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NEWS ARCHIVE: DECEMBER 2005
Helderberg Lights Up the Festive Season
29 December 2005
This year, Helderberg is gearing up for the biggest and best celebration of the opening of the festive season. Once again, the Festival Promotion Association will be hosting the Helderberg Lights Festival - an exciting series of 'Switch On' events that started in Macassar on ...  > 
Western Cape Scores Another "A" for Matric
29 December 2005
Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape ...  > 
Provincial Events over Reconciliation Weekend
15 December 2005
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the following significant Provincial events over this long weekend ...  > 
Minister Dowry Appeals to Petroleum Industry Association for Action
14 December 2005
Copy of a letter from Cobus Dowry, Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape to the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) requesting urgent attention to certain areas in the Western Cape where a diesel shortage is affecting farming operations. This letter was also sent ...  > 
Cape Flats Tourism Network Launch
13 December 2005
Cape Town, 13 December 2005 - The Western Cape MEC for Finance and Tourism, Ms Lynne Brown, today launched the Cape Flats Tourism Framework, the culmination of 12 months of research and consultation.  > 
Premier Announces Slavery Focus and Events
13 December 2005
Office of the Premier of the Western Cape: Ebrahim Rasool ...  > 
Statement by Provincial Health Minister, Pierre Uys: Opening of New Ambulance Station at Leeu Gamka
13 December 2005
"An Emergency Medical Service, including ambulance and medicalrescue services, has been established at Leeu-Gamka along the so called"road of death" between Laingsburg and Beaufort West. Withmore then a million vehicles travelling on this road every year, ithas a high number of serious and fatal vehicle ...  > 
African Garden at Leeuwenhof
13 December 2005
Upgrading GF Jooste Hospital
13 December 2005
Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework and Guidelines for Golf Courses, Golf Estates, Polo Fields and Polo Estates to be Released
12 December 2005
Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Provincial Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop will release the Provincial Spatial Development Framework and other related guidelines and reports at 14:30 on Tuesday, December 13 at the Langa Sports Hall.  > 
Safety on the Roads This Festive Season
12 December 2005
Motorists are urged to drive considerately and with caution this festive season as traffic inches closer to capacity in Cape Town and the Western Cape.  > 
New Medical Equipment to Improve Access to Quality Health Care at Public Health Facilities
8 December 2005
Well-functioning equipment is crucial to the delivery of quality health services. This December, as part of the Christmas Deliverables campaign, the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health will spend over R3 million on medical equipment in an attempt to improve access to quality health services.  > 
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has New Acting Head of Department
6 December 2005
MEC Jacobs has welcomed the Acting Head of Department, Dr Lorraine Platzky who effectively took office on Monday, 5 December 2005 in an acting capacity until a suitable candidate is found.  > 
Inaugural Christmas Tinto Under-15 Soccer Tournament to be Launched
5 December 2005
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 launch the inaugural Tinto Under-15 soccer tournament at Athlone stadium.  > 
Statement by Health Minister Pierre Uys: International Volunteers' Day
5 December 2005
Minister Pierre Uys issued a statement today in support of International Volunteers' Day. He says some hospitals in the Western Cape are pressed to meet patient demands. Institutional care, however, is not always the answer to a patient's needs. Often long term and terminal patients ...  > 
Statement by the Provincial Health Minister, Pierre Uys, in support of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2005
3 December 2005
There is a need to sensitise people to the many hurdles which still abound in every day life for people with disabilities. A major focus of the International Day of Disabled Persons is to promote awareness through practical action at improving the quality of life ...  > 
International Disabilty Day Celebrated
2 December 2005
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in partnership with the Department of the Premier is organizing a major sporting event for the Disabled sector to celebrate the International Day for Disabled. Activities kick-off today, Friday, December 02 with disabled athletes cycling from Tyger Valley ...  > 
Statement by Minister, Pierre Uys, on the opening of the first-ever Chronic Dispensing Unit (CDU) in Western Cape
2 December 2005
"With the opening of the CDU the Provincial Department of Health aims to dramatically reduce waiting times experienced by patients with chronicdisorders such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy and arthritis " said Minister Uys today.  > 
Kampong : 'n Musiekblyspel Keer Wanpersepsies Oor Plaasweker Gemeenskappe Om (only available in Afrikaans)
1 December 2005
Die prèmiere van Kampong vind op 1 Desember om 19:00 in die H.B. Thom-teater in Stellenbosch plaas. Op Vrydagaand 2 Desember kom die publiek aan die beurt en Saterdag om twaalfuur, vieruur en agtuur word die produksie vir plaaswerkers aangebied. Daar is reeds ongekende belangstelling ...  > 
Vuki Farm Deal Concluded
1 December 2005
The name Vuki is a Sesotho word meaning, literally translated, to stand up. The use of the word in Sotho however implies "Arise, be awake. Go and do something for yourself".  > 
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