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Vote 06: Health Budget Speech 2006

24 May 2006

INTRODUCTIONSpeaker, agbare lede en gaste, dit is my voorreg om die 2006/07-begroting vir die Wes-Kaapse departement van gesondheid aan u voor te lê. Read More

City Celebrates Africa Day 2006 with Literature Week across the City

23 May 2006

The City of Cape Town's Arts and Culture Department will host a Literature Festival from 24 to 27 May 2006. The festival programme includes a Book Fair and book/poetry reading sessions at various venues across the city. Read More

Informal Beach Trading Permits

22 May 2006

Applications for informal roving beach trading permits for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 are invited by the City of Cape Town, for scheduled sites along the coastal areas. Approval of products and permits will be at the discretion of the... Read More

Cape Metropole Musicians Urged to Attend Workshop

22 May 2006

The Western Cape Musicians Associations will be hosting its first feedback session on Thursday, 25th May 2006 from 12:30 to 14:30, at the Baxter Theater. This is for all musicians based in the Cape metropole region. Read More

Status Report on African Horse Sickness

22 May 2006

Almost six weeks ago the fact that cases of African Horse Sickness were detected in the Worcester and Robertson districts of the Western Cape Province was made public. To ensure that the public is kept informed about the status of this disease... Read More

City Considers Houses for Informal Dwellers in Nature Reserve

18 May 2006

The City of Cape Town is considering the development of a Human Settlement Project on a small portion of the Driftsands Nature Reserve to facilitate the consolidation of the Los Angeles and Green Park Informal Settlements. Read More

Interim Parking Management System for Bellville CBD

18 May 2006

The City of Cape Town has appointed Numque 20 to manage the kerbside parking in the Bellville Central Business District (CBD) on an interim basis until a permanent contractor has been appointed. Read More

Industrial Action - Minimal Disruption Bodes Well for Education

17 May 2006

Only 316 teachers of a staff complement of more then 30,000; and three administrative personnel members of a staff complement of more then 8,000 of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) today participated in Cosatu's industrial action. Read More

Media Alert: MEC Jacobs Budget Speech Briefing for 2006/2007

17 May 2006

You are invited to a briefing by MEC Jacobs on the highlights and key deliverables in his budget speech for the current financial year. Date: Monday, 22 May 2006 Read More

International Museum Day to be Celebrated at Worcester and Beaufort West

16 May 2006

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will celebrate the International Museum Day at the Worcester and Beaufort West Museums respectively on 18 May 2006. Read More

Koeberg Unit 1 Synchonised to National Electricity Grid

16 May 2006

Provincial Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, congratulated Eskom for having successfully and speedily returning to service Unit 1 of Koeberg Power Station. Read More

Conference of the National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy

15 May 2006

It is the responsibility of government to ensure that each and every learner, including those who suffer from cerebral palsy, acquires the knowledge, skills and values he or she needs to lead a fulfilling life as an empowered and productive citizen... Read More

City Partners with Major Banks on Housing Finance Agreement

14 May 2006

The City of Cape Town in partnership with ABSA, Nedbank and Standard Bank will celebrate the concluding of a Housing Finance Co-operation Agreement at a signing ceremony in Mitchells Plain. Executive Mayor, Alderman Helen Zille, will deliver the... Read More

Education MEC Expresses Concern with Cosatu's Protest Action

14 May 2006

Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has expressed concern about the possible disruption of schools during Cosatu's planned protest action this week. Read More

Conference Redefines Western Cape Heritage

14 May 2006

The constitution of the Republic of South Africa came under scrutiny during group discussions at the Heritage Consultative Conference held at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island on 13 May 2006. Read More

International Nurses' Day

11 May 2006

"The wellbeing of our patients in our facilities receive the highest priority and the treatment they receive must be compared with the best in the world. Read More

Valkenberg Hospital: The New Admission Unit

10 May 2006

Valkenberg Hospital was founded in 1891. The name derives from the farmer Cornelius Valk who purchased the land in 1720. In 1881 the Colonial Government bought the land to build a reformatory. Read More

Western Cape Defines Preservation Plan for Endangered Heritage

10 May 2006

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in conjunction with the National Heritage Council (NHC) will host a Heritage Consultative Conference on Saturday, 13 May 2006 from 09h00 to 19h00 at the Gateway to Robben Island, Clock Tower... Read More

Launch of the Agricultural and Agribusiness Strategy

10 May 2006

One of the commitments undertaken at the Provincial Growth and Development Summit, held on 14 November 2003, was that strategies should be developed for certain key sectors of the Western Cape economy. Read More

City Council Gets Tough on Graffiti

9 May 2006

A City Councillor caught six teenagers red-handed as they were defiling a retainer wall with graffiti on the M5 motorway. They were given the option to repaint the 500 metre wall at their own expense or face charges of malicious damage to property. Read More

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