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News and Speeches for Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Sport

New borehole to keep Napier’s sport fields green and usable

10 April 2019

Fields at the Napier Sports Complex will in future be unaffected by the continuing drought in the Western Cape, with construction of a new borehole set to start in the coming days. Read More

Overberg sports federations receive financial backing from DCAS

10 April 2019

Sports federations in the Overberg received a financial boost on Tuesday when the Western Cape Department of Read More

Museums get financial boost for 2019

5 April 2019

Museums from across the Cape Winelands region received a welcome financial boost from the Read More

Media alert: Minister Marais to present funding to sport development and museums

3 April 2019

Tomorrow, 4 April 2019, will be the first of 6 ceremonial cheque handovers in which Minister Anroux Marais will present the budgeted appropriation to sport councils and affiliated museums in the province. Read More

Cultural Affairs and Sport: Integral response to the 4th Industrial Revolution

27 March 2019

Today, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais delivered the Department’s 2019/20 Read More

Khoi and San communities to revive language through Afri-Kwê Project

26 March 2019

The Afri-Kwê Language Project, supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), was launched by representatives of the Khoi and San communities on Saturday 23 March 2019. Read More

#IYIL2019 creates mindfulness of language extinction

22 March 2019

On 20 March 2019 Minister Anroux Marais launched the Read More

‘Collaborate @ your Library’ during SA Library Week

20 March 2019

Fostering a love of reading and helping communities come together was the goal as the Read More

National Championships for Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired

15 March 2019

MEDIA ALERT: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO BE OPENED BY MINISTER MARAIS  Read More

Join WoW for an aerobics session and embrace a healthier lifestyle

14 March 2019

The Western Cape Government hosted a free of charge public aerobics class in the Iziko Museum on Wednesday as part of its ongoing Western Cape on Wellness (WoW) initiative.  Read More

DCAS drama rookies share a stage with the Cape’s best at Zabalaza Festival

13 March 2019

Some of the Western Cape’s brightest, young drama talent took to the stage at the Baxter Theatre’s Zabalaza Festival on Saturday 9 March 2019, after being discovered by the Department of Cultur Read More

Audience wowed by performances at Cultural Affairs Awards

11 March 2019

Nominees and guests were treated to a feast of performances at the Cultural Affairs Awards, which took place at the Read More

Long Service and Cultural Affairs Awards to be presented by Minister Marais

8 March 2019

MEDIA ALERT: 2019 LONG SERVICE AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED BY MINISTER MARAIS Read More

South Africa to host 2023 Netball World Cup welcomed by Minister Anroux Marais

7 March 2019

It is with great excitement and pride that we welcome the International Netball Federation’s (INF) announcement that South Africa - and the City of Cape Town in particular - will host the 2023 Netball World Cup. Read More

Cape Town named as 2023 International Netball Federation World Cup host

7 March 2019

  Cape Town was officially announced as the host city for the 2023 International Netball Federation (INF) World Cup at a press conference on the foreshore on Thursday, 7 March 2019. Read More

Media Statement: Quota system threatens rather than promotes transformation

5 March 2019

MEDIA STATEMENT: QUOTA SYSTEM THREATENS RATHER THAN PROMOTES TRANSFORMATION IN SPORT Read More

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