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Young Dancers, Musicians Get Ready for Matric in 2008

23 November 2006

About 325 young dancers and musicians will attend four-day workshops in Cape Town and Paarl next week (27 - 30 November, 2006) as they prepare to take Dance Studies and Music for matric in 2008.   Read More

More Aid for Train Disaster Families

22 November 2006

The Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will meet with affected families and survivors of last week's tragic train smash, tomorrow. Dowry will meet with them at the hall of the Klapmuts Sports Club at 10:00. Read More

Further Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) Projects Launched

22 November 2006

The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will give further impetus to Land Reform when he officially hands over two projects to beneficiaries of the LRAD Programme of Government on 24 November 2006. Read More

First District Growth and Development Summit Held in George

22 November 2006

The Provincial Government of the Western Cape holds its first District Growth and Development Summit in George on Friday, 24 November 2006.The summit is a crucial part of government's plans to tackle poverty and create jobs. Read More

WCED Ranks High Among Premier's Awards Finalists

22 November 2006

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) submitted eight of the 13 finalists for the 2006 Premier’s Service Excellence Awards.   Read More

City Councillor Takes to the Streets to Experience being "Homeless"

20 November 2006

To gain first hand insight into the needs of the hundreds of people surviving on Cape Town's streets, a city councillor has decided to join the ranks of the homeless. Read More

World AIDS Day Gala Concert at the CTICC on 1 December 2006

20 November 2006

The Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management and the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University are proud to host a gala concert on World AIDS Day (WAD), 1 December 2006, at the Cape Town nternational Convention Centre (CTICC), in collaboration... Read More

World AIDS Day Honoured at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

20 November 2006

The event's beneficiary, @heart, is a Stellenbosch-based organisation launched in April 1999 in response to the lack of supportive services to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Read More

Western Cape Education Department Raises the Bar on Control Procedures

20 November 2006

Statement by Ron Swartz, Head of Education in the Western Cape. Read More

Media Accreditation: Festive Lights Switch On

19 November 2006

Executive Mayor, Alderman Helen Zille, will officially switch on the festive lights on Sunday, 26 November. The City of Cape Town is hosting two events to launch the festive season. Read More

Dowry is Going Back to the Plowing Fields

18 November 2006

The National Minister of Agriculture Ms Lulu Xingwana announced the "Ilima / Letsema" campaign on 4 November 2006, and said the following: Read More

City of Cape Town Hosts 'Intelligence' Expo to Celebrate World GIS Day

13 November 2006

How does the Administration of the City of Cape Town keep its finger on the pulse of a vibrant, growing city? Read More

Liesbeek Trail gets Facelift in City's Ward Allocations

12 November 2006

The Liesbeek Trail along the southern suburbs is to be upgraded for R105 000 as part of the City Council's ward allocations for Subcouncil 20. Read More

Minister Expresses Shock: Faure Accident

12 November 2006

I have learned, with shock, of the accident at Faure near Somerset West in which at least 19 contract farm workers were killed and injured when the truck in which they were transported, collided with a train at a railway crossing. Read More

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