Bringing Higher Education Home
 In a historic moment on 12 December 2012, the College of Cape Town, along with Northlink College and Boland College, participated in the ceremonial signing of collaborative Memorandum of Agreements (MoA’s) with the University of South Africa (UNISA) to confirm the dedication of these institutions to respond to the call from the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande for closer collaboration between public FET Colleges and Higher Education (HE) Institutions. ...read more

Regional overview of the Northern Cape
 Mining, agriculture and tourism are the sectors that derive the greatest benefit from the large open spaces of the Northern Cape, but solar power and astronomy are sectors that are likely to grow in importance in the future. ...read more

Major projects spur development in Northern Cape
 A number of large projects are contributing to growth across several sectors in South Africa’s largest province. ...read more

Major events come to the Northern Cape
 Skateboards and rocket cars are shaping the Northern Cape’s profile as an extreme sports destination. ...read more

Transnet compiling first-ever distributed power train for manganese
 Transnet is compiling the first-ever distributed power train for manganese, made up of 208 wagons. ...read more

FEDHASA Cape elects new chairperson at its AGM
The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa Cape division (FEDHASA Cape) took the past year under review, heard about government’s future plans for destination marketing of the province and elected a new chairperson at its AGM last week. ...read more

Orange River Cellars puts first Sauvignon Blanc onto market
 In another first for the Orange River wine region in South Africa’s Northern Cape, Orange River Cellars has released the first ever Sauvignon Blanc wine from one of the world’s most unique wine areas. ...read more

Northern Cape renewables potential underlined as Nersa gears up for licence hearings
 The Northern Cape’s potential as a national renewable-energy hub has again been highlighted, with Energy Minister Dipuo Peters pointing out on Monday that 16 of the initial 28 preferred projects identified by the Department of Energy (DoE) under the renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) programme were located in the sun-drenched province. ...read more

Top skateboarding competition, the Maloof Money Cup, comes to Kimberley, South Africa
 The first ever Maloof Money Cup World Skateboarding Championships will be taking place in Kimberley on 30 September till 2 October, 2011. The Northern Cape welcomes all visitors to this event and encourages skateboarding enthusiasts and everyone intersted in the event to join in the excitement of this spectacle. ...read more




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