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Published: 27 May 2003
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| Van Schalkwyk: Annual Cape Cabinet Meets Business Conference (27/05/2003) | |
| Date: 27/05/2003 Source: Western Cape Provincial Government Title: Van Schalkwyk: Annual Cape Cabinet Meets Business Conference OPENING SPEECH BY THE WESTERN CAPE PREMIER, MARTHINUS VAN SCHALKWYK, ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL CAPE CABINET MEETS BUSINESS CONFERENCE, Cape Town, 27 May 2003 IKAPA ELIHLUMAYO - OUR AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT Introduction The Cape has always been an attractive place to do business. With the oldest economy in South Africa, the history of the Cape has been the history of trade and commerce. From the pastoral revolution some 2000 years ago which saw San hunter-gatherers acquire ownership of cattle, to the disastrous trading between Vasco da Gama and Khoikhoi of St Helena Bay in late 1497, to the establishment of the Cape refreshment station by the Dutch in 1652. From the earliest days of hunting and fishing, to the development of the market economy, it was clear that ours was a region blessed with an abundance of natural resources. It was equally clear though that our greatest asset was, and remains, the power of the Cape to attract and retain men and women whose love of the region has been the foundation of its growth and development. Ons Provinsiale Regering is daarvan bewus dat die beskerming van hierdie sleutelbate - die voortgesette verbintenis van ons sakegemeenskap om in die provinsie te bel |
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