The Western Cape’s Olympic Day celebration will this year take place in Albertinia on 26 September 2015. There is a three-month lead-up to the big event called the “Road to Albertinia”, a travelling exhibition which will be moving from place to... Read More
This past weekend, learners from various after-school programmes (including the MOD Centres), facilitated by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), wowed audiences at the Artscape theatre with their production titled “Earth Moves”. Read More
A R215 million road works project on the R310 between Vlaeberg Road and Vlottenberg Road near Stellenbosch will be completed at the end of July 2015, two years after it started. Over 14 000 motorists use the road every day. Read More
Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works and Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety together with Richard Walker, Read More
Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Sixteen people died on Western Cape roads in different crashes this weekend. Forty-one people were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Three others were arrested for false documents, reckless and negligent driving. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works project to build a brand new office block at Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town and to go Read More
On Thursday, 25 June 2015, the Western Cape Government announced a fun-filled activity programme for learners at its Read More
A new footbridge at the Lynedoch station near Stellenbosch will improve pedestrian safety and provide a legal way to cross the railway line. After two years of construction, the footbridge will be in operation from the beginning of July 2015. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works is making progress with the patching and resurfacing of trunk road 77 (TR 77) section 1 on the R27 from Milnerton to Melkbosstrand. Read More
In an ongoing effort to address the scourge of fires in Western Cape Communities and in particular in informal settlement areas, the Western Cape Department of Local Government is running a campaign called Fire is Everyone’s Fight. Read More
With the school holidays approaching, it is important that we, the whole of society, remain vigilant to ensure our youth remain safe during the school holiday period. Read More
This coming weekend, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will be offering an exciting opportunity for youth taking part in After-school Programmes, to showcase their talents on stage. Read More
Better facilities at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell will improve Western Cape traffic safety and facilit Read More
The start of the school holidays tomorrow brings a much needed break for learners and educators across the province but it is also a period where a lot of our younger residents in the province are at risk of becoming involved in negative social... Read More
Joint Media Release by the Western Cape Government Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato Minister of Education, Debbie Schäfer Read More
Western Cape Department of Health is actively promoting the elective male medical circumcision (MMC) programme to increase the uptake of MMC in the province. During 2013/4 the Department performed 16 596 MMCs and in 2014/15 15821 males went for the... Read More
For the past two years the Department of Local Government in the Western Cape has been actively addressing challenges in the Oudtshoorn Municipality. Read More
Statement by Anroux Marais, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport I would hereby like to wish all the young men of our province well as they undertake their journey to manhood over the next few weeks. Read More
The Draft Western Cape Health Facility Boards and Committees Bill, 2015 was published on 15 May 2015 for public comment. Comments must be submitted to the provincial Department of Health. Read More