News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
Tygerberg Hospital Extends Measles Isolation Ward as Numbers Climb
28 March 2010With the measles death rate in the Province having risen to thirteen (13) in total, nurses and health care workers at health facilities throughout the Western Cape are gearing towards the mass immunisation campaign, scheduled to commence in April... Read More
Rift Valley Fever Spreads to the Western Cape Province
28 March 2010Notwithstanding the strategic application of 40 000 doses of Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine sponsored by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture in the Murraysburg district of the Karoo, RVF has spread to the Beaufort West district in the... Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Attend Chrysalis Academy Graduation
25 March 2010Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be attending the Chrysalis 09 Delta Graduation. 117 male students will graduate after three months of residential life skills training.Where: Chrysalis House - map attached Read More
Media Alert: Pre-Budget Speech Briefing
24 March 2010The Minister of Transport Robin Carlisle will, tomorrow, brief the media about his department's budget speech for the 2010/2011 financial year.Where: Minister's boardroom, 08th Floor, 09 Dorp Street.Time: 12:00 Read More
Media Alert: Grade 6 Literacy and Numeracy Awards Ceremony
23 March 2010Tonight, the Western Cape Education Department will be announcing the provincial school awards for achievement in Grade 6 literacy and numeracy. Read More
Western Cape Department of Health Receives 71 New Ambulances
23 March 2010Today Western Cape Minister for Transport Robin Carlisle officially handed over 71 new ambulances to Western Cape Minister for Health, Theuns Botha and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Unit. Read More
Media Alert: Groote Schuur Hospital Client Satisfaction Survey
22 March 2010Groote Schuur Hospital will be having a client satisfaction survey from 23 March 2010 till 29 March 2010. Read More
National Taxi Alliance Strike
22 March 2010After having spent much of the weekend in negotiations with the Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (NTA) in an effort to avoid today's strike I am furious that this morning the body was involved in acts of violence and intimidation including... Read More
French Government Donates R13 Billion for Grabouw Community Health Centre Upgrade
22 March 2010The French President had made an undertaking to donate funds towards increasing Anti-Retroviral (ART) infrastructure when he visited Western Cape about 18 months ago. Read More
Media Alert: Minister to Congratulate Grade 6 Literacy and Numeracy Award Winning Schools
18 March 2010On Tuesday, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Rustenberg Girls' Junior and Yomelela Primary School to congratulate them for their excellent and improved performance in the 2009 Grade 6 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment... Read More
Minister Deeply Saddened and Angered by Murder of Learner
17 March 2010I am deeply saddened and angered by the senseless death of a Grade 10 learner from Masibambisane Secondary in Delft yesterday afternoon. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Visit Masibambisane Secondary
17 March 2010This afternoon, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Masibambisane Secondary in Delft to express his condolences after the fatal stabbing of a learner yesterday. He will also be reviewing the security measures at the school. Read More
Portswood Road Evictions
17 March 2010In the last week, the media spotlight has fallen on the Portswood Road evictions. For the purpose of clarification, the following process was followed: Read More
Media Alert: Stikland Hospital Book Sale and Information Session
16 March 2010Associated Psychiatric Hospital, Stikland will be hosting a book sale and information session at Tyger Valley Shopping Centre the weekend 26 - 28 March 2010, from 09:00 on the Friday morning until 17:00 on Sunday afternoon. Read More
Making Schools Safe and Drug-Free Zones
15 March 2010In line with this administration's tough stance against violence in our schools, Western Cape Minister for Education Donald Grant today visited Glendale Secondary in Mitchell's Plain to conduct an inspection of the use of hand held metal detectors... Read More
Media Alert: Inspection of Usage of Hand Held Metal Detectors at Schools
15 March 2010In line with this administration's tough stance against violence in our schools, Western Cape Minister for Education Donald Grant will be visiting Glendale Secondary in Mitchell's Plain, to conduct an inspection of the use of hand held metal... Read More
Minister Visits Usasazo Secondary and Zola Business Secondary School
14 March 2010This morning, Western Cape Minister for Education (WCED), Donald Grant visited Usasazo Secondary and Zola Business Secondary in Khayelitsha to discuss their Grade 12 strategy for the 2010 National Senior Certificate Examinations. Read More
Media Alert: MEC Ivan Meyer to Handover Assistive Devices
11 March 2010On Monday, March 15, 2010 the MEC for the Department of Social Development, Dr Ivan Meyer, will be handing over assistive devices to the needy communities of Beaufort West, Oudtshoorn and George. Read More
Closure of Bonnytoun
11 March 2010The Department of Social Development has a strategic mandate to fulfill. This being that we will contribute to the War on Crime, by reducing the number of trial awaiting youth through the expansion of diversion options, and strengthening substance... Read More
Media Alert: National and Provincial Ministers to address Social Issues
11 March 2010Mrs Edna Molewa, National Minister for Social Development and the 9 MECs will tomorrow engage in site visits to round off their visit to the quarterly MINMEC meeting held in Cape Town. Read More
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