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News and Speeches for Sport and Recreation

Metro athletes honoured at Cape Town Sport Awards

2 March 2017

On Wednesday, 1 March 2017 the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), in partnership with the Cape Town Sport Council and the City of Cape Town< Read More

Minister Anroux Marais acknowledges legends who shaped sport pre−1992

15 December 2016

On 14 December 2016, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais proudly acknowledged 33 legends who made a significant contribution to the development, transformation and growth of sport in the Western Cape pre−1 Read More

Athletes Making Positive Changes Recognised At Cape Winelands Sport Awards

12 December 2016

The Cape Winelands’ outstanding athletes in 2016 were honoured during the annual Cape Winelands Sport Awards ceremony at the Protea Cumberland Hotel in Worcester on 8 December. Read More

Media Alert: SAFA Trophy to be presented to Minister Marais

15 November 2016

The Western Cape U19 all-girl provincial soccer team were recently crowned champions of the SAFA Interprovincial Tournament, held in the West Rand in October. Read More

DCAS supports World Junior Table Tennis Championship

26 October 2016

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) is proud to announce that it will be supporting the World Junior Table Tennis Championship from 30 November to 7 December 2016 at the Gra Read More

Eden District Better Together Games – bringing people together

4 October 2016

The De Jager Stadium in Oudtshoorn once again saw enthusiastic employees of the Western Cape Government participating in the annual Eden District edition of the Better Together Games hosted by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sp Read More

Professor Wilfried Lemke pays visit to MOD Centre

4 October 2016

On Wednesday, 28 September 2016, the United Nations’ special advisor for Sport Development and Peace, Professor Wilfried Lemke, paid a visit to the Bellville South Primary School’s MOD Centre. Read More

Immense pride among Western Cape Paralympians as they are Welcomed Home

21 September 2016

The Paralympian athletes from the Western Cape received the warmest of welcomes at the Cape Town International Airport from Minister Anroux Marais, among o Read More

Sport and Peace Conference Discusses Future Development of Sport

19 September 2016

With sport being considered a powerful tool to promote and unite people from all social classes, cultures and backgrounds, and to support people who wish to excel in a positive way, the 3rd Cape Town International Sport and Peace Conference and Expo... Read More

Senior Citizens Enjoy the Outdoors at Provincial Golden Games in Blue Downs

5 September 2016

On Wednesday 31 August 2016 the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) provided an opportunity for senior citizens to participate in the Provincial Golden Games that took place in Blue Downs. Read More

Paralympians Bid Farewell as they Board the Plane to Rio

31 August 2016

Fans of South Africa’s Paralympians showed up in great numbers at the Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday 30 August 2016 to, together with the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), bid farewell to the athletes on Read More

Great fun at West Coast Olympic Roadshow in Doringbaai

31 August 2016

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) continued with its Olympic Roadshow across the province in August, most recently in the West Coast town of Doringbaai on Thursday 25 August 2016. Read More

Welcome Home Olympian Rocco van Rooyen

25 August 2016

With the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil having officially drawn to a close, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) together with Western Province Athletics (WPA) welcome Read More

Paralympians to Compete in One of the World’s Most Prestigious Sporting Events

22 August 2016

Eighteen South African athletes are planning to take the country’s flag to new heights at the Paralympic Games which  take place from 7 to 18 September 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More

Remarkable Olympic Roadshow in St Helena Bay on the West Coast

11 August 2016

As the Olympic Games kicked off in Rio, Brazil, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) continued its Olympic Roadshow across the province. Read More

Porterville Primary Excited by Olympic Roadshow

1 August 2016

Excitement and competitive spirit ran high during the Olympic Roadshow that was hosted by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) at Porterville Primary on 29 July 2016. Read More

Media Alert: KungFu Master MJ Li Officially Congratulated by Minister Marais

29 July 2016

On Monday, 1 August 2016, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, will officially congratulate Muhammad Junaid Chafeker, better known as MJ Li for his exceptional results achieved at the 2016 Legends of Kung Fu Worl Read More

Young Aspiring Sailors from the Western Cape to Compete in Regatta in China

29 July 2016

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) along with Sailing South Africa Western Cape, are sending six junior sailors to compete in the Read More

SA Schools National Winter Games Championships 2016 a Glorious Success

22 July 2016

There was great enthusiasm among the hundreds of learners from provinces across South Africa at the National Winter Games Championships 2016 that took place from 10 to 14 July 2016 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Read More

Minister Marais sends off Berg River Canoe Marathon Paddlers

14 July 2016

The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), Anroux Marais, officiated at the start of the 55th Annual Berg River Canoe Marathon, se Read More

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