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The Western Cape (Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni; Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. [8]
In 2011 double streaming of classes was started in both the high and primary school, with the exception of the Grade RR class which double-streamed in 2019. [1] Cannons Creek became the first school in South Africa to have its own radio station which went live during 2019. Principal of High School: Mr Mike van Haght, 1999–2022; Mr Angus ...
The Western Cape Education Department (abbreviated WCED) is the department of the Government of the Western Cape responsible for primary and secondary education within the Western Cape province of South Africa. The political leader of the department is the Provincial Minister of Education; as of 2009 this is Donald Grant. [1]
The Western Cape region has been famous for its wine since the late 18th century and exports wine all over the world. In 2010 the Western Cape exported 374.8 million litres of wine. [52] With 100,200ha of vines under cultivation the province is the ninth largest exporter of wine in the world. [8]
This is a list of cities and towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa. ... This page was last edited on 10 September 2024, at 08:29 (UTC).
In July 2001, the SFI was officially renamed Iziko Museums of Cape Town, and in September 2012, renamed Iziko Museums of South Africa. Iziko Museums of South Africa is an agency of the national Department of Arts and Culture , which governs the national museums of the Western Cape , including Iziko South African Museum. [ 6 ]
While students mostly oppose mobile phone bans in schools, a survey in the Western Cape province revealed that they keep their phones at home due to fears of theft and safety. [68] In early September 2022, students of Ndengetho High School in West Durban set fire to several classrooms in the school after police confiscated 400 phones during a ...
The war of 1817–1819 led to the first wave of immigration of British settlers of any considerable scale, an event with far-reaching consequences. The then-governor, Lord Charles Somerset, whose treaty arrangements with the Xhosa chiefs had proved untenable, wished to buffer the Cape from contact with the Xhosa by settling white colonists in the border region.