News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
Clearing of Alien Vegetation Causes Chapman’s Peak Drive Closure
26 March 2013Chapman’s Peak Drive will be closed every Wednesday, starting 27 March 2013, for eight consecutive weeks. The closure will be between 9:00, after the morning rush hour and 16:00 before the start of the afternoon rush hour.The road will not be closed... Read More
Local Chess Hero Encourages Youth to Make A Move
26 March 2013Typically modest about his achievements, local chess Grandmaster-elect Kenny Solomon fulfilled his lifelong dream when he played a simultaneous exhibition match against 20 promising young players at the Rocklands Library in Mitchells Plain, Cape... Read More
IsiXhosa Reading Competition Glides to Success
26 March 2013The Library Services auditorium in Cape Town was packed to capacity with eager learners from Khayelitsha, Philippi, Delft and Athlone at the first Siyazingca Reading Competition held on 26 March 2013. Read More
Media Statement: Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport Budget Address 2013
25 March 2013The budget of R445.309m which has been allocated to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport is aligned with the Premier’s statement. Read More
Minister Carlisle to Deliver Transport and Public Works Budget Vote Speech
25 March 2013Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works will deliver the 2013/2014 Department of Transport and Public Works Budget Vote speech in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 25 March 2013. Read More
Plan to Address the Needs of Our Under-performing Schools
25 March 2013In November 2009 this Government made a commitment to reduce the number of underperforming schools, which had progressively increased from 36 in 2006 to 85 in 2009.An underperforming school is a school that achieves less than 60% in the National... Read More
DCAS Lines Up “Tussen Grafte” and Hip Hop Dancing at KKNK
25 March 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) has ensured that an award-winning theatre production and two dance troupes will be performing at the ABSA Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKN Read More
Media Alert: Social Development and Community Safety Budget Briefings
25 March 2013Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz and Community Safety Minister Dan Plato, will hold a media briefing on 26 March 2013, to highlight the key elements of their budgets for the 2013/2014 financial year, which will be tabled in... Read More
Two Western Cape Traffic Officials Arrested for Corruption
25 March 2013Media Release by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
Let's Stop TB in Our Lifetime
22 March 2013World TB Day is commemorated on 24 March 2013. Every year, the Western Cape Government's Department of Health creates awareness about the causes, symptoms and treatment available for this infectious disease. Read More
“Mal Oor Dans” Competition
22 March 2013On 22 March 2013, as part of the weeks’ Human Rights Day activities, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in partnership with the City of Cape Town will be hosting a dance competition at the Athlone Civic Centre. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Madikizela to Deliver 2013 Budget Speech
22 March 2013Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will deliver the 2012/2013 Budget Speech in the Provincial Parliament at 10:00 on 25 March 2013.The speech will: Read More
Supreme Court of Appeal Sets Aside Humphreys' Murder Convictions
22 March 2013The driver of a mini-bus taxi in which ten children were killed, had his murder convictions and sentence set aside today by the Supreme Court of Appeal. The convictions had been delivered by the Western Cape High Court on the 11th of December 2011. Read More
Laingsburg Blitz Road Block Diary
21 March 2013Department of Transport and Public Works’ Abduragmaan Barnes, Zikhona Sikatele and Al-Ameen Kafaar chronicled the activities which took place at the road block in Laingsburg on 21 March 2013, Human Rights Day. Read More
Tannie Evita Launches Library Week in Darling
20 March 2013“Grab the future and run with it”, said Evita Bezuidenhout as she launched Library Week at the Darling North Public Library. Her well-known brand of humour had the audience laughing out loud. Read More
Deputy President Motlanthe to Address the World TB Day Commemoration
20 March 2013Journalists are invited to the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day commemorations to be addressed by the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in his capacity as Chairperson of the National AIDS Council (SANAC). Read More
Media Alert: Special Needs Beneficiaries to Receive Houses on Human Rights Day
20 March 2013The Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will hand over houses for two beneficiaries with special needs in Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha, on 21 March 2013 at 11:45. The event will also be attended by the National Deputy... Read More
Media Alert: Premier Zille and Minister Winde to Deliver Budget Vote Speeches
20 March 2013Premier Zille and Minister Winde will deliver departmental budget vote speeches on Friday, 22 March 2013. Read More
Guidelines for Conducting Vulnerability, Risk Analysis and Mapping
20 March 2013Western Cape Disaster Management host United Nations: World Health Organisation course. Read More
Media Release: Western Cape Disaster Management Host United Nations Course
20 March 2013The World Health Organisation’s African Region is conducting a Train the Trainer course from 18 to 27 March 2013 in an effort to strengthen risk management within the global health sector. Read More
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