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City Announce Cape Town Peace Cup Soccer Tournament

29 September 2009

The City of Cape Town's Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department, in partnership with the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, Norway and the South African Peace Conference, will officially announce the Cape Town Peace Cup Soccer Tournament at an event in... Read More

Learner Drivers Fail to Keep Test Appointments

29 September 2009

More than 1500 learner drivers fail to keep their test appointments each month and this is contributing significantly to the appointment backlog at the City of Cape Town's Traffic Services Department. Read More

Murder Suspect Arrested at an Illegal Drag Race

28 September 2009

The City of Cape Town's Traffic Services special unit, the "Ghost Squad", routinely arrests errant motorists for violations of the National Road Traffic Act, but their vigilance paid dividends at the weekend when they arrested a man wanted for... Read More

Traffic Disruption at Race Course Road

28 September 2009

Vehicles travelling along the R27 in a northbound direction (away from the city) will not be able to turn right into Race Course Road, from Tuesday, 29 September until Friday, 02 October. Read More

City's Parow North Swimming Pool Closed for Upgrading

27 September 2009

The City of Cape Town's Parow North swimming pool, which was built in 1948, is to remain closed until June next year for a major refurbishing programme costing R1.75 million. Read More

New City Programme to Uplift Street People

27 September 2009

The ideal of re-integrating street people into their communities is often not realised because they lack a support system and the opportunities and incentives to create a new life for themselves says Councillor Grant Pascoe, the City of Cape Town's... Read More

More Vehicle Impound Facilities Urgently Needed as Safely Home Campaign Begins

26 September 2009

The Minister of Transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle has today announced plans to increase the number of pound facilities in the province. Read More

MEC Max Asks Motorists to Obey Road Rules Following Horrific N1 Crash

24 September 2009

The MEC for Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max, made an urgent appeal to all road users to conscientiously adhere to the road rules, following the horrific head-on collision on the N1 outside Beaufort West in the early hours of this morning. Read More

Media Alert: MEC Grant to Attend Technology Educators Conference

24 September 2009

On Monday, MEC for Education Donald Grant will be attending the Conference for Technology Educators and will be speaking on the importance of technology in our schools in enhancing quality teaching and learning. Venue: Herschel Girls Preparatory, 14... Read More

MEC Max Steps Up Traffic Law Enforcement for September Holidays

22 September 2009

The MEC for Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max, has stepped up traffic law enforcement in anticipation of higher traffic volumes on the provincial roads for the September school holidays starting Thursday, 24 September. Read More

City's Traffic Officers Impounded Taxis in Fish Hoek

22 September 2009

Traffic officers were out at 06:00 on Tuesday, 22 September, to assess the extent to which illegal taxis are operating in the Fish Hoek area. Thirteen taxis were stopped and checked and the drivers of eight of these vehicles were found to be... Read More

Neighbourhood Watches can Curb School Vandalism

22 September 2009

The scarcity of resources experienced by some neighbourhood watch organisations in Cape Town may have resulted in a solution that will curb vandalism at the metropole's many schools. Read More

Wolfgat Nature Reserve to host Community Clean-Up Hike

22 September 2009

A community clean-up hike will be hosted by Wolfgat Nature Reserve and its community partners at the reserve on Saturday, 26 September 2009. This is an annual event with approximately 100 youths, recruited through community partners in Khayelitsha... Read More

City Establishes a Climate Change Think - Tank

21 September 2009

Cape Town's newly formed Climate Change Think-Tank has met for the first time today. It consists of renowned academics and specialists who will assess climate change and its effects on Cape Town. Read More

City launches Pilot Water Meter Project

21 September 2009

Cape Town loses almost 19% of its piped water through burst water mains and domestic leaks and, while this is well below the losses for most other cities in the country, it nevertheless costs the City more than R4m annually says Alderman Clive... Read More

Construction of Mitchells Plain Hospital to Start in January 2010

21 September 2009

At a press conference at Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital today, Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, announced that this Western Cape Provincial Government has taken a decision to expedite the construction of Mitchell's Plain District... Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Programme: 22 - 23 September 2009

21 September 2009

Western Cape Provincial Parliament: Programme 22-23 September 2009 Read More

City and Bank Housing Agreement Proves to be Successful in Elsies River

20 September 2009

"Leo Mews, an aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly housing development in Leonsdale, Elsies River, is a tangible symbol of the City of Cape Town's commitment to make "gap housing market" housing a reality for households earning... Read More

City hands over Care Packs to SAPS for Crime Victims

20 September 2009

A pilot project to supply care packs to victims of rape and abuse began at three Khayelitsha police stations (today) Monday, 21 September. Sixty care packs were handed over to the three stations in the Charlotte Maxeke Sub-Council (10). Read More

City Traffic Officers arrest Drunk Drivers at Roadblock

20 September 2009

City Traffic officers maintained their focus on motorists driving while under the influence of alcohol, in the Mowbray and Sea Point areas on Friday and Saturday evening when 27 motorists, including three females, were arrested on this charge. Read More

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