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News and Speeches for Provincial Parliament of the Western Cape

Media Alert: Amended Standing Committee Schedule October 14, 2009

13 October 2009

Cape Town, Wednesday, October 14, 2009: amended Standing Committee Schedule for today, October 14: Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Development and 2010 World CupTime: 09:00 to 13:00Venue: Committee Room 2, 4th Floor Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Programme: 22 - 23 September 2009

21 September 2009

Western Cape Provincial Parliament: Programme 22-23 September 2009 Read More

Delegation of United States Women Legislator is to Visit the Western Cape Provincial Parliament

1 September 2009

Cape Town, Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - the U.S. National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) currently administers a programme, sponsored by the U.S. Read More

Women's Day 2009

11 August 2009

Women's Day 2009 Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Public Participation Conference

25 March 2009

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) will be hosting its Public Participation Strategy Conference at 9.00 am on Friday, the 27th of March 2009 at the Provincial Parliament: 7 Wale Street, Cape Town. Read More

Western Cape Mourns Taliep Petersen

16 December 2006

Western Cape Provincial Speaker (Mr.) Shaun Byneveldt has learned with shock and sadness of the murder last night of the talented South African musician, singer, songwriter, playwright and producer Taliep Petersen (56). Read More

Reminder: People's Assembly in Atlantis

13 September 2006

You are hereby invited to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for the annual People's Assembly held from 09:00 to 14:00 in Atlantis on 15 September. The theme is All Shall Have Equal Rights. Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Participate in Annual People's Assembly of the National Parliament

4 September 2006

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament will take part in the annual People's Assembly of the National Parliament held this month in Oudtshoorn under the theme All Shall Have Equal Rights. Read More

Veteran of Womens March Leads Western Cape Provincial Parliament's Celebrations Half a Century Later

19 August 2006

Ms. Sophie Williams-du Bruyn, one of the women at the forefront of the women marching to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against passbooks 50 years ago, will be a guest speaker at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament's (WCPP)... Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament to Focus on Provincial Issues

13 August 2006

A special debate on government's reaction to the recent floods in the southern Cape, as well as gangsterism, the new Green Point Stadium for the 2010 soccer World Cup tournament and municipal matters are some of the important provincial issues that... Read More

West Coast Citizens to Visit Western Cape Provincial Parliament

6 August 2006

Interest groups of women, youth, elderly and the disabled from the West Coast will for the first time visit their provincial parliament in Cape Town tomorrow. Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Supports Good Governance and Peace

30 July 2006

Mr Shaun Byneveldt, Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP), leads a multiparty delegation of Western Cape parliamentarians to a conference hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Dedicated to Public Participation

23 July 2006

A delegation of 27 representatives of the Western Cape will over the next two days deliberate on how to get more people to effectively participate in the work of this Provincial Parliament. Read More

Chinese Government to Learn from Western Cape Provincial Parliament

23 July 2006

A second significant Chinese delegation in less than a month will be visiting the Western Cape on 26 July 2006 to explore closer inter-legislature relations and co-operation. Read More

Western Cape Parliament Supports the African Peer Review Mechanism

16 July 2006

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament is in full support of the work and objectives of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to promote good governance in our province, says Western Cape Provincial Speaker Mr.Shaun Byneveldt. Read More

Western Cape Parliament Supports Objectives and Work of the African Peer Review Mechanism

10 July 2006

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament is in full support of the work and objectives of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to promote good governance on the continent, says Western Cape Provincial Speaker Mr. Shaun Byneveldt. Read More

Western Cape Provincial Parliament Welcomes Traditional Leaders

5 July 2006

The South African participatory democracy will be poorer if its traditional leadership is not allowed to play its rightful role, says Western Cape Provincial Parliament Speaker Mr. Shaun Byneveldt. Read More

High Level Courtesy Visit by to the Western Cape

4 July 2006

A significant Chinese delegation visited the Western Cape on Friday (30 June 2006) to explore closer inter-legislature relations and co-operation. This is the most senior delegation from the Zhejiang province that visited the Western Cape Parliament... Read More

Election 2004 - Results for the Western Cape

20 April 2004

The final results of the 2004 election were announced at 18:30, Sunday, 18 April 2004. Read More