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Media Alert: Premier to launch #eLearning Game Changer

7 September 2015

Premier to launch #eLearning game changer Read More

Storytelling and Reading in celebration of National Book Week

7 September 2015

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s Language Services unit hosted a storytelling and reading programme on Friday, 4 September 2015.  The event took place at the Read More

National Commemoration Day – Honour, Respect, and Assist our SAPS

6 September 2015

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More

Eden Drama Festival Showcase Ends on High Note

4 September 2015

On Saturday, 29 August 2015, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted the final leg of the Eden Drama Festival Showcase at the Khayelethu Community hall in Knysna. Read More

Progress Update on R27 Road Works

4 September 2015

Road works will be taking place on the intersections of the R27 (West Coast Road) with Sandown/Tryall Road and Big Bay/ Berkshire Boulevard on Saturday, 5 September 2015. Detours will be set up to accommodate traffic on Sandown/Tryall Road... Read More

Road Upgrades between Vredendal and Koekenaap

4 September 2015

The Department of Transport and Public Works has started to reseal the sections along the R27 and R363 between Vredendal and Koekenaap. The 33 km road project, valued at R32 million, is scheduled for completion in mid-2016. Read More

Minister Albert Fritz to address opening of the China Classification Society

3 September 2015

The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, will deliver a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the China Classification Society (CCS). Read More

Department places 3 children neglected by intoxicated mother in Safe Care

3 September 2015

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Adv. Albert Fritz, welcomes the arrest by the South African Police Services (SAPS) of a Tubelitsha (near Delft) mother on charges of child neglect and abandonment charges. Read More

Western Cape Celebrates Sporting Excellence

3 September 2015

On 3 September 2015 Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais recognised the achievements of notable Western Cape athletes at the Head Office of the Department of Cu Read More

Media Alert: Western Cape Sporting Excellence Celebrated By Minister Marais

2 September 2015

Tomorrow, 3 September 2015, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais will recognise the achievements of notable Western Cape athletes. Read More

Rural Residents Housing Project In Oudtshoorn to be Launched by Madikizela

2 September 2015

A pioneering housing project aimed at delivering housing solutions for rural residents will be launched in Spieskamp, Oudtshoorn by Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela on 4 September 2015 and the Mayor of Oudtshoorn,... Read More

New Cape Town Museum Launched in Heritage Month

1 September 2015

Today, as Heritage Month begins, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and the Department of Transport and Public Works are proud to launch the brand new Cape Town Museum, located in the old Standard Bank building in Adderley Street. Read More

DCAS Commits to Safe Initiation

1 September 2015

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport hosted an initiation forums consultative meeting on 29 August at Okkie Jooste Cultural Facility< Read More

Developing Sporting Skills With Sport Equipment Handover

1 September 2015

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) and Read More

New Cape Town Museum Launched In Heritage Month

1 September 2015

Today (1 September 2015), as Heritage Month begins, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and the Department of Transport and Public Works are Read More

Branch out for Arbor Week

1 September 2015

National Arbor Week, which runs from 1-7 September, is a firm favorite in the Environmental calendar with South Africans coming together to participate in community greening activities and programmes to improve the health and beauty of our local... Read More

First 60 youths graduate from departments Youth Skills Transfer Programme

31 August 2015

Today (30 August 2015), the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz handed over graduation certificates to 60 young people from the West Coast Region who completed the Youth Skills Transfer (YST) Programme. Read More

Media Alert: Cape Town Museum to Be Housed In Historic Standard Bank Building

31 August 2015

Note to editors: Please note the change in time for launch tomorrow As Heritage Month begins, the brand new Cape Town Museum in Adderley Street will be announced by the Western Cape Government. Read More

Fourteen Killed on Western Cape Roads This Weekend

31 August 2015

From 28 to 30 August 2015, Provincial Traffic Services stopped a total of 2 366 vehicles in 22 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the Western Cape. Read More

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