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People Requesting to be Moved to Delft TRA

18 April 2010

While the Delft Temporary Relocation Area (TRA), more well-known as Blikkiesdorp, has been portrayed as an area to move poor people to prior to the World Cup, the City continues to receive requests from people who want to move there. Read More

Media Alert: Mayor to Deliver Presentation on Khayelitsha Investments

18 April 2010

Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato will deliver a presentation at the Subcouncil ten (10) meeting on the City of Cape Town's investments in the Khayelitsha area. Read More

Media Alert: Official Opening of New Clubhouse

18 April 2010

The City of Cape Town's Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department will officially open a new rugby clubhouse at the Rooikrans Avenue Sports Ground in Grassy Park. Councillor George March, Ward Councillor for Ward 66, will officiate at the event. Read More

Metro Police Raid Dagga Plantation

15 April 2010

In a joint operation between the Cape Town Metro Police and members of the Philippi East Police Station held yesterday morning, officers destroyed a vast dagga plantation in the Philippi area. Read More

City Warns Residents Not to Swim in Westlake River

15 April 2010

Recent water samples taken of the Westlake river have confirmed the presence of blue-green Algae, as well as the presence of the toxins associated with it. Read More

Official Opening of Nomzamo Community's Business Centre

15 April 2010

The Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, will officially open the recently completed Nomzamo Business Centre on Saturday, 17 April. Read More

Red Cross Hospital Gets a New CT Scanner

14 April 2010

The new Computerised Tomography (CT) Unit was opened by Health MEC Theuns Botha and Dr Dimitri Erasmus in the Radiology Department on Thursday 15 April 2010. Read More

Traffic Services Tighten Up on Illegal Drag-Racing

14 April 2010

Cape Town Traffic Services has had a number of recent successes in its targeting of illegal drag-racing. This can be attributed to intensive action over the last few months, during which a number of specialised units were deployed in operations held... Read More

Calm Restored at Naphakade Secondary

14 April 2010

Reports indicate that the situation at Naphakade Secondary School has calmed down and that for the moment order has been restored. Read More

Last Remaining People Evicted from Blue Waters

14 April 2010

The Sheriff of the Court, with assistance from the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the City of Cape Town's Law Enforcement Services, evicted the remaining one hundred and eighty seven (187) people at Blue Waters camps B and C today, 15... Read More

City Upgrades Water Pipeline in Simon's Town Main Road

14 April 2010

The City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Department has commenced with the first phase of upgrading the water main (pipe) in Simon's Town Main Road as part of its pipe replacement programme. Read More

Gazetting of Business Interests of Employees Bill

13 April 2010

We are pleased today to announce groundbreaking new provincial legislation that will significantly reduce the scope for corruption in the Western Cape provincial administration. Read More

MEC Seeks Urgent Interdict to Prevent Further Destruction of School Property

13 April 2010

Given that the situation at Naphakade Secondary school remains volatile, I have requested that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) seeks an urgent interdict to limit access onto the premises of both Naphakade Secondary and Naphakade Primary... Read More

Traffic Disruptions at the Intersection of Marine Drive and Milner Road

13 April 2010

Motorists should expect some disruption to the free flow of traffic at the intersection of Milner Road and Marine Drive from 16 April to 18 April 2010. Read More

Water Affairs Donates R8, 21 Million to City for Water Saving Projects

13 April 2010

The National Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has donated R8, 21 million to the City of Cape Town, to assist in funding water demand management initiatives and water saving projects during the remainder of the 2009/2010 financial year, which... Read More

New Options for Transport to and from Cape Town International Airport

13 April 2010

A wide range of transport options will be available to commuters travelling to and from Cape Town International Airport once extensive upgrades to the airport are completed in April 2010. Read More

Condemning Violent Disruption of School

13 April 2010

Minister Grant has today condemned in the strongest possible terms the violent disruption of schooling at Naphakade Secondary in Malmesbury. "Violence of any kind simply cannot be tolerated at our schools and will be clamped down as hard as... Read More

Addressing the International Housing Solutions Conference

13 April 2010

Investors in Affordable Housing are most welcome in the Western Cape. Read More

Congratulations Western Cape on a World Cup triumph

13 April 2010

In the years preceding the 2010 World Cup, South Africans across the country committed themselves to hosting not just a great World Cup, but the best World Cup ever. Read More

National Health Budget Fails to Address the R6 Billion Shortfall

13 April 2010

Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha praised the National Minister of Health for the objectives and priorities set out in the national health budget yesterday, but criticised the Minister for failing to give enough detail on budgets allocated... Read More

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