updated Tue. January 30, 2024
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Bizcommunity.com
March 15, 2018
With both the Eastern Cape (EC) and Western Cape (WC) popular holiday destinations for tourists, there will be concerns about increased water consumption as the Easter holidays approach. Water levels are already stretched in both provinces due to the ongoing drought, however, the coastal cities shouldÃâà...
Eyewitness News
March 15, 2018
A severe drought afflicting South Africa's Western Cape province is expected to cut agricultural output by 20% in 2018, decimating the wheat crop and reducing apple, grape and pear exports to Europe, according to national government. The City is bracing for “Day Zero” in late August when its taps couldÃâà...
News24
March 14, 2018
I visited the University of Western Cape Dental Hospital yesterday and was amazed to see that not only could I flush with municipal drinking water. Not only could I flush but I couldn't stop the flow of water in the toilet as it is an automated unit. It only stopped after flushing down an estimated 30 – 50 litersÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 14, 2018
Four trucks of water which have arrived in Paarl and Wellington in the Western Cape are meant to bring much needed relief to residents of Berg River‚ Hermon and Gouda‚ say the Gift of the Givers. Founder Imtiaz Sooliman said on Tuesday locals in the rural parts of these areas had been without properÃâà...
Independent Online
March 13, 2018
Cape Town - Job seekers in the Western Cape have a better chance of securing employment in the second quarter of this year. According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey Q2 2018 released today, employers reported encouraging signs for job seekers in the second quarter, with 14% ofÃâà...
Independent Online
March 13, 2018
Loos said house prices in the region had increased by a cumulative 42.9percent since the fourth quarter of 2012, whereas the Western Cape market as a whole had grown 74.6percent in the same period. This was in contrast to the pre-2008 housing market bubble, when the Southern Cape outperformedÃâà...
News24
March 12, 2018
Cape Town – The Western Cape government is set to scrap the position of commissioner for the environment, created 20 years ago, but never filled. This incensed a young advocate, Winston Erasmus, who was called to the bar just two weeks ago and decided to take on the Western Cape government forÃâà...
The Newspaper
March 9, 2018
On 10 March 2018, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape will host the first leg of the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Series. This World Cup is one of many signature cycling events including the Absa Cape Epic, and the Cape Town Cycle Tour that Wesgro sponsors to boost tourism, facilitate economic growth and helpÃâà...
Daily Maverick
March 9, 2018
Nico Greeff, a grape farmer in Vredendal, says he will make no profit this season. He has employed 30 fewer seasonal workers and, depending on rainfall this winter, may have to retrench permanent staff. Greeff is Chairman of the Olifants River Table Grape Producers' Association and a director of theÃâà...
Independent Online
March 9, 2018
Cape Town - Forensic Pathology Services data shows 28 people were killed between February 28 to March 6 on Western Cape roads. Sixty-four percent (18) of these fatalities were pedestrians, and four were passengers. The Western Cape's Transport and Public Works Department on Thursday said theÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 9, 2018
According to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture‚ grape farms are one of the biggest sources of agricultural employment in the Vredendal and Clanwilliam areas. Greeff said he had employed “around 30 fewer seasonal workers” this season. He said that while he has not laid off any permanent staffÃâà...
News24
March 8, 2018
Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed it is investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct against a staff member of a Grassy Park school after photos were circulated on social media of the man in compromising positions with what appears to be a pupil or pupils. While theÃâà...
News24
March 8, 2018
Cape Town - An African National Congress Western Cape PEC member was killed at his home in Crossroads outside Cape Town on Tuesday night. ANC Cape Town chief whip Thandi Makasi Madikivana said Elese Depouche was shot dead while entering the garage of his house at around 20:00 onÃâà...
Independent Online
March 7, 2018
Cape Town - The Western Cape has been allocated a total of R280 million for drought relief for the 2018/19 financial year. ... "It is also worth noting the tabling of an additional R100 million which National Treasury has reallocated to the Western Cape from provinces that are unable to spend their budget.
Independent Online
March 6, 2018
Cape Town - The Western Cape Health Department on Monday said 29 people have died as a result of listeriosis. Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said as it stands, 115 confirmed cases have been reported in the province since the outbreak started last year. A total of 77% (88/115) are from various areasÃâà...
Mail & Guardian
March 6, 2018
The latest average level, for dams across the Western Cape, is 20.83%— compared to 30.09% for the same time last year— MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell said on Monday. “At this stage, the water situation in our 30 municipalities is relativelyÃâà...
