News and Speeches for Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Sport
DCAS Neighbourhood Development Programme wins big at Service Excellence Awards
5 December 2019The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) was recognised at the annual Western Cape Premier’s Service Excellence Awards once again on Wednesday 4 December 2019, as a programme run out of the Read More
Historic moment as first Khoekhoegowab language students graduate from UCT
2 December 2019The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Western Cape Read More
DCAS literature workshop boosts teachers’ and writers’ analytical skills
27 November 2019More than 60 teachers and up-and-coming writers from around the Western Cape will end 2019 with expanded knowledge and improved analytical skills for literature, after attending a Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) workshop on Fri Read More
DCAS and partners invest in after-school space
26 November 2019Five after-school practitioners from the Western Cape are set to travel to the United States for training and workshops as part of a programme run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and its partners. Read More
DCAS Initiation Coordination Programme expected to boost safety of initiates
25 November 2019The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) launched its annual Initiation Coordination Programme on Friday, 22 November 2019. Read More
Media Statement: Minister Marais assures WCG is Summer Initiation Season Ready
22 November 2019Today marks the official start of the summer initiation season whose duration is from the 1 November 2019 till the 31 January 2020. Read More
Minister Marais to brief media on WCG's Summer Initiation Season Readiness
21 November 2019MEDIA ALERT: MINISTER MARAIS TO BRIEF MEDIA ON WCG'S SUMMER INITATION SEASON READINESS Read More
DCAS dance programme culminates in innovative outdoor solo dance show
20 November 2019An intensive dance training course culminated in an extraordinary performance on Friday 15 November, as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a production not inside, but on the veranda of the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town Read More
Diepkloof Rock Shelter’s World Heritage claim boosted by US fund donation
19 November 2019The scientific and cultural value of the Diepkloof Rock Shelter is set to be preserved for future generations after Read More
Overberg crafters detail successes of DCAS Craft Museé programme
15 November 2019The successes of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) Craft Museé workshop were highlighted on Thursday, 14 November 2019 when the second phase of the project was launched at the Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the loss of Sandile Dikeni
13 November 2019MEDIA STATEMENT: MINISTER ANROUX MARAIS MOURNS THE LOSS OF SANDILE DIKENI It is with immense sorrow that we have learnt of the passing of one of the great poets and social commentators of our time, Sandile Dikeni. Read More
DCAS After School Programme recognised at Impumelelo Social Innovation Awards
12 November 2019The Read More
EPWP beneficiaries develop new skills at cultural facilities
1 November 2019Twenty-eight men and women between the ages of 16 and 36 participated in a workshop for Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries at the Groot Drakenstein Cultural Facility in Paarl Read More
Historically important Vergelegen Estate declared provincial heritage site
29 October 2019The historic significance of Vergelegen Estate in Somerset West will be protected for future generations after the property was declared a provincial heritage site by Heritage Western Cape on Monday, 28 October 2019. Read More
Rain does not dampen spirits at Metro Better Together Games
28 October 2019Heavy rain could not deter Western Cape Government staff from all the provincial departments who came out to participate in the Metro Better Together Games on Friday, 25 October 2019. Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Marais welcome new Heritage Western Cape Council
24 October 2019On Thursday, 24 October 2019, Premier Alan Winde and Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, officially welcomed the new council of Heritage Western Ca Read More
Scouting in Schools volunteers welcomed back from USA trip by Minister Marais
24 October 2019Fourteen young Scout leaders who recently returned from working at summer camps in the USA met the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, this week to share Read More
New Heritage WC Council to be inaugurated by Premier Winde and Minister Marais
23 October 2019MEDIA ALERT: NEW HERITAGE WESTERN CAPE COUNCIL TO BE INAUGURATED BY PREMIER WINDE AND MINISTER MARAIS Read More
DCAS song writing competition winners head into studio
17 October 2019A group of talented, young musicians are in the midst of recording their own album after receiving a major career boost from the Western Cape Read More
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