both government and civil sectors.
		A Coordinating Committee of government agencies has been established to oversee the implementation of CAPE; a memorandum of understanding was signed in September 2001 committing the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, the Ministry of Water Affairs and Forestry, and the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provincial governments to the plan.
		Among the endemics, the Cape sugarbird and orange-breasted sunbird are avian flagships for the CFR based on their attractiveness and critical role in the ecosystem as pollinators of many fynbos plants.
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	Most popular tourist attractions
		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.
		An hour east of Cape town `over the mountains’ is the Overberg with a coastline of holiday-friendly beaches, picturesque seaside towns, an ancient lighthouse that has witnessed many a shipwreck (at Cape Agulhus) and a whale route that draws more whales and more watchers each year.
	www.capetownviews.com /attractions.htm (1518 words)

	Trade and Investment Journal from South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		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.
		In 2003, Theewaterskloof Municipality was named the third-best municipality in the Western Cape for excellence in service delivery in the Vuna or Municipal Performance Excellence Awards, presented by the National Department of Provincial and Local Government.
		Scarcely an hour from Cape Town, the region is near enough to the major city to be convenient, but also far enough away to really feel like it is away from the pace of the city.
	www.tradesa.co.za /Investment/story_2413.shtml (793 words)

	A Virtual Travel to South Africa's Provinces
		The Eastern Cape is located on the south eastern seaboard of South Africa and is the second largest province with an area of 170 600 sq.
		Situated in the north-western part of South Africa, the Northern Cape is the largest province of the nine provinces, about trice the size of Germany, but it's the province with the smallest population.
		Cape Gateway is a single point of access to government information and services for the citizens of the Western Cape.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/south_africa_provinces.htm (842 words)

	Western Cape Province
		The Western Cape Provincial Administration had a 2004 budget of R16.4 billion ($2.8 billion).
		CAPE TOWN: A Briton appeared in a South African court yesterday for allegedly starting an inferno on the slopes of the famed Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town in which a 65-year-old British woman died.
		A British tourist appears in a South African court in connection with the Cape Town fire in which a UK woman died.
	www.measuroo.com /eth-W/Western_Cape_Province.php (1007 words)

	SABCnews.com
		The Eastern Cape municipality reports that 75.9% of voters made their crosses for the ANC, 12.59% for the DA, 5.36% for the NNP and 1.66% for the UDM.
		In the Western Cape, with about 5% of the voting district results in, the CSIR predicts that the combined ANC and NNP vote will give the coalition an outright majority in the Provincial Legislature.
		Overberg is the first municipality to declare complete results because it has only one voting district.
	www.sabcnews.com /Features/ERS/Flashes_more/0,2221,61,00.html (483 words)

	IOL: Western Cape
		Cape Town Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo has rejected the Democratic Alliance's memorandum about the state of the fire services in the city, saying it is an attempt to whip up emotions before the municipal elections.
		Disgraced former Western Cape premier Gerald Morkel is back on the campaign trail, knocking on doors and pumping hands and seldom, to be sure, having to remind anyone who he is. Michael Morris reports...
		Stellenbosch municipal manager Bruce Kannemeyer, accused of corruption in the Travelgate scandal, is also under investigation by the Scorpions for the alleged "flmail" of a travel agency and a food outlet.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=2934 (1752 words)

	Cape Argus - Millions down drain in Overberg flood
		Damage to infrastructure in the Overberg caused by torrential rains is likely to cost tens of millions of rands and repair work will probably take about four months to complete.
		MEC for housing and local government Marius Fransman has dispatched a joint operational disaster team to the flooded Overberg region which has borne the brunt of the storm that hit the Western Cape on Sunday.
		Cape Agulhas mayor Willem Schonken told the Cape Argus that the other roads are "reasonably accessible" and that the worst of the crisis is over.
	www.capeargus.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=49&fArticleId=2482284 (493 words)

	Cape Town, Table Mountain and Cape of Good Hope in the Western Cape of South Africa
		Cape Town lies in the Western Cape which is home to Table Mountain, Winelands, the Overberg, Klein Karoo, West Coast and part of the Garden Route which stretches into the Eastern Cape.
		The entire story of the Republic of South Africa began in the Western Cape over 350 years ago, when it was inhabited by the San, Khoi and Bantu speaking tribes.
		Cape Town was proclaimed a municipality in 1840 and the town burgeoned from there on.
	www.rainbowtours.co.za /capetown.htm (1283 words)

	SABCnews.com - south_africa/general
		The Cape Agulhas municipality is the worst hit with severe flooding of houses and farmlands.
		Agri-Western Cape says although some farmers in the province are smiling, others have been left stranded after rivers flooded their farms with severe damage being caused to infrastructure.
		Several municipalities in the Western Cape's Overberg region remain on high alert as torrential rain lashed the region.
	www.sabcnews.co.za /south_africa/general/0,2172,101890,00.html (300 words)

	Storm damage in the Western Cape - Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wet and cold conditions are still prevalent in the Peninsula and the Disaster Management component of the Department of Local Government is in constant contact with the City of Cape Town with regards to problem areas and we are monitoring the situation closely.
		Following yesterday's brief report on the situation in the rest of the Western Cape, we have received an update from District Municipalities.
		Cape Gateway is a government service aimed primarily at citizens of the Western Cape, providing information on local, provincial and national government
	www.capegateway.gov.za /eng/your_gov/3576/news/2003/aug/54378 (351 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Cape Town judged SA's cleanest city
		Cape Town has been judged the cleanest metropolitan area in South Africa in the 2003 Cleanest Town Competition.
		The Western Cape also took first place in the local council category, which was won by Overberg Municipality.
		The Khara Hais council in the Northern Cape took second place, while third position went to Likhanji in the Eastern Cape.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/273734.htm (192 words)

	The Herald Online News
		PERLEMOEN poaching is at a new high along the Eastern Cape coastline and efforts to stop the poisonous tide are being thwarted by “professional jealousy and a lack of vision”.
		Nelson Mandela Bay spokesman Lourens Schoeman confirmed that the municipality and the city’s environment unit “are in the preliminary stages of discussing the first draft of possible inter-governmental partnerships, mainly regarding the estuaries along the region’s coastline and not perlemoen poaching in particular”.
		The task team member said the MCM HQ proposal for involving the municipality was apparently prompted by the strategy adopted a year ago in the Western Cape, with the department working in co-operation with Overberg municipality.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2005/09/15/news/n10_15092005.htm (469 words)

	Swellendam
		After Cape Town and Stellenbosch, Swellendam was the third settlement to be founded by the Dutch East India Company.
		On 12th November 1743 the Council of Policy nominated separate members for the country court of the Lower Breede River, and on 31st August 1745 a new district was proclaimed.
		On 5 December 2000 the town of Swellendam became a part of the enlarged municipality of Swellendam which embraced the towns of Suurbraak and Barrydale.
	www.deadduck.co.za /region/western_cape/overberg/swellendam/swellendam.htm (734 words)

	business
		Dr Golding was commenting following a presentation by Michael Farr, CEO of the Cape Town Partnership, who was addressing agents at a recent Pam Golding Properties' Western Cape meeting, who said that Paarl's CBD has the potential to be rejuvenated, create jobs, attract investment and secure a growing number of domestic and foreign visitors.
		PUBLIC participation and co-operation between landowners, the Western Cape Provincial Administration's Transport Branch, Drakenstein Municipality and various consultants has enabled the design for the upgrading of sections of two major roads in Paarl to proceed without adversely affecting the historically sensitive vineyards and buildings in the area.
		According to UWP's Cape Town branch manager Adrian Skea, the alternative proposal of realigning Jan van Riebeeck Drive to the west of the existing road was the preferred choice of most of the land owners affected by the proposed reconstruction of this road.
	www.paarlpost.com /archive/130203/business.html (1109 words)

	Klein & Central Karoo, Western Cape
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		Klein and Central Karoo Attractions and Destinations: The principal towns of the Karoo are Oudtshoorn, Calitzdorp, De Rust, Uniondale, Beaufort West and Prince Albert.
		From Oudtshoorn, where the road to 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.
	www.sa-venues.com /attractionswc/karoo-attractions.htm (1240 words)

	Fires in the Cape
		City of Cape Town Fire and Emergency Services aided by 4 fixed wing bomber aircraft and a spotter plane were deployed and the fire is now reported as ‘contained’.
		Firefighting personnel from all agencies, already exhausted from veld fires and fires in informal settlements during the preceeding weeks, are currently regrouping and assessing the potentially disastrous fire danger period ahead.
		Zane Erasmus, Programme Manager: Fire, for Cape Nature, who are the custodians of much of the protected and water catchment areas in the Western Cape says that the burnt area ‘ is in the epicentre of the fynbos biome where there are the highest number of fynbos species, some of which don’t occur anywhere else.
	www.fire.uni-freiburg.de /GFMCnew/2006/01/0106/20060106_za.htm (1912 words)

	City of Cape Town - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The City of Cape Town has expressed its commitment to support the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's (DWAF) decision to impose water restrictions in the Western Cape Water Supply area from 1 October 2004.
		Water users in the Cape Metropolitan Area will be informed of the severity of restrictions, the fines applicable for non-compliance and the impact of restrictions on the water and sanitation tariff through public advertisements and Water Restriction Notices.
		The Western Cape has historically been a water scarce region as far back as 1872 and this has had a significant impact on water supply and demand in the Cape Metropolitan Area.
	www.capetown.gov.za /press/Newpress.asp?itemcode=904 (602 words)

	OVERBERG Bed and Breakfasts Accommodation Western Cape South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Waterkloof Guesthouse, a free range ostrich farm, is situated in the scenic vastness of the Southern Cape, near Swellendam and Heidelberg.
		The phenomenal, all encompassing vista of the bay is gently embraced by the picturesque mountains beyond.
		Farm 215 is not a farm at all; it is fynbos-reserve in the Southern Overberg of 800 hectares, crowned by some of the highest peaks in the area and scarred by kloofs up to a 100 meters deep.
	www.capestay.co.za /western-cape-accommodation.asp?CatID=3&RegionID=9 (977 words)

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