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Minister Grant to Deliver Transport and Public Works Budget Vote Speech

25 March 2015

Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works will deliver the 2015/2016 departmental Budget Vote speech in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 25 March 2015 at 14:00. Read More

MEDIA ALERT:Presentation of budget vote for Cultural Affairs and Sport 2015/2016

25 March 2015

In his first parliamentary appearance after a sick leave period, Minister Theuns Botha will this week announce the budget allocations for the Cultural Affairs and Sport portfolio. Read More

Great Ideas Shared When Different Cultures Get Together

25 March 2015

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted an interaction with its registered cultural councils from various communities in the Western Cape. Read More

Dr Ivan Meyer Celebrates Human Rights Day with Community.

25 March 2015

Human Rights Day is an important day on the SA calendar to remind us of our past, present and future as South Africans.  As a young and vibrant, but fragile democracy it is important to recognise the pillars of our constitutional democracy.  The... Read More

Ses'khona threatening disruption in the CBD tomorrow

25 March 2015

Media statement by Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape Read More

Human Rights Softball and Baseball Festival

25 March 2015

The 2015 Annual Human Rights Inter-District Schools Softball and Baseball Festival, which was hosted by the Western Cape Softball Federation and the Western Cape Baseball Federation and was funded by the Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation (... Read More

Minister Albert Fritz to launch new Drug Counselling Centre

25 March 2015

Minister Albert Fritz will address the launch of the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre’s new site in Mitchells Plain. Read More

Minister Fritz addresses DSD Youth Excellence Award

25 March 2015

The Western Cape Department of Social Development held its first Youth Excellence Awards. The awards were hosted in partnership with the Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre, and were sponsored by Nedbank and Old Mutual. Read More

Budget Vote 7 on Social Development

25 March 2015

[The following speech was delivered by Minister Albert Fritz in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Tuesday 24 March 2015, during his presentation of the Department of Social Development’s Budget Vote 7 for 2015/16.] Read More

Disgraceful: Criminals rob Medics trying to Save Girl’s Life

25 March 2015

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More

Laser-assisted Surgical Procedure a First for Neurosurgery

25 March 2015

Seventeen-month old Masslino Franke from Manenberg was born prematurely on 27 August 2013 and suffered extensive bleeding in his brain.  Read More

Minister Madikizela to Make Major Announcement During 2015-2016 Budget Speech

24 March 2015

Today Tuesday, 24 March 2015, the Provincial Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela will be hosting a media briefing prior to his Budget Speech in the Provincial Legislature.  Minister Madikizela will focus on: Read More

Focus Schools set the stage alight at the Artscape

23 March 2015

It was an afternoon of singing, rhythm, blues, brass and all that jazz when the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) Training and Development programme kicked off this past weekend, starting with the Arts and Culture Focus Schools Live Perfo Read More

Gauteng Police implicated in Selling Guns to Cape gangsters – Huge Breakthrough

23 March 2015

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More

Provincial Traffic: Ten Killed on Western Cape Roads

23 March 2015

On 20 and 21 March 2015, 25 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the Western Cape saw a total of 2 339 vehicles stopped as part of Provincial Traffic Services safety campaign. Read More

Minister Mbombo And Minister Grant Launch TB Prevention Campaign 2015

23 March 2015

This morning, the Minister for Transport and Public Works, Mr Donald Grant, joined me on a walkabout visit to the Cape Town Station to launch the Open (the) Windows Campaign ahead of World TB Day tomorrow. Read More

Ministerial Intervention Ensures R200m Housing Project Gets Underway

23 March 2015

Direct intervention by Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela ensured that construction an almost doomed housing project was officially commemorated with a tree planting ceremony today. Minister Madikizela said “This project... Read More

Premier Helen Zille and Minister Alan Winde officially launch Barn Khayelitsha

23 March 2015

Premier Helen Zille and Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, this week launched a multi-million rand business incubator to support tech entrepreneurs and drive job creation in Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain. Read More

Innovation is key in Building Sustainable Human Settlements

23 March 2015

Outcomes from the second annual Sustainable Settlement Innovation Summit 2015 Cape Town – On Monday, 2 March, 120 delegates from the academia, government, NGO and private sector gathered to attend, discuss and share ideas for the second Sustainable... Read More

Safe Roads, Safe Children on Human Rights Day

20 March 2015

The Department of Transport and Public Works will celebrate Human Rights Day with a Fun Walk event aimed at addessing pedestrian safety, especially among children. Read More

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