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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Great to spend time this evening with @HEBobiwine , a young and inspiring opposition leader from Uganda!

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3 years

Dear @EmbassyofRussia : - You may have the support of @CyrilRamaphosa , and you may have the support of the @GovernmentZA , and you may have the support of the @MYANC , but trust me, you do not have the support of South Africa! Kind regards, David.

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Dear subscribers, we have received a great number of letters of solidarity from South Africans, both individuals and organizations. We appreciate your support and glad you decided to stand with us today, when Russia, like 80 years ago, is fighting Nazism in Ukraine! 🇷🇺🇿🇦

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David Maynier

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3 years

Nice to see the dog walkers have a sense of humour here in Cape Town!

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2 years

The children of this province are the future of the Western Cape and South Africa. I am honoured to be entrusted with serving them as the incoming MEC of Education in the Western Cape.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

Our biggest export may soon be taxpayers!

Business Insider SA🇿🇦

@BISouthAfrica

5 years

South Africans may be hit by a once-off tax next week, Old Mutual warns

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3 years

Now this is what we have been working so hard to achieve in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 months

And the Darling High School build is out of the ground! Great to see another Rapid School Build project underway in the Western Cape.

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David Maynier

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4 months

Job done!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

Cape Town is ready to leave Eskom and load shedding behind

Cape Town is ready to leave Eskom and load shedding behind

The City of Cape Town is looking to buy energy from independent producers so that it can become less reliant on Eskom.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

Some people think it doesn’t really matter who is in government in SA. This is why they are wrong:-

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David Maynier

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4 months

Proud to take my oath of office as a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament today, to serve the public for another term in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

Um, there are actually 44 039 matric candidates registered in the Western Cape for Afrikaans Paper 2 next week… #CharlizeTheron

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

Western Cape government defies Cabinet, set to acquire own Covid-19 vaccine

The Western Cape is pushing ahead with its plans to acquire its own supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine.

www.iol.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

So after years of gatkruiping, big business finally finds its voice in SA!

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

2 years

Big business is at the end of its tether over government bumbling, details in the #SundayTimesZA

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

But the @MYANC collapsed in the Western Cape?

SABC News Radio

@SABCNews_Radio

3 years

Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says if the governing party were to collapse, the country would become ungovernable. He was addressing the party's delegates in Free State #sabcnews

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

20 days

The Western Cape Government will not support or attend the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill today, and we are taking legal advice to prevent the negative impact the Bill will have on education in the Western Cape. Read more here:

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

But what about the need for humanitarian aid in KwaZulu Natal?

SA will donate humanitarian aid, health items to Cuba, not money - Ramaphosa | News24

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the humanitarian aid to Cuba "arises" from the nation's commitment to assist other countries, just like South Africans have been assisted.

www.news24.com

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

Just cracked the one million votes mark for the ⁦⁦ @Our_DA ⁩ in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

What an honour to be sworn in as provincial Minister of Education, and to continue our work to improve learning outcomes and expand access to education in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

I wonder if @IrvinJimSA will succeed, where @tito_mboweni has failed, and actually shut down @flysaa in SA?

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

1 year

We are in this predicament because National Treasury approved a public service wage settlement which we could not afford and which risks wiping out service delivery in provinces across SA.

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

1 year

Government introduces radical austerity measures as state coffers run dry, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

NEW SCHOOL: Phase 1 of Lwandle Primary School is now complete, including a sustainable energy and water supply!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

It’s taken just 65 working days to get Saxonsea Junior High School done, thanks to an incredible Rapid School Build partnership between the @WCEDnews , @CityofCT with the support of Mayor @geordinhl , contractors, community and school! #GettingThingsDone

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

This is such a fantastic achievement, and we are so proud of Pinelands North Primary!

WCEDNews

@WCEDnews

2 years

Pinelands North PS has made it to the Top 3 World’s Best Schools! 🥳🎉🎊 @BestSchoolPrize @T4EduC

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David Maynier

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4 months

The Western Cape Government has completed solar installations at 48 of our schools to date, to help protect teaching and learning from load shedding. We have installed replacement LED lighting at 84 of our schools (and counting!) to reduce school electricity use and costs.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

So touched that @tito_mboweni took time out from his busy schedule to join us at #WCBudget2020

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@DavidMaynier

5 months

The Western Cape Government has installed high-security fencing at 152 schools over the past four years, and funds the deployment of 64 law enforcement officers to our schools to assist in crime prevention.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

What took place at Fish Hoek High School, should never have happened. I suspended the intervention immediately and an investigation is underway to ensure it never happens again. We must now focus on ensuring that matric exams run smoothly.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

We are confident we have won an outright majority but we are waiting for the final result here in the Western Cape.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 months

The Western Cape Government’s Rapid School Build programme delivers new schools in as little as 71 days, thanks to our strong partnerships with school communities, contractors, other provincial departments and local government.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

7 months

NEW SCHOOL: Our Rapid School Build is delivering new schools in record time! With officials, contractors and the community working together, Fisherhaven Academy was completed in just 71 days, in time for the start of the school year.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Time to privatise port operations in the Port of Cape Town.

Citrus growers urge Ramaphosa to deal with ports crisis

Exporters say operational issues and congestion are threatening the sector that generates about R25bn annually

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 months

Less than 6 months after breaking ground, Phase 1A of the Blueridge education precinct (Grade R-3) is complete! This is an extraordinary achievement made possible by the joint efforts of the @WCEDnews , @CityofCT , contractors and the community of Wallacedene.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

The fact is national government has mismanaged our economy, mismanaged our public finances, and mismanaged our state-owned enterprises, and as a result our economy is now in death spiral in SA!

National Treasury

@TreasuryRSA

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Fitch Ratings

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

Taking on the taxi mafia by submitting additional legal papers to the High Court to stop the minibus taxi associations’ illegal blockade of learner transport in the Western Cape.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

6 months

Our ⁦ @WCEDnews ⁩ contractors are already on site repairing storm damaged schools across the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

This is great news for the economy in the Western Cape!

Wine industry toasts boom in value of exports to Europe and US

Industry body partly credits aggressive marketing campaigns for almost 8% rise to R9.1bn

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

Back to work in the Ministry of Education today to serve the teachers, learners and parents of the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

We have worked hard to get cruise liners back to Cape Town. Welcome to the “Europa 2”‘and congratulations to the cape cruise team at @Wesgro !

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

The new Procurement Disclosure Report by @WesternCapeGov Provincial Treasury is live! This report details all PPE expenditure in the Western Cape procured in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. For more info and to download the report, visit 👉

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 months

NEW SCHOOL: Phase 1 of our new Blueridge Primary School is complete, thanks to the support of the @CityofCT and the community of Wallacedene!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

IN PROGRESS: Our contractors have moved on to Phase 2 of Lwandle Primary School and are already making steady progress with fantastic support from the community and the @CityofCT .

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 months

Fantastic visit this morning to the site where the new Apex High School Stellenbosch is currently being constructed for completion by January 2025, expanding access to education in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

How is it possible that national government will spend more on a zombie state owned national airline than they will spend on the health response to Covid-19 in SA?

Business Day

@BDliveSA

4 years

BREAKING NEWS: Draft plan for SAA rescue proposes a brand new state-owned airline

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David Maynier

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4 years

"My Octopus Teacher" is out today - a new @netflix original documentary created by the Sea Change Project that showcases the Great African Sea Forest off the coast of Cape Town for the very first time 👉

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David Maynier

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3 years

The fact is the @lionsofficial were licked!

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David Maynier

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3 years

British tourists who cannot go on holiday because of travel bans are welcome to come to the Western Cape!

France to block entry to UK tourists as Omicron surges

EU leaders seek to maintain common approach to travel inside bloc in effort to tackle coronavirus variant

www.ft.com

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

Finally, some time out with the family!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 months

The Western Cape Government serves nutritious meals to over 500 000 learners every school day, to ensure that our children have the nutritional support they need to focus on learning in the classroom.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

DAVID MAYNIER: Why it’s time to privatise the Port of Cape Town

It is critical that infrastructure is maintained and there’s investment in new infrastructure

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

Welcome to Cape Town @united ! #FlyNY2CT @Wesgro

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

If @CyrilRamaphosa wants to keep the lights on, he will have to switch @GwedeMantashe1 off!

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

5 years

All that's required is for Eskom to sign implementation agreements and power-purchase agreements and the projects could start raising finance.

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David Maynier

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5 years

Congratulations to Kholo Montsi. Not only the top-ranked junior boys tennis player in SA and Africa, but now also number 18 in the world! @MontsiBrothers

Cape tennis player ranked in world's top 20

Capetonians have yet another reason to be proud, and this time of a 16-year-old. Cape Town-based tennis player Kholo Montsi has not only finished the 2019 tennis season as both South Africa and...

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Welcome @united back to Cape Town. #ConnectingPeopleUnitingTheWorld

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Really good news for the Western Cape!

Delta Air Lines again applies for authority to operate Cape Town flights - The Points Guy

Delta Air Lines once again wants to fly to Cape Town, South Africa — this time proposing a simple round-trip to Atlanta.

thepointsguy.com

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

BREAKING: Codeta has backed down and agreed to suspend their illegal blockade of learner transport, after we approached the Western Cape High Court for an urgent interdict. Read more here:

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@DavidMaynier

3 years

The fact is that national government is the biggest handbrake on economic growth and job creation in the Western Cape.

Clanwilliam Dam delays put R2bn of investment on hold

The completion date for the raising of the dam wall has been pushed back again

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

South Africa is utterly irrelevant when it comes to the war in Ukraine.

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

2 years

SA has repeatedly called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict; it needs to show its commitment to this by hearing all sides.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

2 years

Hammering the opposition on their complete silence as the taxi mafia terrorises parents and children, preventing them from attending school in the Western Cape.

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@DavidMaynier

2 years

Delta Air Lines’ green light a big win for the Western Cape

Delta Air Lines’ green light a major boost for the Western Cape

The licence to ply the Atlanta-Joburg-Cape Town route is a major boost because the US is its key source of visitors

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

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Best tribute to William Smith would be fixing broken education system

VASHNA JAGARNATH: Best tribute to William Smith would be fixing broken education system

Agile and low-cost interventions to address SA’s education crisis can make a difference

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

What makes me angry is that @CyrilRamaphosa is angry that @DIRCO_ZA called on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine!

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

3 years

In the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

More flights, more tourists, more growth, more jobs, more hope in the Western Cape!

Wesgro - Cape Town & the Western Cape

@Wesgro

3 years

PRESS RELEASE 🗞️| Cape Town Air Access welcomes @Airbelgium 's plans to launch flights to Cape Town in September ✈️ Read the full press release here 👉🏽: #CTAA #CapeConfidence #PlaceOfMore

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3 years

Welcome @British_Airways back to the Western Cape! @AJPhillipson

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

1 year

We are aware of rumours circulating on social media that schools are being burned as part of the taxi strike. These are not true – no school has reported such an incident. Please, don’t share fake news. Adding to the uncertainty is irresponsible and puts our learners at risk.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

Congratulations to @SquireLees who has worked around the clock for years campaigning for @flysaa to be put into business rescue in SA!

News24 Business

@News24_Business

5 years

BREAKING: SAA must go into business rescue, Ramaphosa orders -

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 months

Please keep a close eye on your local school during the school holidays! Report any suspicious activity to the South African Police Service immediately, or call our Safe Schools hotline on 0800 45 46 47 for guidance.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

8 months

NEW SCHOOL: With the support of the school community, we completed Perseverance Junior High School in Belhar in record time, ensuring that the 12 classrooms, ablutions, admin block and hall were ready for learners in time for the start of the 2024 school year! #RapidSchoolBuild

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Finance MEC Maynier describes Port of Cape Town as a disaster zone, calls for privatisation

Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC David Maynier has called for the privatisation of the Port of Cape Town.

www.iol.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

We created 24,000 new jobs in the last quarter in the Western Cape & we maintained the lowest #unemployment rate in the country. However, we'll continue to work hard to grow the economy as there are still too many people who don't have jobs or who have given up looking for jobs.

Stats SA

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South Africa’s official unemployment rate remained unchanged at 29,1% in Q4:2019 compared to Q3:2019. Read more here: #StatsSA #unemployment

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

7 months

National Treasury has provisionally allocated an additional R2.549 billion to our Rapid School Build, to expand access to quality education in the Western Cape! Read more here:

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

The one city we can all be proud of in SA! @CityofCT

City of Cape Town

@CityofCT

3 years

Last night, City Hall was lit up in solidarity with Kyiv and Ukraine. "The City is united with governments across the free democratic world, calling for an end to Russia’s illegal invasion, which has caused over 3000 civilian causalities." - Mayor @geordinhl #CTNews

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David Maynier

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4 years

It boggles the mind that @CyrilRamaphosa , and his Cabinet, support taking money out of the hands of the poor to bailout zombie state-owned enterprises like South African Airways!

Business Day

@BDliveSA

4 years

Pravin Gordhan says R10.5bn for SAA has full cabinet support

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David Maynier

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3 months

IN PROGRESS: We’ve now moved on to Phase 2 of Blueridge Primary School, and construction is progressing rapidly!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

Well not really because only one side has invaded the Ukraine?

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@Sophie_Mokoena

3 years

Propaganda on steroids from both sides. A tough one for the media.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

Welcome back to Cape Town!

Emirates

@emirates

4 years

Emirates’ global network will expand to 92 destinations with the resumption of passenger services to Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Harare and Mauritius. @DXB #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter #Above_The_Clouds

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

7 months

NEW CLASSROOMS: We completed 5 additional classrooms at Spine Road High School in time for the new school year, to help meet the extremely high demand for placement at the school. The style of the new classrooms blends seamlessly with the existing school buildings.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

9 months

The dedicated team of Maths teachers at COSAT in Khayelitsha delivered a 99% pass rate for the subject this year, along with 10 distinctions including 3 learners with over 90% for Maths!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

SA's Schoenmaker wins GOLD, smashes world record to make history in Tokyo

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3 years

This is great news for the Western Cape!

Amazon to set up South African headquarters in R4 billion Cape Town development

The City of Cape Town has greenlit the R4 billion River Club mixed-use development, which will be the new home of retail giant Amazon in Africa.

businesstech.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

7 months

NEW SCHOOL: The new school buildings for Middelpos Primary School in Saldanha, including 19 classrooms, were completed in time for the 2024 school year!

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@DavidMaynier

6 months

NEW CLASSROOMS: Another 10 classrooms constructed by the amazing @melloneducate volunteers! Isiphiwo Primary School in Khayelitsha now has additional spaces to meet the demand for placement.

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@DavidMaynier

3 years

Great work tonight by our tourism response teams in the @WesternCapeGov and @CityofCT assisting stranded passengers at @capetownint !

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4 years

It’s an absolute disgrace that the medicines regulator had to tell politicians what they should have already known in SA!

Regulator halts bid to give VIPs early jabs

Plan was to build public confidence in vaccine but only the president and his deputy exempted

www.businesslive.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

We are on track to welcome the inaugural ⁦United Airlines flight from New York this evening in ⁦ @CityofCT ⁩! cc. ⁦ @united ⁩

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@DavidMaynier

5 years

Wonderful sixth anniversary dinner at ⁦ @foxcroftfood ⁩ in Cape Town!

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4 years

Western Cape wind farm joins national grid to help supply power

A Western Cape wind farm has taken the first step to help South Africa transition to a cleaner energy mix

www.iol.co.za

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

Tourism Month – Western Cape receives global Safety Stamp!

Tourism Month - Western Cape Receives Global Safety Stamp!

The Western Cape is ready to open safely in a COVID-19 world… and they have just been approved as a user of the World Travel and Tourism Council’s safety stamp.

www.goodthingsguy.com

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3 years

Great news for the Western Cape!

SA to be removed from the UK red list, Telegraph reports | Business

The UK will abolish quarantine for almost all countries, including South Africa, the Sunday Telegraph reports, citing sources.

www.news24.com

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@DavidMaynier

3 years

Good news for the economy in the Western Cape!

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

3 years

When the going gets tough, the @WesternCapeGov and @CityofCT tourism response teams get going supporting our airlines, airports company, consulates to assist stranded passages in the Western Cape.

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

City to ask court for emergency hearing due to load-shedding crisis via @CityofCT

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

A promise made. A promise kept! #WCSafetyPlan

Premier Alan Winde

@alanwinde

5 years

The 500 officers are part of the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Advancement Program (LEAP), which is jointly funded by the Western Cape Government in line with the Western Cape Safety Plan. #WCSafetyPlan

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

4 years

Pleased to announce another year of clean audits for @WesternCapeGov . These audit outcomes reinforce our track record of good governance & good financial management which remains at the heart of everything we do. Read full statement👉

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David Maynier

@DavidMaynier

5 years

So 1 980 @Eskom_SA identified staff members have undeclared interests in companies doing business with err... @Eskom_SA .

Sunday Times

@SundayTimesZA

5 years

Sunday Times has learnt that the Hawks are set to arrest four former Transnet executives, including ex-CEOs Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, and chief financial officer Anoj Singh.

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David Maynier

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Last week, we opened a new science lab at Delft Technical High School, fully kitted out to ensure that learners at the school have the support they need to succeed in subjects vital to the economy of the Western Cape.

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