The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a South African political party and the official opposition to the governing African National Congress (ANC). The present leader is Mmusi Maimane, who succeeded former Mayor of Cape Town and Premier of the Western Cape Helen Zille on 10 May 2015. The party is broadly centrist, and has been attributed both centre-left and centre-right policies. It is a member of the Liberal International and the Africa Liberal Network. The DA traces its roots to the founding of the anti-apartheid Progressive Party in 1959, with many mergers and name changes between that time and the present. The party adopted its current name on 24 June 2000.
Trevor Andrew Manuel is a South African politician who served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009, during the presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, and subsequently as Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission from 2009 to 2014 under former President Jacob Zuma.
The Cape Cobras are a franchise cricket team representing the Western Province and Boland areas in South African domestic cricket. The team's dual home venues are Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.
Atlantis is a town in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa. Atlantis is 40 km (25 mi) north of the Cape Town Central Business District (CBD). As of 2011, it has 67,491 residents. Unemployment, lack of housing and crime are major challenges in the area.
Metrorail is an operator of commuter rail services in the major urban areas of South Africa. It is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), a state-owned enterprise which is responsible for most passenger rail services in South Africa. The Metrorail system consists of 471 stations, 2,228 kilometres (1,384 mi) of track, and carries an average of 1.7 million passengers per weekday.
Otta Helene Maree, known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She is the Premier of the Western Cape province, and a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. She served as leader of the Democratic Alliance, the country's official opposition party, from 2007 to 2015 and as Mayor of Cape Town from 2006 to 2009.
The Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa is a stadium that was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the previous stadium on the site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of Premier Soccer League clubs Ajax Cape Town and Cape Town City. It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015.
The Atlantic Sun is a local newspaper for the West Coast region of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. An affiliate of Cape Community Newspapers, the newspaper does not have its own website, but the news is distributed via IOL.
Ajax Cape Town is a South African football club based in Parow that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax is their parent club and acts as the majority shareholder.
South Africa held national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each province on 22 April 2009.
People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP) is a community-based, grass roots non-profit organisation devoted to fighting for the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants in Cape Town, South Africa. PASSOP believes in and advocates for equality and justice for people across all societies, irrespective of nationality, age, gender, race, creed, disability or sexual orientation. PASSOP creates and strengthens networks of communication, dialogue and interchange for the advancement of peace, understanding and justice in local communities and it is within these local communities where most of their membership resides.
Lynne Brown was the Minister of Public Enterprises and former Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. She was born in Cape Town and grew up in Mitchell's Plain. She was appointed Premier of the Western Cape following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool in July 2008. Previously, she was Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. She is a member of the African National Congress and elected member of its National Executive Committee in 2007 and 2012. Like her predecessor Ebrahim Rasool she is also from a coloured background. She is the fourth coloured premier of the Western Cape, and the second from the African National Congress, and is believed the first openly gay person to be appointed to a cabinet post in any African government.
The politics of the Western Cape are more complex than in most other provinces of South Africa, because, unlike the other provinces, the African National Congress (ANC) does not dominate the political landscape.
Schmidtsdrift is a town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Situated 80 km west of Kimberley, it was originally a ford across the Vaal River which is now bridged on the main route from Kimberley to Campbell and Griquatown.
Sinenjongo High School is a high school in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, Cape Town, South Africa.
Walmer Estate is a subsection of the former District Six area of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. During apartheid, some of Walmer Estate's residents were upper-class Coloureds. It was variously described as "the coloured Bishopscourt", or "black Sea Point". The people of Walmer Estate were mostly said to be English-speaking, a language which then carried a superior status compared to Afrikaans.
Johan Tertius (Gus) Theron, born 10 January 1975 in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa, is a former South African rugby union player. Theron played mainly on the wing and at centre.
Sharna Gail Fernandez is a South African politician and former banker. She currently serves as Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, in office since 21 May 2014. A member of the governing Democratic Alliance, she also serves as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and Chairperson of the Rules Committee.
Claremont High School is a co-educational public high school in the suburb of Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa, established in 2011 making it the newest addition to the list of schools in the area. It awards the National Senior Certificate. It is locally known for the excellent final year result it manages to produce.
Cameron Muir Dugmore is a South African politician and member of the African National Congress. He currently serves as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He previously served as Western Cape Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport and Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education.
