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Christmas eve crash claims 13 lives

24 December 2016

Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More

Road deaths decrease in first 20 days of festive season

22 December 2016

Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More

Media Alert: Minister Marais to honour 33 Western Cape Sport Legends

13 December 2016

On Wednesday, 14 December 2016, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Minister Anroux Marais, will honour 33 sporting legends at an event in Paarl. Read More

Cultural Facility Recycles Mattresses To Haven Night Shelter

7 December 2016

On 5 December 2016, the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais donated 150 mattresses from the Melkbos Cultural Facility to the Read More

16 Days of Activism - Mitchells Plain fathers & daughters to join MEC Fritz

7 December 2016

Tomorrow, as part of our 16 Days of Activism Against Women & Child Abuse campaign, the Western Cape MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz, will host fathers and their daughters for an anti-violence dialogue session in Mitchells Plain. Read More

Wheelchair Challenge Highlights Progress Towards An Inclusive City

7 December 2016

Yesterday, 6 December 2016, Minister Anroux Marais and Cllr Anda Ntsodo, MAYCO Member for Community Services, took up a challenge to join a wheelchair bound athlete for a stroll through the City of Cape Town. Read More

MEC Fritz warns against Christmas SASSA scammer

6 December 2016

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, calls on all social grant recipients never to divulge their social grant details or pin numbers, whether over the phone or email, to anybody claiming to be from the South African Social... Read More

International Day of Persons with Disability: MEC joins NGOs at demonstration

6 December 2016

On International Day of Persons with Disability, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, joined a disability awareness demonstration at Cape Town Station. The event also marked the end of National Disability Awareness Month. Read More

MEDIA ALERT: Minister Plato takes 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Samora Machel

5 December 2016

Today, Monday 5 December 2016, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will take the Western Cape Department of Community Safety’s 16 Days of Activism Campaign for No Violence Against Women and Children to Samora Machel, Nyanga. Read More

MEDIA ALERT: Minister Plato takes 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Elsies River

2 December 2016

Today, Friday 2 December 2016, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will take the Western Cape Department of Community Safety’s 16 Days of Activism Campaign for No Violence Against Women and Children to The Range, Elsies River. Read More

Media Alert: Anene Booysen Netball Court To Be Officially Opened

2 December 2016

MEDIA ALERT: ANENE BOOYSEN NETBALL COURT TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY MINISTER MARAIS On Monday, 5 December 2016, Minister Anroux Marais will officially open the new netball court in Zwelitsha, Bredasdorp. Read More

Media Alert: Haven Night Shelter To Receive 150 Mattresses From Minister Marais

2 December 2016

MEDIA ALERT: THE HAVEN NIGHT SHELTER TO RECEIVE 150 MATTRESSES FROM MINISTER MARAIS On Monday, 5 December 2016, Minister Anroux Marais will donate 150 mattresses to the Haven Night Shelter. Read More

Mid-term budget allocations for drought relief; Project Khulisa initiatives

1 December 2016

Drought relief funding for emerging farmers and a boost to government’s apprenticeship progamme were two of the shifts announced in Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde’s mid-year budget speech. Read More