News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
National Epilepsy Week (16 - 21 June 2004)
10 June 2004"Theme: Into The Light" 'Light a candle for epilepsy'! On 21 June 2004 Epilepsy South Africa will celebrate their second National Epilepsy Day. Read More
Dowry: Further drought assistence required
10 June 2004Statement By Cobus Dowry Minister Of Agriculture In The Western Cape Visit to Drought Areas - Further Drought Assistance Required Read More
Outbreak of Salmonella cholerasuis NOT "Pig Cholera" or Swine Fever
7 June 2004The Minister of Agriculture of the Western Cape, Mr Cobus Dowry today cautioned against confusion of the disease responsible for deaths on a pig farm in Philippi with a more serious disease of pigs feared internationally but does not occur in South... Read More
The Learning Cape Festival 2004
5 June 2004The Western Cape is developing a clear vision to become a 'learning province' where people of all ages and levels of education, from rural and urban areas, and from all sectors of society grow to appreciate the value of lifelong learning - at home,... Read More
Tobacco Industry Hurts mainly the Poor: WHO
30 May 2004Economic benefits of tobacco are a myth. Much room for tobacco tax increases. The poor are the biggest victims of the tobacco industry, with money desperately needed for essentials like food being wasted on a product that harms their health, the... Read More
World No Tobacco Day Programme - 2004
27 May 2004Date: 31 May 2004 Venue: Blackpool Hall, Shelley Street, Salt River Programme Director: Zaid Omar: eTV (The Drum Cafe will provide an interactive drumming session as guests arrive) Read More
Traditional Initiation (Circumcision) Schools: 24-25 May 2004
24 May 2004Mr Thandwa Ntshona (Cultural Services) attended this event at the Indaba Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg which was arranged by the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL). Read More
Director-General Appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Cape Town
23 May 2004The Director-General, Dr Gilbert Lawrence, has been appointed as a visiting professor in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine. Read More
Statement by Western Cape Health Minister Pierre Uys Commemorating Child Protection Week, 24 - 30 May 2004
23 May 2004Children are something very special to us as parents and it is therefore a commitment of the Western Cape Health Services to provide the best possible protection and care services to our youngsters says Provincial Health Minister, Pierre Uys, in a... Read More
Minister Ramatlakane meets Cape Town based Foreign Diplomats about their Safety
17 May 2004Western Cape Minister for Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane and Provincial Police Commissioner Mzwandile Petros met with members of the Foreign Diplomatic Missions stationed in Cape Town. Read More
Visit to De Doorns - Alledged Buldozing of Workers' Houses
17 May 2004During the course of last week a very disturbing report about a farmer in De Doorns who allegedly bulldozed the houses of farm workers, appeared on television. Read More
Lifting of Quarantine and Movement Restrictions for African Horse Sickness
17 May 2004As from 17 May 2004 the movement quarantine imposed as a result of the outbreak of African Horse Sickness in the Western Cape, has been lifted in the Stellenbosch and Somerset West Magisterial Districts, as well as on individual farms placed under... Read More
Griqua National Conference
13 May 2004Louis Nel (Language Unit) recently handed over a copy of the travelling exhibition on AAS le Fleur I to the Griqua National Conference and also attended the Ratelgat cultural festival held annually at the Griqua National Conference on the farm... Read More
Statement by Department of Health, Western Cape, following newspaper reports on Conditions in Ward 20 (Maximum-Security Ward) of Valkenberg Hospital
12 May 2004Following reports in The Cape Times of 10 May 2004 and Die Burger of 12 May 2004, I wish to clarify the situation regarding conditions in Ward 20, the Maximum Security Ward of Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital. Read More
Minister Ramatlakane Welcomes Staggie Sentencing
11 May 2004Western Cape Minister for Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane has welcomed the long term jail sentence imposed on former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie and seven of his co-accused. Read More
Nurses Day, 12 May 2004
11 May 2004Statement by the Western Cape Health Minister, Pierre Uys on Nurses Day, 12 May 2004. Read More
Highway Patrols were Never Withdrawn says Minister Ramatlakane
9 May 2004Minister Ramatlakane says Highway patrols were never withdrawn but strengthened. Read More
Statement by Provincial Health Minister, Pierre Uys, highlighting Occupational Therapy Week (10 to 14 May).
9 May 2004The work done by the Western Cape's thousands of health workers does not always get the recognition it deserves largely due to the fact that most of the work is done behind the scenes and is rarely highlighted. Read More
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