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City Review - News highlights from City of Cape Town Council Meeting of 31 January 2007
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City Of Cape Town to Pursue Municipal Bonds
6 February 2007The City of Cape Town is to pursue the option of issuing its own municipal bonds as an alternative source of capital funding. In so doing, it will be only the second municipality in the country to explore this option. In 2004, the City of... Read More
City of Cape Town and Swiss Embassy Officially Open Human Rights Exhibition - "The Face of Human Rights"
6 February 2007Mayor Helen Zille and the Ambassador of Switzerland, Viktor Christen,will officially open the exhibition on human rights, "The Face of Human Rights" installed on the Concourse Level of the Civic Centre which runs from 1 February until 21 February... Read More
Wesbank High School - Further Investigations Following Meeting
6 February 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has decided to investigate the performance of Grade 11 learners at Wesbank Secondary further following our meeting with parents and learners last night (Tuesday, 6 February 2007). Read More
Shock at Farm Murder in Worcester
5 February 2007Statement by Minister Cobus Dowry: Agriculture Read More
International Cancer Day: 4 February 2006
3 February 2007"No tan is a safe tan - it is a sign of skin damage. Teach your kids to be "sun smart" as part of their lifestyle in order to drastically minimise their risk of skin cancer at an older age," Uys said today after a visit to the Read More
WCED Announces Language Transformation Plan
2 February 2007Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore officially launched the Western Cape Education Department's Language Transformation Plan this morning (Saturday 30 February) at a meeting at the Cape Town Teachers' Centre in Claremont. Read More
Final Public Meeting on Grand Parade Upgrade Proposals
1 February 2007The City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Partnership's Grand Parade Revitalisation Project is entering the final phase of its public participation process with an Open House and Public Meeting on 6 February. Mayor Helen Zille will open the meeting... Read More
Mitchells Plain City Health to Encourage Couple Testing
31 January 2007In an effort to increase public awareness regarding HIV/Aids, the City's Mitchells Plain Sub-district - City Health Directorate will embark on promoting couple testing during Valentine's Day Week. Voluntary counselling and testing will take place... Read More
Wesbank Secondary Grade 11 Promotions - Circuit Manager Suspended
29 January 2007Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore today had to request the temporary suspension of a Circuit Manager of the department after a group of learners locked the gates of a Cape Flats high school in protest against their demotions to grade 11. Read More
Fish for Tomorrow: World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2007
28 January 2007The main aim of this years' World Wetlands Day is to draw attention to the vital role that healthy wetlands and river systems play in maintaining healthy populations of marine and freshwater fish and other aquatic food species. Read More
WCED Rejects Nomination of Teacher Convicted of Statutory Rape
28 January 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) today rejected a school governing body nomination of an educator found guilty of statutory rape last year. Neil April applied, and was nominated, for a vacant post at the Acacia Primary School in... Read More
Western Cape, Shandong Education Departments Sign Agreement
25 January 2007Top education officials from the Western Cape and the Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China signed an agreement to cooperate on a range of education projects today (Thursday, 25 January 2007). Read More
Sound Financial Management Earns City Higher Credit Ratings
23 January 2007The City of Cape Town's improved debt collection programme, sound liquidity and hands-on management has earned the City an upgraded credit rating. Read More
FET Colleges Off to a Good Start in 2007
21 January 2007Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape Further education and training (FET) will begin in earnest on 44 campuses of the six FET colleges in the Western Cape on Monday, 22 January 2007. Read More
Minstrels' Activities: Response to Complaints
18 January 2007The Arts & Culture Department of the City of Cape Town regrets the noise pollution and other nuisance caused to the residents of Cape Town by the Minstrels' cultural events. Read More
Minstrel Marches on 20 January and 27 January 2007
18 January 2007The City of Cape Town has granted permission for the Cape Minstrel Association to stage marches through the centre of town on the nights of 20 January and 27 January 2007 between the hours of 10 pm and 2 am. We are, however, aware that there have... Read More
Integrated Load Shedding Schedule for the Western Cape: Saturday, 20 January to Monday, 22 January 2007
18 January 2007Eskom and the City of Cape Town will publish an integrated load shedding schedule informing electricity consumers across the Western Cape of when they could possibly experience load shedding. This approach has been taken to make access to the load... Read More
City of Cape Town Complying with Eskom's Instruction to Load Shed
17 January 2007Eskom is experiencing unplanned generating unit outages along with a higher than expected demand for electricity during this time of the year. The national transmission grid remains stable, however the country is faced with a shortage of available... Read More
Opening of Western Cape Schools: January 2007
16 January 2007Joint Media Statement by Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore on the Opening of Western Cape SchoolsThe first day of school in the Western Cape has, despite a few problems, run relatively smoothly. Read More
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