Western Cape

British  

noun

1. Also called: Western Province.  a province of W South Africa, created in 1994 from the SW part of Cape Province: agriculture (esp fruit), wine making, fishing, various industries in Cape Town. Capital: Cape Town. Pop: 4 570 696 (2004 est). Area: 129 370 sq km (49 950 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Nezaam Joseph is chief director in the Department of Economic Development for the Western Cape government, where around 60 outsourcing firms are based.

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That is certainly what Mr Joseph anticipates, as the Western Cape government plans to work more closely with universities to make curriculums a better fit for what outsourcing industry employers need.

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Yet if the Western Cape government's university collaboration strategy proves successful, it won't just mean more jobs, but likely rising salaries, too.

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South Africa's education ministry said it had been in contact with the Western Cape education department, which has oversight over the school, and confirmed that the suspended pupils would face disciplinary action.

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A building collapse that killed 34 construction workers and injured dozens in Western Cape province last year was "entirely preventable", South Africa's government says.

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