News and Speeches for Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport
Land Act Centenary Exhibition Opens at Slave Lodge
29 November 2013A travelling exhibition on the occasion of the centenary of the Natives’ Land Act of 1913 opened at the Iziko Slave Lodge on Wednesday, 27 November 2013. The exhibition will be hosted at a variety of Western Cape museums over the next few months. Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Government Takes Action on Initiation Deaths
29 November 2013Statement by Head of Department, Mr Brent Walters Following the death of two initiates at an initiation site in Stellenbosch and the hospitalisation of a further five, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in consultation with the Department... Read More
EPWP Beneficiaries Certified as Site-Specific Guides
28 November 2013Eighteen beneficiaries of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) at various Western Cape museums were certified as site-specific guides on 25 September 2013. The beneficiaries had successfully completed a course accredited at Level 4 of the... Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Government Rewards MOD Centre Learners
28 November 2013Later today, 28 November 2013, Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr. Ivan Meyer will host an event to recognise eight Mass Participation, Opportunity and Access, Development and Growth (MOD) Centre learners, who following their... Read More
Crafters Inspired Through the Arts
28 November 2013“Droom groot. Dink groot. Doen groot.” (Dream big. Think big. Do big things.) This inspirational message appears on one of the beautiful mosaics on display in the Pop-Up Shop at the West Coast Mall in Vredenburg. The works were produced by people... Read More
EPWP Beneficiaries Graduate From Artscape Technicical Training
27 November 2013There were big smiles all round as seven Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries received their certificates in technical stage practice at Artscape on 25 November 2013. Read More
Media Alert: Sod turning ceremony to mark the upgrade of the De Doorns Sport Complex
26 November 2013Later today, Tuesday 26 November, Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr. Read More
Media Alert: Opening of Exhibition Land and Resistance 1913-2013: The Natives Land Act of 2013
26 November 2013On Wednesday, 27 November 2013, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Dr Ivan Meyer will officially open the new travelling exhibition, Land and Resistance 1913-2013: The Natives Land Act of 1913 at the Iziko Slave Lodge in Cape Town. Read More
New R4.5 Million Library for Nkqubela
26 November 2013A long-awaited dream came true for the 6 000 residents of Nkqubela in Robertson when their own public library opened on Monday, 25 October 2013. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) partnered with the Langeberg Municipality and the... Read More
New R4,5 m Library for Nkqubela
26 November 2013A long-awaited dream came true for the 6 000 residents of Nkqubela in Robertson when their own public library opened on Monday, 25 October 2013. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) partnered with the Langeberg Municipality and the... Read More
Sport Stars Crowned at Annual Metropole Awards
25 November 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and the Western Province (WP) Sport Council honoured notable sport achievers at the annual Metropole Sport Awards in Goodwood on Friday, 22 November 2013. Read More
Boland Sport Stars Crowned in Paarl
22 November 2013The best regional sport achievers were crowned at the Boland Sport Awards in Paarl on Thursday, 21 November 2013. The ceremony was hosted by the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in partnership with the Boland Sport Council and the Department of... Read More
Department to Honour Metropole Sport Stars
20 November 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) is honouring elite sports people in the Western Cape for outstanding achievements at a number of regional Sports Awards events this month. Read More
Successful Sport Mediation Workshop Held in Cape Town
20 November 2013Mediation and arbitration are quicker, more effective and cheaper mechanisms for resolving disputes in sport than going to court. This was a key message from Chairperson of the Western Cape Sport Arbitration Forum, Adv. André Oosthuizen at a... Read More
West Coast Top Sport Achievers Crowned
19 November 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) partnered with the West Coast Sport Council and Saldanha Bay Municipality to honour sports achievers at the West Coast Sport Awards held on Friday, 15 November 2013. Read More
Celebrating Excellence in South Western District Sport
19 November 2013Athletes, coaches, administrators, technical officials and federations in the South Western Districts (SWD) region were acknowledged for achievements at the SWD Sport Awards in George. Read More
Cultural Affairs Awards 2013/2014
19 November 2013The Western Cape Cultural Awards acknowledge organisations and individuals who have made an impact within the Arts, Culture, Language, Heritage, Museums, Geographical Names, Archives and Libraries sectors in the province over the years. Read More
Indaba Revives Netball in the Western Cape
18 November 2013Several Western Cape netball stakeholders gathered at an Indaba held in Kuils River over the weekend and participated in discussions about structure and management, selection, players, coaching and umpiring for the next year. Read More
Western Cape Chess Sport Stars Crowned
18 November 2013Chess Western Province (CWP) crowned elite sport stars and awarded regional colours at its annual awards ceremony in Durbanville on Saturday, 16 November 2013. Read More
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport Honours Our Sport Legends
15 November 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) avails the opportunity to honour legends, heroes and icons who have uncompromisingly contributed to the development, transformation and growth of sport in South Africa and, more specifically, in... Read More
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