THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA: NEWS
Top Western Cape Female Entrepreneurs in Agriculture Crowned
6 March 2012
The top female entrepreneurs in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Western Cape were recently crowned at an awards ceremony hosted by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture. This was the 12th annual awards, which seeks to acknowledge, encourage and increase participation of women in ...  > 
Media Alert: Minister Fritz to Assist Mom-to-be with Essentials
27 February 2012
Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will today be visiting a young mother-to-be in Lotus River, who lost all her belongings in a recent shack fire. These items included all of the clothing and essentials she bought for her baby who is due ...  > 
Home Affairs Takes ID Application Services to Cape Town Teenagers
26 January 2012
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan, will on Saturday, 28 January 2012, assist 16-year-olds with the application of Identity Documents (IDs) at the Vangate Mall in Cape Town, where the department's mobile office will be stationed.  > 
Iziko Planetarium Hosts SkySkan, a Full-Dome Immersive Extravaganza
12 September 2011
SkySkan, global leaders in digital planetarium technology, will be hosted by the Iziko Planetarium from 3 to 11 September 2011. The Iziko Planetarium and SkySkan will offer audiences the unique opportunity to experience fully immersive full-dome planetarium presentations. Multiple-projector video projections seamlessly blend together animations, ...  > 
Thousands of Grade Twelve Learners Receive Tuition via Satellite
20 October 2010
In January, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) made a commitment to improve Grade twelve (12) learner outcomes in the Western Cape and initiated the campaign "Own YOUR future. Own YOUR success. Study hard to pass YOUR matric" which both encourages and supports learners to ...  > 
MEC Visits Grade 12 Holiday Tutoring Programme
24 June 2010
As part of the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED's) "Own your future. Own your success. Study hard to pass YOUR matric" campaign, the WCED initiated a number of tutorial programmes throughout the province in the second term.  > 
Measles in South Africa
1 September 2009
The health department has urged the public and medical practitioners to be aware of measles symptoms and for parents to get their children vaccinated after a reported outbreak in Gauteng. Fidel Hadebe, spokesperson for the health department, said there was a possibilitythat the disease could ...  > 
Results of Reported Second H1N1 Case not Conclusive
6 August 2009
Based on the report from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) the recent death of a 44 year-old deceased from KwaZulu-Natal cannot be conclusively attributed to the H1N1 Influenza.  > 
New Regulations for Access to Social Grants
24 August 2008
The Minister of Social Development, Dr. Zola Skweyiya, has announced today the new regulations which will allow more people to apply for social grants.  > 
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