Municipal
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Cape Winelands firefighting ‘army’ mobilised for busy inferno season
Cape Winelands District Municipality has deployed more than 100 firefighters for the 2024-’25 fire season, which officially began 1 November and runs until 30 April 2026. The season appears to…
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Latest Khayamandi fire draws attention to need for formal housing
A fire that left various dwellings in ruins on Thursday (30 October) has again highlighted the need for formal housing in the Khayamandi township. All emergency services were on hand…
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Work on Franschhoek Pass is progressing well
Work to repair the Franschhoek Pass (R45) after weather damage is progressing as part of a supplementary Department of Infrastructure (DOI) contract to conduct emergency slope stabilisation and road repairs…
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Munisipale-raad sê ja vir 2 se reis na Strong City Network-wêreldberaad
Raadslede van Stellenbosch het vandeesweek bymekaargekom om goedkeuring te gee vir die raadslid Stephanie Heneke en Charl Kitching, senior bestuurder van beskermingsdienste, wat deur die Strong Cities Network na die…
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Top national audit awards for CWDM’s audit consistency, good governance
The Cape Winelands District Municipality was honoured with two prestigious awards at the National Good Governance Awards in Midrand, Johannesburg, recently.
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Khayamandi mourns pioneering former political leader
Former Khayamandi political stalwart Alicia Mgijima died following brief illness on 29 September. The former ANC councillor and first woman on Stellenbosch Transitional Council, she served as Khayamandi ward councillor…
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The upgraded Baden Powell Drive in Stellenbosch officially opened
Officials of the Stellenbosch Municipality and the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) headed to the streets on Wednesday (8 October) to officially open the upgraded Baden Powell Drive (MR168/…
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Riool ‘n kopseer vir inwoners van Pniël
Inwoners van Pniël eis ‘n oplossing by die Stellenbosch munisipaliteit vir wat hulle ‘n 27 jaar lange probleem by die plaaslike pompstasie noem.
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Reader’s letter | ‘Why remove brick pavers?’
Stellenbosch local Francois Bossert questions a decision by Stellenbosch Municipality to remove pavers and install artificial grass on the middle island at the Plankenburg turn-off along the R44.
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Glow Festival clients left in the dark – again
The Glow Festival, which was scheduled to be held in Stellenbosch from 19 to 21 September, never took place.
