News and Speeches for Cultural Affairs
Baxter Theatre Centre Presents Passage
5 March 2014A new play, Passage, which tackles what it means to be a good man in South Africa today, will be launched at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Rondebosch on Wednesday, 5 March 2014. The play runs from 4 to 22 March at 11:00 (for schools) and 18:00 (... Read More
Minister Meyer Opens KykNET Buite Ekspo in Malmesbury
3 March 2014The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport promotes a healthy lifestyle, local outdoor market and being part of events that contribute to the tourism sector in the Western Cape. Read More
DCAS Launches IsiXhosa Terminology Booklet
28 February 2014The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has launched a booklet that has been developed for government-specific Xhosa terms. Read More
DCAS Celebrates International Mother Language Day
21 February 2014A joyous celebration of Afrikaans and isiXhosa storytelling, reading and poetry marked International Mother Language Day at Iziko Museum on 19 February 2014. Read More
Successful Western Cape Choral Music Indaba held in Cape Town
18 February 2014The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a successful Cape Choral Music Indaba on 15 and 16 February 2014 in Cape Town. The purpose of the workshop was to gain a better understanding of the choral music landscape in the Western... Read More
Media Alert: The Designer Behind the 2013/2014 Cultural Affairs Award
6 February 2014Talented Capetonian industrial designer Burghen Siebert (24) found working on the 2014 Cultural Affairs Award to be a very inspiring experience. Read More
Spectacular Performances at Rapport/ATKV Choral Competition
4 February 2014The Rapport/ATKV Choral Competition was a spectacular show with an enormous variety of music, from classical and folk to hallelujah praise songs. The competition was hosted by the Afrikaans Taal en Kultuur Vereeniging (ATKV) and Rapport at the City... Read More
Local Drama at its Best at Suidoosterfees
3 February 2014Local stories were shared and four talented community theatre groups were promoted on the professional stage at the Eden/ Cape Winelands Drama Festival finale held at the Artscape Arena Hall in Cape Town on 31 January 2014. Read More
New-Look Togryers Museum Launched
21 January 2014A new entrance, education centre, touch screen digital exhibition and installed ramps with a toilet for the disabled are some of the additions at the new-look Togryers Museum in Ceres. On Monday, 20 January 2014, the Museum opened its doors to the... Read More
Provincial Heritage Status for Saron Mission Complex
2 December 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and Heritage Western Cape (HWC) declared the Saron Mission Complex a provincial heritage site on Sunday, 1 December 2013. The day marked the 175th anniversary of the Emancipation of the Slaves. Read More
Land Act Centenary Exhibition Opens at Slave Lodge
29 November 2013A travelling exhibition on the occasion of the centenary of the Natives’ Land Act of 1913 opened at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Wednesday, 27 November 2013. The exhibition will be hosted at a variety of Western Cape museums over the next few months. Read More
EPWP Beneficiaries Certified as Site-Specific Guides
28 November 2013Eighteen beneficiaries of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) at various Western Cape museums were certified as site-specific guides on 25 September 2013. The beneficiaries had successfully completed a course accredited at Level 4 of the... Read More
EPWP Beneficiaries Graduate From Artscape Technicical Training
27 November 2013There were big smiles all round as seven Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries received their certificates in technical stage practice at Artscape on 25 November 2013. Read More
New R4,5 m Library for Nkqubela
26 November 2013A long-awaited dream came true for the 6 000 residents of Nkqubela in Robertson when their own public library opened on Monday, 25 October 2013. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) partnered with the Langeberg Municipality and the... Read More
Cultural Affairs Awards 2013/2014
19 November 2013The Western Cape Cultural Awards acknowledge organisations and individuals who have made an impact within the Arts, Culture, Language, Heritage, Museums, Geographical Names, Archives and Libraries sectors in the province over the years. Read More
First Aid Training for Khayelitsha Initiation Carers
16 October 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will partner with the City of Cape Town to provide carers and traditional surgeons from Khayelitsha with important information about making initiation rituals safer and more environmentally... Read More
Conference With A Difference in Cape Town
8 October 2013Cape Town hosts the annual African Creative Economy Conference from 6 to 9 October 2013. Among the 300 international delegates, there are a significant number from African countries. Read More
Prince Alfred Hamlet To Have its Own Library Soon
4 October 2013In 2014, a library will be built in Prince Alfred Hamlet, outside Ceres. On Thursday, 3 October 2013, the Witzenberg Municipality and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) Library Services hosted a sod turning ceremony on the library... Read More
Museum Gives a Voice to “Simonites”
26 September 2013On Heritage Day, 24 September 2013, people who had been forcibly removed from Simon’s Town under the Group Areas Act returned to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the imposition of racial segregation in the town. The event was organised by the... Read More
Minister Meyer Opens New Exhibition at Hout Bay Museum
19 September 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) opened the first phase of a new exhibition at the Hout Bay Museum on Wednesday, 18 September 2013. Read More
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