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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.
	www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/Western_Cape_Province (913 words)

	Tourism Cape Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Constitution of the Western Cape was adopted in 1998 and is available in the official languages of the province, Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.1% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 34.
		Western Cape Province -, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import "/skins-1.4% have a cell-phone.4% are Black African, 43.7%) White (18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 34.
		Western Cape Province From, the free encyclopedia.0%) The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa.pedia.
	www.best-mvi-search.com /Tourism-Cape-Town.aspx (3423 words)

	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.
	www.school-explorer.com /info/Cape_Town (2070 words)

	LitNet: Taaldebat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following complaints lodged with the Western Cape Language Committee regarding monolingual direction signs in the City of Tygerberg and the Helderberg Municipality, the Language Committee decided on 6 June 2000 to not only investigate the matter, but to extend the investigation to language policy and planning at all local authorities in the Western Cape.
		At the Cape Metropolitan Council and Ashton Municipality internal communication is in Afrikaans, Xhosa and English according to the language preferences of the employees and council members.
		It is therefore proposed that every municipality in the Western Cape formulate a practically executable and affordable policy on trilingualism based on an enabling provincial framework and the draft language policy for the Western Cape.
	www.litnet.co.za /taaldebat/wke.asp (3410 words)

	Accommodation Western Cape South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Cape Peninsula and the region around Cape Town offer wonderful walking and hiking opportunities from right in the middle of the city where the mountains can be accessed very easily (such as Lion's Head and Devil's Peak) to further afield in the surrounding mountain ranges.4% of households have a flush or chemical toilet.
		Cape Town is the tourism capital of South Africa, receiving the largest number of tourists of any South African city.1% of Whites.
		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.5% are Jewish, and 0.
	www.best-mvi-search.com /Accommodation-Western-Cape-South-Africa.aspx (3961 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Montagu 'a disaster zone'
		Western Cape premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk has called on President Thabo Mbeki to declare the magisterial districts of Swellendam, Montagu and Robertson disaster zones in view of the serious destruction and suffering caused by the heavy flooding on Monday.
		He said he also indicated to Mbeki that the Western Cape government would appreciate it if the national ministers for provincial and local government and social development could personally visit the affected areas and report back to the president.
		The Western Cape government has appointed an ad hoc cabinet committee consisting of Van Schalkwyk, Finance MEC Ebrahim Rasool, Agriculture and Ttourism MEC Johan Gelderblom, Transport MEC Tasneem Essop and local government MEC Cobus Dowry to further assess and quantify the damage — particularly to infrastructure, agriculture, local government capacity, and tourism.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/223017.htm (567 words)

	Western Cape govt funding for Overberg tourism projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At the handing over ceremony this morning, Johan Gelderblom, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Tourism and Gambling, said that the funds were allocated in accordance with the guidelines of the provincial Integrated Tourism Development Framework, that was introduced this year and will in the next ten years guide tourism development in the Western Cape.
		The Swellendam Municipality is currently busy with a marketing strategy to attract more tourists, business and manufacturing opportunities to the area, to encourage economic development and to create jobs.
		A priority for the municipality is to upgrade the entrances of Swellendam and Suurbraak to become more tourism friendly and to provide easier and more visible access from the N2 highway.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2002/02121715461001.htm (533 words)

	Swellendam
		By the winter of 1795 the burghers of Swellendam had had enough of the misrule of the Dutch East India Company and on 17th June, lead by their strong man Commandant Delport, they stormed the Drostdy and ejected Landdrost A.A. Faure.
		Swellendam continues to be a busy centre of a thriving agricultural district notable for wheat and wool and the largest output of Youngberries in South Africa.
		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)

	Trade and Investment Journal from South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		Acting Municipal Manager Mr Adonis states that the primary goal for the Theewaterskloof Municipality must be to bring economic growth into the area.
		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)

	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)

	Getting Around on Your Cape Town Holiday. Best Cities & Towns to Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
	www.best-places-in-capetown.com /cape-town-holiday.html (1488 words)

	Trade and Investment Journal from South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		The main agricultural sectors, and also the main employment sectors, are deciduous fruit farming in the valley and wheat and livestock farming in the northern regions.
		Grabouw is one of the few towns in the Theewaterskloof Municipality that lies on the N2 national highway which links the Cape Town metropolitan area with the Garden Route and the Eastern Cape.
	www.tradesa.co.za /Investment/story_2383.shtml (911 words)

	Route 62 ~ The Mary Myrtle Rigg Memorial Church
		The first Town Council was established in 1922 and the first Municipality was declared in 1953.
		As the inhabitants of the valley prospered, the town grew.
		Streets were tarred, electricity was supplied in 1951 and municipal water was made available in 1953.
	www.caperoute62.com /marymyrtleriggchurch.htm (1577 words)

	SaExposed - Towns Online in Western Cape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This town is only 220 kilometers from Cape Town and is a favourite coastal town known for its seafood as well as its natural wonders such as Verlorenvlei (a marsh) which lies between Elandsbaai and Redelinghuys.
		George is located in the Cape Wildflower Floral Kingdom next to the coast at the eastern end of the Western Cape Province and has a low rainfall Mediterranean type climate with activities to keep you busy all year round.
		The Municipality is known as the Berg River Municipality and Piketberg is the principal town that includes Velddrif, Porterville, Aurora, Redelinghuys, Eendekuil, Goedverwacht and Wittewater.
	www.saexposed.co.za /webpages/wctowns.htm (8220 words)

	Western Cape Provincial Parliament
		Heritage Western Cape will also be requiring that the organisations that are established to ensure the conservation of the heritage resources in the Western Cape, register in terms of the relevant legislation to ensure closer cooperation with civil society.
		The Western Cape Football Fraternity attended a successful summit that articulated the football needs of the Western Cape that constitute the core of the Western Cape plan for the FIFA World Cup 2010 and which is being driven by Government in conjunction with relevant SAFA affiliates of the Western Cape.
		Needless to say, if the Western Cape Province is serious about securing these “golden 2010 World Cup opportunities,” it will have to become equally serious in availing required financial resources, and creating an enabling environment for joint-ventures with private sector to establish itself as a football supporting province.
	www.wcpp.gov.za /enews/enews_view.asp?id=82 (5733 words)

	Marijuana.Com Marijuana Seeds & Drug Test Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The municipality also borders the Indian Ocean on the south.
		As of the census of 2001, there are 135,409 people and 35,525 households residing in the municipality.
		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.
	thedrugwar.org /wiki/George_Municipality,_Western_Cape (178 words)

	Van Schalkwyk: Western Cape Government Imbizo Week: Swellendam community
		This is particularly true in the rural areas of the Western Cape where many of our communities did not receive the necessary resources and support in the past.
		In 1975 the Railton Clinic was built as a health-care centre to be used exclusively by the coloured community of Swellendam - whilst the white community made use of a clinic at the Municipal offices.
		From the nurses to the doctors to the surgeons and administrators, the people of the Western Cape are served by amongst the most professional and dedicated health-care workers in Africa.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2003/03072209461006.htm (747 words)

	South Africa - Farm Accommodation - Guest House - Swellendam - Route 62 - Cape Country Routes
		Jan Harmsgat Guest Farm is situated between the towns of Swellendam on the N2 and Ashton on the R62.
		The guest house is a 2 hour drive from Cape Town, on a working farm in the scenic Klein Karoo winelands region of South Africa.
		The towns of Robertson, Montagu, and McGregor are within close proximity and Cape Agulhas (the southern tip of Africa) is an easy hours drive away.
	www.jhghouse.com /home.html (440 words)

	Routes Travel Info Portal: Swellendam
		Swellendam is named after Hendrik Swellengrebel, Governor of the Cape, and his wife Helena ten Damme
		The Drostdy (Magistracy) was built in 1747 and the district named after Swellengrebel and his wife Helena Ten Damme.
		There are several Cape Dutch, Cape Georgian and Cape Victorian buildings in town.
	www.routes.co.za /wc/swellendam (101 words)

	South Africa Swellendam Surroundings and Towns around Swellendam Western Cape South Africa
		Swellendam has many old building, some of which date from the 18th century, but many more were built during the town's boom years in the mid-19th century.
		The hand-drawn pontoon over the Breede River at Malgas, 40km from Swellendam, is believed to be the last remaining pont operating in South Africa, It operates every day during daylight hours.
		Stormsvlei hamlet comprises a cluster of buildings on the farm Avontuur, on the road between Swellendam and Riviersonderend.
	www.swellendamtourism.co.za /towns (873 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This resulted in the formal declaration of a state of disaster in the Magisterial Districts of Swellendam, Montagu and Robertson on 4 April 2003. Altogether, direct economic losses exceeding R200 million were reported in weather-affected areas, in both declared and undeclared states of disaster, across the Western Cape.
		The Overberg is also a significant field-crop producer, and produces 85% of the Western Cape’s barley crop. In addition to its agricultural output, the Breede River/Winelands Municipality generates significant income from both local and international tourism.
		The Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation of the Western Cape Provincial Government, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Provincial Development Council of the Western Cape jointly supported this research that would deliver a comprehensive disaster event report containing: A description and analysis of weather conditions that triggered the flooding.
	www.egs.uct.ac.za /engeo/research/part_1 (3432 words)

	Western Cape Tourist Information Offices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Known as the fairest cape in the world, and steeped in history, the Western Cape has much to offer in terms of natural beauty.
		In the west one finds vineyards and orchards in highly cultivated valleys, and to the east and the south the subtropical forests of Knysna and the Whale Coast near Cape Agulhas.
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	www.12234455.co.za /westerncapeto.html (359 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Defections change 21 municipalities
		In the Western Cape, the DA lost seven municipalities to the ANC — Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Overberg, Swellendam, the Garden Route/Klein Karoo, and the South Cape DC.
		In the Eastern Cape, Baviaans went from the DA to the ANC, and Aberdeen Plain from the DA to the NNP.
		In KwaZulu-Natal, the Kwa Sani municipality, previously shared by the ANC and IFP went to the ANC alone, and in Ugu the IFP now has an equal number of councillors to the ANC.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/179275.htm (450 words)

	► Dageraad Guesthouse - Robertson - Western Cape, South Africa bed and breakfast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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 length of the trail is 38 km.
		Overnight accommodation facilities and are under the jurisdiction of the Robertson Municipality.
	bnbchoices.com /south-africa/dageraad-guesthouse.bnb?zone=westerncape (1020 words)

	Your accommodation in Swellendam, Western Cape
		Swellendam, Western Cape - South Africa, about 200km east of Cape Town.
		We offer exclusive accommodation in Swellendam which also satisfies the spoiled traveller.
		Relax while you enjoy the private atmosphere of one of the largest historic estates in Swellendam.
	www.rothmanmanor.co.za (189 words)

	Notes on Cape Town & Western Cape - Travelogue
		The southernmost point of Africa, Cape Agulhas, is rather boring and not worth a visit unless you have time to spare.
		There is also a caravan and chalet park run by the municipality with about a dozen chalets built in Cape Dutch style with thatched roofs, and all set in amongst oak trees (around R115 for a chalet sleeping 4).
		Carrying on north past the caves, the road goes over the Swartberg Pass, which is one of the most spectacular mountain passes in the Western Cape, but note that it is a dirt road.
	www.travel-library.com /africa/south_africa/cape-town+3.html (1526 words)

	Possible breach of the Code of Conduct Referred to the Speaker of the Swellendam Municipality
		I have taken note of the allegations against the Mayor of Swellendam, Councillor Nathan Newman and Councillor Handry de Silva.
		In terms of Section 13 of the Code of Conduct it is the legal duty of the Speaker to authorise an investigation when there is reasonable suspicion that the Code of Conduct has been breached.
		Cape Gateway is 'n diens wat die regering hoofsaaklik aan die burgers van die Wes-Kaap bied deur die voorsiening van inligting oor plaaslike, provinsiale en nasionale regering
	www.capegateway.gov.za /afr/pubs/speeches/2003/Sep/11914 (279 words)

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