News and Speeches for Cultural Affairs
SA Library Week Celebrates 'connect @ your library
16 March 2015Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, launched the South African Library Week in Cape Town on Friday, 13 March 2015. Read More
MOD students add colour to Cape Town Carnival
16 March 201570 pupils from three city high schools, who are part of the Mass participation Opportunity and access Development (MOD) programme – Lavender Hill High, Phoenix High and Oscar Mpetha High (who included four seniors from Read More
Learning opportunities for youth at festival
25 February 2015Jazz music lovers are gearing up for the trek to the pristine Cape Columbine Nature Reserve’s Tietiesbaai beach, just outside Paternoster, for the 2015 Jazz on the Rocks outdoor music festival from Thursday, 26 February to Sunday, 1 March 2015. Read More
Groot Drakenstein Arts Week Creating New Possibilities for the Youth of Today
20 February 2015This week, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted the annual Groot Drakenstein Arts Week at the Groot Drakenstein Cultural Centre in Simo Read More
The DCAS Cultural Affairs Awards Celebrate Diversity in Fine Fashion
10 February 2015It was a night of glitz, glam, the arts, theatre, dance and heritage, to name a few, as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted its annual Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards ceremony at the Read More
Bartolomeu Dias Museum turns 26!
28 January 2015Bartolomeu Dias Museum was established on 3 February 1989 as a culmination of the 1988 Dias Festival. Read More
Summer Camp Equips Youth from Langa and De Doorns
19 January 2015The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted its annual Summer Music Camp from 15 to 18 January 2015 at the Okkie Jooste Cultural Facility outside S Read More
"Freedom" Brings Hope to the Community of Schoemanspoort
17 December 2014One couldn’t help but feel Proudly South African at this year’s Dance and Drama Development Programme, where 30 Learners from Schoemanspoort, 20km outside Oudtshoorn, put on a showcase in memory of the late former President Nelson Mandela Read More
Children's reading celebrations at Museum a big success
12 December 2014The three official languages of the Western Cape were celebrated at a reading and storytelling event in Cape Town on 10 December 2014. Read More
New Age Production Comes Out On Top
3 December 2014The 3rd annual Eden Drama Festival Finale took place at the Oudtshoorn Town Auditorium on Saturday 29 November 2014. This year’s event focused on the national “20 Years of Democracy” theme. Read More
The National Arts Council has Opened Applications for Arts Funding for 2015
1 December 2014The National Arts Council (NAC) has opened applications for arts funding for 2015. Individuals and registered arts organisations involved in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, craft, literature and multi-discipline have until 12 December 2014 to... Read More
Bright future for SA Sign Language
28 November 2014Over 60 individuals and organisational representatives attended a South African Sign Language (SASL) seminar held in Cape Town on 27 November 2014. Read More
EPWP beneficiaries graduate from Artscape technical training in stage practice
26 November 2014Seven beneficiaries of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) successfully completed the Artscape technical stage practice training course on 24 November 2014. Read More
Team Bring It “brings it” at the Cape Winelands Drama Festival Finale
25 November 2014The Cape Winelands Drama Festival finale took place in spectacular fashion at the Robertson Town Hall on Saturday, 22 November 2014. This year’s event celebrated the theme “20 Years of Democracy”. Read More
“Freedom” is coming to Schoemanspoort this December 2014
17 November 201430 Learners from Schoemanspoort, 20km outside Oudtshoorn, have been involved in Dance and Drama Training at the Schoemanspoort Cultural Facility since 4 October until 29 November 2014. Read More
Official Opening of Prince Alfred’s Hamlet Library
13 November 2014Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, MP, the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, together with the MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo will officially open the R5 million Prince Alfred’s Hamlet Community Library on Friday, 14 November 2014... Read More
Minister Mbombo wishes initiates well for summer initiation season
13 November 2014On Thursday, 13 November 2014, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, hosted a press conference to announce the Western Cape’s readiness for the summer Read More
“Make It New” Exhibition Now At The V&A Waterfront
12 November 2014The “Make It New” exhibition took place at Cape Town Stadium from 15-19 October 2014 and was a huge hit. An extension of this Cape Craft and Design Institute exhibition is currently running until 15 December at the newly opened Watershed at the V... Read More
Celebrating 20 Years of Democracy at Winelands Drama Festival
12 November 2014The Cape Winelands Drama Festival finale will take place at the Robertson Town Hall on Saturday, 22 November 2014 in spectacular fashion, celebrating the theme “20 Year Read More
Professional drama opportunities for youth in Oudtshoorn
12 November 2014The stage has been set for the 3rd edition of the Eden Drama Festival finale, set to take place on Saturday, 29 November 2014 at the Oudtshoorn Town Auditorium, Read More
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