South Africa: Die Pampoenstal, Worcester, Western Cape

Die Pampoenstal, Worcester, Western Cape

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April harvest of pumpkins in road shop in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa | Апрельский урожай тыкв в придорожной лавке города Ворчестер, провиция Западный Кейп, Южная Африка

Worcester is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 kilometres north-east of Cape Town on the N1 highway north to Johannesburg.

Being the largest town in the Western Cape's interior region, it serves as the administrative capital of the Breede Valley Local Municipality and as regional headquarters for most central and Provincial Government Departments. The town also serves as the hub of the Western Cape's interior commercial, distribution and retail activity with a shopping mall, well developed central business district and infrastructure.

Worcester is located at an elevation of 220 metres and can be reached by road either travelling on the N1 highway through the Huguenot Tunnel or by driving through spectacular mountain passes. From Cape Town Du Toitskloof, from Wellington Bainskloof, from Malmesbury, Western Cape Nieuwekloof, from Ceres Mitchells, from Robertson Goree, from Hermanus Rooihoogte and from Johannesburg Hex River, with vistas over the Hex River Valley.

Geographically, the district is delimited mainly by mountains; to the southwest lies the massive Stettyns mountain range with an annual rainfall in excess of 2000 mm. To the west lie the Du Toitskloof Mountains and northwest lies the Slanghoek, Little Drakenstein, Elandskloof and Lemiet mountain ranges. To the north rises the Hex River Mountains which include the towering peaks of Chavonness, Brandwacht, Fonteintjiesberg and Audensberg. Northeast of the town the colourful Keerom Mountain runs into the Langeberg range.

Worcester and its surroundings form part of the Breede River catchment area, which is fed by a number of smaller rivers supplemented by the run-off from the winter snows in the mountains. The district also includes the Hex River Valley.

Worcester also consists of a township named Zwelethemba. In 1985, students protested over Afrikaans being a dominant language at school. Riots broke out and several students were shot by police in Robertson Road. A student named Nkosana Nation Bahumi was killed due to the protests.

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South Africa: Aquila Private Game Reserve Water Update | Акила ЮАР

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The current #WaterCrisis in Cape Town will not impact on your Aquila experience.

Aquila Water Update

DETAILED AQUILA WATER INFORMATION

Being a partner in the Western Cape tourism industry, and one of the top 10 executive partners to Cape Town Tourism, we take the crisis extremely seriously in solidarity with our Cape Town counterparts.

The Breede Valley municipal region has not been flagged as a water crisis zone as per the Cape Town Metropole situation, but we are true to the fact that we a Karoo-based property, and have since inception, treated this precious commodity with respect and sustainability.

Water saving measures that we have undertaken at the reserve, include:
° Clear messaging on all confirmed bookings prior to arrival to ensure guests use water sparingly during their Aquila visit. 
° We have installed in-room ‘water crisis’ notifications to give guests tips to use less water during their stay.
° We also only replace towels at the request of the guest during an overnight stay.
° We furthermore removed bath plugs from rooms that have both a bath and shower option – with clear notices requesting use of a two minute shower, above that of a luxurious bath.
° Our communal areas make use of non-potable water (only when absolutely needed), and we have also installed key messaging at communal areas to make visitors aware of the water usage policies.
° All communal gardens have been changed to remove any vegetation requiring excessive water, and succulents, which occur naturally in the Karoo, have been used throughout the property. 
Further measures to reduce bulk water consumption are currently being investigated.

We have recently had to do mandatory repairs to our swimming pool, and we are also glad to share that we made use of innovative water bladders at a major cost, to not waste any water. The entire 35m pool was emptied into big water bladders, and after repairs, was refilled with the very same water.

Being a Karoo property, water supply management and infrastructure is complicated and fragile. Aquila uses a mix of municipal supplied potable water, its own limited supply ground water, and non-potable water.

It is crucial to understand that, although we treat the resource with utmost respect, the municipal boundaries of the Cape Town crisis management zone does not apply to the Touws River region and Aquila.

At the most recent special council meeting of the Breede Valley Municipality, Stage One measures were approved by the district management. These measures only restrict municipal potable water usage for gardens on certain days and times.

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