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The Department of Transport and Public Works and Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd embarked on a project to upgrade the R43 (TR28/1). This included the stretch from Sandbaai to Hermanus (Mimosa Street) and improvements to the intersections at Vermont and Onrus/Kidbrooke. Construction started on 11 August 2011 and should be completed by 8 August 2013.

The Department of Transport and Public Works built the Rawsonville Community Clinic to deliver health services to the Rawsonville community.

This pamphlet summarises the regulations that apply to recreational fishing in South Africa's marine and estuarine environments and skuba-diving and jetski use in Marine Protected Areas.

By being environmentally conscious, we can build a sustainable future for many generations to come. Find out where you can go to recycle your waste. 

This is a detailed document answering questions that are frequently asked regarding: registering a company, registering a prospectus, deregistering a company, amending a company registration, the liquidation process and lodging financial statements.

The Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, in terms of section 7 of the Western Cape Provincial Road Traffic Administration Act, 2012 (Act 6 of 2012), intends to make the regulations set out in the Schedule.

The Piesang Valley and Robberg Roads in Plettenberg Bay were officially reopened on 21 May 2013.

Road maintenance and construction continues to be a priority for the Department of Transport and Public Works which allocated R1.856 billion of its 2011/2012 budget to Transport Infrastructure during this period. The project started in November 2011.

What is Heritage Day?

Heritage Day is celebrated on 24 September every year. The day is set aside for all South Africans to remember and pay tribute to our rich history and various cultures which make our country unique. In celebrating Heritage Day, South Africans are called upon to find unity in our diversity.

Former President Nelson Mandela made the following statement in an address on Heritage Day in 1996 which echoes this sentiment:

Responsible pet ownership

Owning a pet is a big responsibility that includes caring for their physical needs (food and shelter), showing them affection and protecting them.

Being a responsible pet owner means that you're financially able to feed your pet and to take it to a vet when necessary.

Children are society's most vulnerable people. Find out how you can teach your child to protect themselves and what to do if a child goes missing.

Learners taking up the call to be part of a scholar patrol team might not be old enough to be traffic officers, but they are just as committed to road safety, particularly child pedestrian road safety.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports indicate that many accidents happen during holidays when people travel greater distances. This is despite extensive awareness campaigns by government and Arrive Alive, which aims to decrease the number of lives lost on South African roads.

The Department of Transport and Public Works aims to reduce the amount of people injured and killed on the Western Cape's roads through, among other methods, its innovative road safety awareness and education campaigns and programmes.

The Department's Road Safety Management directorate:

The card - a record of immunisations and growth rate - is given to mothers when their infant is born and is used to monitor the development of the child until it is five years old.

We believe that this project has the potential to encourage the implementation of similar PV projects in public and private buildings across the Western Cape.