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CITY OF CAPE TOWN - NEWS ARCHIVE: DECEMBER 2006
Cape Town Welcomes Visitors, Offers Safety Tips
28 December 2006
The Mother City has introduced special measures to ensure that millions of holiday makers - locals and visitors - enjoy a safe and hassle free season in Cape Town.  > 
Make Way For Emergency Vehicles
22 December 2006
Every day emergency vehicles respond to urgent calls for help from the public. Critical seconds can be lost if drivers don't make way for emergency vehicles by - moving to the left. Take sirens seriously and make way for an ambulance, fire engine or police ...  > 
Drink-Walking Can Be Dangerous
22 December 2006
Firefighters and ambulance paramedics do not want to meet you on the roads over the New Year holiday period, which often see the tragic result of people mixing much Christmas cheer with walking on public roads.  > 
Have Fun - and Stay Safe over the Festive Season
22 December 2006
The Disaster Risk Management Centre of the City of Cape Town is asking young people to take care during the festive season period and to dial 107 if they need medical and/or any other help of an emergency nature.  > 
City Calls for Water Savings
21 December 2006
Cape Town's dam levels are currently 84% full, but with soaring summer temperatures, water demand is also at its highest levels.  > 
Cape Town Proposes Alternative for Red Project
20 December 2006
The City of Cape Town has proposed that national government now chooses a different pilot site for the restructuring of electricity distributionunder the RED system after the lapse of its operating agreement withRED1, the first pilot company set up by the City to implement the ...  > 
Update on White Shark Activity for Residents and Visitors
18 December 2006
With the start of the peak holiday season the City of Cape Town would like to provide residents and visitors with the most current information on White Shark activity. All beachgoers are reminded that we do have White Sharks occurring along our entire coastline with ...  > 
Highest City Honours for Taliep Petersen
18 December 2006
The City of Cape Town is to bestow one of its highest civic honours on slain composer and entertainer, Taliep Petersen.  > 
City Launches New Tourism Initiative
15 December 2006
The City of Cape Town has launched a new pilot tourism route, based on rail transport.  > 
Mitchells Plain Starts New Festive Tradition
14 December 2006
The Mitchells Plain community will start its own Festive Lights switch-on tradition with the first official switch-on celebration on Sunday, 17 December 2006.  > 
News Highlights from City of Cape Town Council Meeting of 7 December 2006
7 December 2006
HeadlinesHeadlinesCity asks to get electricity distribution back, R10,6 million for Khayelitsha Community Trust, Westbank Clinic receives additional R2,2 million, Draft Urban Agriculture Policy approved, City to get own broadband network, Additional R500 000 for Prestwich Street Memorial, City Biodiversity Network updated, Disaster Risk Management Volunteer ...  > 
Water Pump Donated by Friends Group will Assist City in Fighting Veld Fires
6 December 2006
Friends of the Tygerberg Hills have donated a water pump to the City of Cape Town Nature Conservation Branch to assist in fighting veld fires in the Tygerberg area.  > 
City Increases Housing Grant for Poor
6 December 2006
Help is at hand for thousands of Council housing residents who are struggling to keep up with their monthly rentals or installments.  > 
City Pays Tribute to Cape Town's 'Home Of Shakespeare'
5 December 2006
Maynardville Park, which boasts one of only three open-air theatres in the world to offer regular Shakespeare performances, has received a special tribute from the City of Cape Town.  > 
City of Cape Town Launches Anti-Corruption Hotline, statement by Mayor Helen Zille
4 December 2006
Today the Multiparty Government of Cape Town launches the City's anti-corruption hotline.  > 
City to Launch Anti-Corruption Hotline
4 December 2006
On Monday, 4 December 2006 Mayor Helen Zille and City Manager Achmat Ebrahim will launch the City of Cape Town's anti-corruption hotline at a media conference.  > 
Deputy Mayor Unveils Maynardville Plaques
4 December 2006
Two handcrafted heritage plaques for Maynardville Park are to be unveiled by Deputy Mayor Andrew Arnolds, at a special ceremony on 5 December 2006, to mark the end of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Open-Air Theatre.  > 
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