News and Speeches for Arts and Culture
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
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
My Culture, Your Culture, Our Heritage
11 September 2013The National Heritage Day celebrations on 24 September 2013 are an opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and diversity that has the power to help build our nation. Read More
Singing the National Anthem With Pride
23 August 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) is giving about 40 young artists from six districts in the Western Cape the opportunity to learn the national anthem. Read More
High-Level Meeting Brings Cultural Leaders Together
21 August 2013The Inter-Ministerial Cultural Groups meeting that took place at Spier, Stellenbosch on 16 August 2013 aimed to share the cultural wealth of South Africa and support cultural groups in the Western Cape. Read More
National Anthem Programme Promotes Common Identity and Pride
13 August 2013About 40 youth artists from six districts in the Western Cape are expected to participate in the National Anthem training programme in Melkbosstrand from 18 to 23 August 2013. The training is facilitated by the Department of Cultural Affairs and... Read More
Cultural Affairs Awards to Honour Community Heroes
31 July 2013The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport seeks to recognise outstanding achievements and contributions in the Arts and Culture, Language, Heritage, Geographical Names, Museums, Libraries and Archives fields in the Western Cape for... Read More
Zolani Artists Display Their Work at Literary Festival
8 July 2013During the first week of July a group of emerging visual artists from Zolani attended the Cape Winelands Advanced Visual Arts Skills workshop in Ashton. The aim of the workshop was to prepare these artists for a professional exhibition. Read More
Western Cape Kicks Off Initiation Season
25 June 2013On Friday, 21 June 2013, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, and the Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha, handed over first-aid certificates and protective clothing to initiation carers in Guga S’... Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Prepares For Upcoming Initiation Season
20 June 2013Tomorrow, 21 June 2013, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, together with the Western Cape Minister of Health, Mr Theuns Botha will hand over first-aid certificates and protective clothing to initiation carers. Read More
Promoting and Developing Drama in the Cape Winelands
13 June 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will host the Cape Winelands Drama Festival. Read More
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport to Celebrate Youth Day
12 June 2013This year the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will celebrate Youth Day (16 June) by launching the Western Cape jazz legends mural booklet at Artscape in Cape Town. Read More
Western Cape Government Helps Make Male Initiation Safer
6 June 2013The Western Cape Government is committed to working with communities to improve the safety of traditional male initiation in the province. This was the key message at a consultative workshop on initiation in Cape Town on Thursday, 30 May 2013. Read More
Africa Day 2013
17 May 2013Africa Day is celebrated around the world on 25 May every year to commemorate the establishment in 1963 of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union). Read More
Jazz Festival Workshops Inspire Emerging Musicians
9 April 2013“African’s grandest gathering”, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), hosted a variety of workshops in and around the city from 30 Mar Read More
Getting a Taste of Cape Town International Jazz Festival
5 April 2013Thousands of music-loving Capetonians were bitten by the jazz bug at a free community concert on Greenmarket Square on Wednesday, 3 April 2013. Read More
DCAS Lines Up “Tussen Grafte” and Hip Hop Dancing at KKNK
25 March 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) has ensured that an award-winning theatre production and two dance troupes will be performing at the ABSA Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKN Read More
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