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New Mobile School in Grabouw Ready for Start of Third School Term

14 July 2012

This morning, Provincial Education Minister, Donald Grant, and Provincial Transport and Public Works Minister, Robin Carlisle, visited Grabouw to inspect the new mobile school site ahead of the first day of the third school term on Monday, 16 July. Read More

Paddling out Together at Berg River Canoe Marathon

12 July 2012

The Western Cape Canoe Union, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport and the Drakenstein Municipality, brought together hundreds of paddlers and supporters at the opening stage of the 2012 Windhoek Berg River Canoe Marathon... Read More

Minister Meyer Sends Team Western Cape off to Olympics

12 July 2012

On 10 July 2012, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, greeted the Western Cape members of the South African Olympic team. Read More

Minister Meyer Sends Team Western Cape Off to 2012 Olympics

11 July 2012

On 10 July 2012 Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, greeted the Western Cape members of the South African Olympic team. Read More

Educational Programmes Aimed at Improving Matric Performance

11 July 2012

Media Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of EducationThere are only 101 days to go before the start of the 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC). Read More

Western Cape Government Opens New R4.2 Million MOU in Delft

11 July 2012

Theuns Botha, the Western Cape Minister of Health, officially opened the new Delft Maternity and Obstetrics Unit (MOU) at the Delft Community Health Centre (CHC) on 12 July 2012. Read More

New Emergency Unit for George Hospital

11 July 2012

The new emergency unit at George Provincial Hospital is now complete and will be opened on 12 July 2012. The project, which started in June 2011, cost just over R8 million for the infrastructure and an additional R2.4 million for equipment. Read More

Looting of Shops - IPID Asked to Investigate Apparent Lack of Policing

10 July 2012

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

Minister Botha to Attend Official Opening of Delft Community Health Centre MOU

10 July 2012

The Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will officially open the new Delft Maternity and Obstetrics Unit (MOU) on Thursday, 12 July 2012. Minister Botha will also provide information on the roll-out of the province's three-month women's... Read More

Minister Grant to Visit "Winter School" for Grade 12s

10 July 2012

Tomorrow, 12 July 2012, Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Mfuleni Secondary in Kuilsrivier where Grade 12 learners are participating in a "Winter School" in preparation for the 2012 National Senior Certificate Examinations. Read More

Approximately 10 500 Educators, Principals and Deputy Principals Receive CAPS Training

9 July 2012

Media Statement by Minister of Education, Donald Grant Introducing changes to the curriculum is not an event, but a process. Included in that process is the training of educators. Read More

Woman Allegedly Assaulted May have Escaped Worse Fate

9 July 2012

A member of the public has approached the Ministry of Transport and Public Works with details which indicate that the woman who was allegedly assaulted by a taxi driver in Phillippi last month may have, through her caution, avoided a far more... Read More

Premier Zille Requests Employment of SANDF in Gang Hotspot Areas

8 July 2012

Media Statement by Premier Helen ZilleI have today written to President Jacob Zuma asking for him to employ the South African National Defence Force to the Cape Town suburbs of Lavender Hill and Hanover Park. Read More

Minister Winde Announces New Seafront Development

8 July 2012

The Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is spearheading a long-term development project that will see the development of a route between False Bay, Gordon's Bay and Cape Point, drawing in all the coastal and near-coastal... Read More

Minister Grant to Visit CAPS Training Session

8 July 2012

Tomorrow, Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Gardens Commercial High school where educators from approximately 30 schools are receiving Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) training. Read More

EMS Nominated for Centrum Guardian Project Awards

8 July 2012

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has once again reached the semi-finals for the Centrum Guardian Awards Competition, which recognises emergency workers who go beyond their call of duty. In 2010, Western Cape Government (WCG) Health's EMS came first... Read More

First-Time Pilot Pet Project Manages Health and Population

8 July 2012

For the first time ever, the Western Cape Government is making funds available for a pilot mass pet sterilisation and census campaign, initiated in Kayamandi, and soon to be rolled out across the entire Western Cape. Read More

Textbooks and Workbooks Provided to Kraaifontein Schools

8 July 2012

Media Statement by WCED Spokesperson, Paddy Attwell The schools visited by the ANC and SADTU yesterday include: Read More

Minister Winde to Provide Status Update on Western Cape Tourism

8 July 2012

On Monday, 9 July 2012, Western Cape Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, will provide a status update on tourism in the Western Cape and speak about new developments in the sector. Read More

Ministry of Transport and Public Works Appeals to Public to Help Identify Taxi Driver

7 July 2012

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works is appealing to any member of the public who may have witnessed an alleged brutal assault on a woman in Phillippi by a taxi driver. Read More

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