News and Speeches Archive
The role of the forensic pathologist during a pandemic
25 July 2020Frontline healthcare workers across the world are working around the clock to help save lives during the COVID-19 crisis, while those in the field of forensic pathology focus on the deceased. Read More
Interests of children last on the list of priorities in capitulation to unions
24 July 2020It is with deep disappointment that we note the decision of the national Cabinet to once again close schools for a whole month. Read More
Minister Fritz condemns heavy-handed response to restaurants’ peaceful protest
24 July 2020Minister Fritz condemns heavy-handed response to restaurants’ peaceful protest outside parliament Read More
Overcoming the Emotional Effect of COVID-19
24 July 2020Senior Dietician, Megan Marais, received the warmest welcome back at her office in Khayelitsha after isolating at home for weeks. She and her husband both tested positive for COVID-19 and had to go into isolation at home. Read More
Taxi murders: Minister Madikizela meets taxi industry leaders to find solutions
23 July 2020I met with the leadership of the Western Cape Branch of the SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO), as well as 'motherbodies' Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (CODETA) and Cape Amalgamated Taxi Associations (CATA) taxi associations again this... Read More
Beaufort West Municipality must return funds spent irregularly
23 July 2020The Western Cape Department of Human Settlement has sent a second letter of demand for the immediate return of R 1 915 000.00, it provided to the Beaufort West Municipality (BWM) between 2017 and 2018, so that external toilets could be upgraded in... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes 11 protest related arrests in Delft
23 July 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the arrests of eleven suspects on Tuesday night in relation to ongoing violent protest action. Minister Fritz further calls on residents to adhere to the law and report related criminal... Read More
Minister Simmers condemns attack on Kanana removal truck
23 July 2020It’s despicable and a complete disgrace that one of the removal trucks used to assist beneficiaries move from the Kanana informal settlement in Gugulethu to Forest Village, Eersteriver, was last night set alight and the driver assaulted. Read More
Recovered staff from Victoria Hospital share their COVID-19 experience
23 July 2020Recovered staff from Victoria Hospital share the impact COVID-19 had on their mental and emotional health Read More
Minister Marais launches Tygerberg and Northern District’s mask activation
22 July 2020Yesterday, Minister Anroux Marais launched the Tygerberg and Northern District’s Mask Activation, scheduled to take place every week in the area. Read More
Minister Marais mourns the loss of Cape Town icon Mr Shafiek April
22 July 2020The Cape Town cultural sphere has lost an icon with the passing of the president of the Cape Malay choir board, Shafiek April. Read More
Minister Marais mourns the passing of anti-apartheid hero Andrew Mlangeni
22 July 2020We have lost another great voice in our country’s history with the passing of Rivonia trialist and anti-apartheid stalwart Andrew Mlangeni. Read More
Minister Madikizela and SANTACO to sanitise Mitchells Plain taxi rank
22 July 2020As a continued drive to raise awareness in relation to public transport, Western Cape Transport and Public Works Minister, Bonginkosi Madikizela will tomorrow, Thursday 23 July 2020, join SANTACO at the Mitchells Plain taxi ran Read More
Community service nurses take the lead in providing quality care for COVID-19 pa
22 July 2020Once they have completed their qualification, professional nurses are placed in a public health facility for a year to complete their community service year. The year is used to introduce the newly qualified nurses to different situations in order... Read More
Brackengate Intermediate Care Facility receives first patients
21 July 2020On Monday, 20 July 2020, the Brackengate Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) in Brackenfell, Cape Town, admitted the first ten COVID-19 patients into the 338-bed facility. Staff members received the first patient with a hearty welcome, wishing them a... Read More
1000 blankets for Hospital of Hope
21 July 2020Yesterday the Hospital of Hope, the name for the COVID-19 Intermediate Care Facilities in Cape Town, received a donation 1000 blankets from the Tzu Chi Foundation South Africa as part of the call to Spread Warmth this Mandela Month. Read More
Western Cape Liquor Authority investigates 97, suspends 34 licenses
21 July 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the 97 investigations conducted by the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) between 27 March and 17 July 2020. Of these 97 investigations, 44 matters were placed on the Liquor Licensing... Read More
Covid-19 in schools – the facts
21 July 2020There has been a great deal of interest recently in comments made by Dr Michael Ryan of the World Health Organisation regarding schools and Covid-19, which have been used to motivate for the closure of schools in South Africa. Read More
Minister de Lille should clarify which land were transferred to the province
21 July 2020The Western Cape Government has not received 14 000 hectares of land for human settlement development from the National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille. Read More
93-year-old mother survives COVID-19
21 July 2020Katherine Dorothy Newman is one of the oldest survivors of COVID-19 in the Western Cape. William Newman, son of Katherine, shares that his mother is affectionately known as Dorothy, Aunty Dorothy, or Ma Newman. Read More
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