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Despite all of South Africa’s mineral resources we sometimes don’t think we’re really resource blessed, because we don’t have oil.
But maybe we do. Some very clever people are prepared to...
A licenced bottle store faces a possible fine of up to R500 000 for allegedly selling alcohol to illegal shebeens.
The Western Cape Liquor Authority this week conducted a joint search and seizure...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gerrit van Rensburg, today confirmed that a horse died on a holding just North of Melkbosstrand on the West Coast. Preliminary laboratory results...
We present this Budget today, fully committed to a more integrated system of Local government, where the three spheres of government recognise their distinctiveness based on their respective...
Minister Robin Carlisle and the Department of Transport and Public Works yesterday officially opened the Main Road 552 between Vredendal and Lutzville in the West Coast. The road was a Public...
Following a meeting between the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) this week – the organisation is encouraged by...
In her state of the Province Address last month, the Premier stated that the only way we can tackle our many challenges is through a “whole-of-society” approach. This is especially relevant in...
The Small Scale Fisheries of the West Coast region are poised for economic revitalisation with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) support of more than R11 million into the sector in the...
The production of commercial shale gas has been regarded as a major breakthrough in the oil and gas industry in the recent decade. Shale gas is an unconventional gas found trapped in shale...
I encourage all members of the public to make use of this opportunity and voice their opinions on the proposed vision for Saldanha Bay as presented in the Application for IDZ designation and...
Sean Davison made headlines in 2010 when he was arrested for aiding his elderly, cancer riddled mother to die. 'Before We Say Goodbye' is Davison’s personal account of the months he spent with...
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has announced the new recreational fishing season for West Coast Rock Lobster. The season for recreational fishing of west coast rock...
Wind-energy site developer Windlab – which is participating in two projects that have already progressed to the preferred-bidder stage under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power...
Today I will present a plan aimed at improving the lives of over 4 000 learners in this province. This includes measures to enhance the quality of education at some schools and to transfer...
In 2010, the Western Cape Education Department announced an infrastructure plan that included the building of 25 new schools, 20 replacement schools, additional classrooms and mobile units over a...