"Working together to create a place of opportunity"

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"Working together to create a place of opportunity"

The Municipality adopted this vision with the realisation that as a local municipality we cannot succeed single-handedly in our quest to address issues such as poverty, job creation, housing, etc. Thus, the municipality recognises that development must happen in a spirit of cooperation and participation with all stakeholders.

In realising our limitations in the sphere of development and the consequent role of a developmental local government to provide all in needs, Drakenstein Municipality must focus on creating the conditions conducive to facilitating opportunities for appropriate development for and with the community.

News

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	FUNDRAISING. Drakenstein Municipality libraries recently handed over donations to different HIV organizations within the Drakenstein area. The Library section has decided to have a fundraising from November 2009 till March 2010, to help people living with HIV Aids and to also improve the living conditions of underprivileged people. ...More on this story ...
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	DONATION MAGDA KITCHEN. Drakenstein Municipality’s Social Worker, Rachel Blanckenberg and the Drakenstein Municipality Aftercare Group visited Magda’s Kitchen twice recently to create awareness amongst the Aftercare Group about poverty, unemployment, drug addiction, homelessness and other social challenges which the members of the community are faced with on a daily basis. ...More on this story ...
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	DRAKENSTEIN DONATES BICYCLES TO NEEDY. Drakenstein Municipality donated a hundred and twenty (120) bicycles to needy schools in the Drakenstein area in July 2010. The ward councilor for Gouda, coucillor Johannes Thomas said, that a need for bicycles was identified at a ward meeting and therefore council decided to assist these needy schools. ...More on this story ...
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	FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN JULY. Bosplaas Primary school recently experienced a lot of excitement when clothing packages were donated to them by Drakenstein Municipality. No, Father Christmas did not come around early this year; instead these donations were made by the informal traders, as well as the public at the 2009 Festival of lights. ...More on this story ...
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	THE DRAKENSTEIN SOCCER FESTIVAL EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. The 2010 Soccer World Cup has made a mark for many in South Africa and the atmosphere has now abated and created a lull in the country. ...More on this story ...
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	ELECTRICITY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WORK SCHEDULED. POWER CUT IN PAARL EAST & SURROUNDINGS. REASON: To carry out necessary modifications and/or maintenance work to the electricity network. AREA - POWER CUT: PAARL EAST & SURROUNDINGS. DATE: Sunday 25 July 2010 TIME: 14h00 - 19h00
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	ON THE RENOVATION OF THE CIVIC CENTRE: THE REPORT FROM THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER. Recently we have seen a lot of rearrangement of workplaces taking place in the Civic Centre. In 2008 the Infrastructure and Planning Directorate moved from the Civic Centre to the new building in the Market Street. Council budgeted for the expansion of the Civic Centre. ...More on this story ...
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	Dutch fans painting Paarl Orange. Paarl was painted orange by six hundred Soccer World Cup Dutch fans who marched from Berg River Resort to the Paarl Railway Station for the soccer match between Netherland and Cameroon at the Green Point Stadium on Thursday, 24 June 2010. ...More on this story ...
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	INDABA - Durban. Drakenstein Municipality exhibited at the annual Indaba Tourism Show recently at the Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban. The Indaba is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. ...More on this story ...
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	THE DRAKENSTEIN SOCCER FESTIVAL IS READY TO SET PAARL ABLAZE WITH GREAT ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK! The Drakenstein Soccer Festival have had more than 20 000 people from the community come to the soccer festival over the last few days and will continue to show the semi final games on a big screen on the following days. The gates will open at 4:30pm ...More on this story ...
	. "WE MADE IT A REALITY" DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY. It was a perfect day in Paarl for the people in Drakenstein to enjoy the opening of the soccer world cup at the Boland Cricket Stadium. The public in Drakenstein came out in droves to witness the opening ceremony that set the stage for a real African welcome to the world. Paarl, Wellington, Hermon, Gouda and Saron came dressed in SA flag colours and in support to watch the Bafana Bafana team take on Mexico on a big screen. ...More on this story ...

	DA LOST APPROXIMATELY R1 MILLION IN COURT CASE Eleven judges from the Constitutional Court dismissed the application for leave to appeal by Deetlefs du Toit, the DA and Hendrick de Beer (applicants) against Drakenstein Municipality “as it bears no prospects of success”. ... More on this story ...
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	BLACK BUSINESS FORUM. Drakenstein Municipality LED (Local Economic Development) department had their annual Black Business Forum meeting on 11 November where the new Drakenstein Black Business Forum Executive Board was elected. ... More on this story ...
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	NEW APPOINTMENT IN MUNICIPAL MANAGER'S OFFICE. Lulama Nojozi has recently been appointed as the Executive Support Officer in the office of the Municipal Manager, dr Sidima Kabanyane. Some of her duties would be to assists dr Kabanyane with special projects and coordinating all the office support. ... More on this story ...
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	DRAKENSTEIN WINS HIGH COURT CASE. The Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of the Drakenstein Municipality in the case of Deetleffs du Toit, the Democratic Alliance and Hendrik de Beer against the Drakenstein Municipality. ... More on this story ...
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	Drakenstein Festival of Lights goes Environmental Friendly!! The planning and organizing of the 2009 Festival of Lights are going well. Apart from the usual entertainment by talented local and guest artist on the stage, the stalls, merry-go- round etc. the committee felt that it will be good to also use the festivals as a platform to involve and communicate to the community the issue about environment ... More on this story... >
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Important Numbers

	Municipality
		+27 21 807 4500

	Ambulance
		+27 10177

	Hospital
		+27 21 860 2500

	Police
		+27 21 807 4000

	Fire Brigade
		+27 21 872 2323

	Water
		+27 21 807 4715

	Electricity
		+27 21 872 2557

	Anti-Corruption
		+27 800 701 701

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