News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
Minister Sakkie Jenner to Welcome World Choir Games Champions Back to Cape Town
19 July 2010The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Sakkie Jenner will tomorrow morning be welcoming home the Tygerberg Children's Choir, as well as the Stellenbosch University Choir, after they won four first places at the 6th... Read More
Media Alert: Mthandeni Enrichment Centre
19 July 2010The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the principality of Monaco, and Early Years Services, an NGO, will be opening the Mthandeni Enrichment Centre in Vredenburg. Read More
MEC Monitors Latecomers from Cape Town Station
19 July 2010This morning, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant monitored latecomers arriving from Cape Town station.Waiting in the corridor in the Golden Acre shopping centre, Grant approached learners that were late for school. Read More
Media Alert: Bikers for Books and Balls Mass Ride for Rural Schools
19 July 2010On Saturday (12 June, 2010), Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Adv. Lennit Max will join Bikers for Books and Balls (an initiative by the online magazine Bikernews) in a mass ride from N1 City Mall through the streets of Cape Town to the Good Hope... Read More
Media Statement - Launch of "GOALS4KIDS" in South Africa: 16 Grade 5 learners to receive high school bursaries
18 July 2010Today, we are proud to launch "GOALS4KIDS", an initiative to reward promising learners in disadvantaged communities with bursaries. Read More
Media Alert: MEC to Monitor Latecomers from Cape Town Station through Golden Acre
18 July 2010Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be monitoring latecomers from Cape Town station through Golden Acre shopping centre. Read More
Cape Town High Court Ruling
18 July 2010This morning the Cape High Court found that the Judicial Service Commission's decision to dismiss the Constitutional Court's complaint of gross misconduct against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe was unconstitutional and invalid. Read More
Media Alert: Premier Zille to Launch GOALS4KIDS Initiative
17 July 2010Tomorrow, 19 July Premier Helen Zille, AGO CEO Hans Ulrich Gruber and the Executive Director of the Impumelelo Innovations Awards Trust Rhoda Kadalie will launch the GOALS4KIDS initiative in South Africa. Read More
Media Alert: Premier Zille and Minister Max to Revamp a Community Health Centre in Khayelitsha on Mandela Day
17 July 2010On Sunday, 18 July, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and Minister of Community Safety Lennit Max will join Executive Mayor Dan Plato and a group of celebrity motorcyclists to revamp a community health centre in Khayelitsha in support of Mandela Day. Read More
Providing the Correct Health Care within the Public Health Service
15 July 2010In order to ensure that urgent care is given to patients in need, both staff and the public should be aware of the correct procedure for referring patients to the most appropriate level of care, at the same time ensuring such referral will bring the... Read More
Media Alert: MEC Grant and MEC Winde to Visit Nomsa Mpongwana Primary School
15 July 2010On Sunday, Education Minister for the Western Cape, Donald Grant, and Tourism and Finance Minister, Alan Winde, will be taking part in community activities at Nomsa Mapongwana Primary School in Khayelitsha in celebration of Mandela Day. Read More
Accident on the R45 towards Franschoek
14 July 2010Four injured and five are in a stable condition after a motor vehicle accident took place on the R45 towards Franschoek in peak traffic this morning between two Toyota Hilux vehicles, a mini bus and a sedan. It is estimated that the incident could... Read More
German Institute Donates R15 Million Mobile Laboratory for HIV Counselling and Testing
14 July 2010The fight against HIV/Aids has received a massive shot in the arm after a mobile laboratory worth approximately R15 million was donated to the Western Cape Department of Health, by the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering in St. Ingbert,... Read More
Media Alert: Sign Language Seminar
14 July 2010Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Sakkie Jenner, will be hosting a sign language seminar in Cape Town. Read More
Drop in Burglary and Vandalism Cases over Longer Holiday Period
13 July 2010Yesterday learners and educators returned to school for the start of the third term.With their return, the Education Department of the Western Cape was able to establish how many schools had been affected by burglaries and vandalism over the long... Read More
Western Cape Taxi Groups Jion Forces to Create One Representative for the Taxi Industry
12 July 2010The two biggest organisations representing the minibus taxi industry in the Western Cape have agreed to join forces to establish one house for the minibus taxi industry in the province. Read More
Police Brutality has No Place in the Western Cape
12 July 2010The latest incident involving the assault of a civilian by police officers in Durbanville yesterday, once again re-iterates the need for civilian oversight, and in this regard, I strongly condemn the behaviour of the officers concerned. Read More
Western Cape Taxi Groups Join Forces to Create One Representative for the Taxi Industry
12 July 2010The two biggest organisations representing the minibus taxi industry in the Western Cape have agreed to join forces to establish one house for the minibus taxi industry in the province. Read More
Minister Grant: Third Term Starts on a Positive Note
12 July 2010Today marked the first day of the third term in the school calendar.Almost one million learners returned to school today, after a long and eventful winter vacation. Read More
MEC backs Cape Flats Learners in Preparation for the Job Market
11 July 2010Today I visited the Vrygrond Community Centre, where the Department of Community Safety in conjunction with Etafeni (a community development organisation) is working with unemployed youth from the Vrygrond community and surrounds, to empower and... Read More
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