News and Speeches for Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport
Launch of Strategy To Engage Learners After School Hours
7 February 2006In a first for the Western Cape, MEC Jacobs will launch the Social Incubator Programme - a strategy aimed at empowering and engaging learners after school hours as a Departmental contribution to the Provincial Social Capital strategy. Read More
Big Plans to Revive School Sport to be Unveiled
22 January 2006MEC Jacobs will on Wednesday, January 25, announce comprehensive plans to resuscitate ailing sport at schools across the province. Read More
Tinto U/15 Soccer Finals kick-off at 15h00 (Modified)
28 December 2005It was a lovely day of fun in the sun. The inaugural Tinto Under-15 Soccer tournament will be concluded when the two top teams will battle it out at Langa Soccer Stadium today at 15h00. Read More
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has New Acting Head of Department
5 December 2005MEC Jacobs has welcomed the Acting Head of Department, Dr Lorraine Platzky who effectively took office on Monday, 5 December 2005 in an acting capacity until a suitable candidate is found. Read More
Inaugural Christmas Tinto Under-15 Soccer Tournament to be Launched
4 December 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 launch the inaugural Tinto Under-15 soccer tournament at Athlone stadium. Read More
International Disabilty Day Celebrated
1 December 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in partnership with the Department of the Premier is organizing a major sporting event for the Disabled sector to celebrate the International Day for Disabled. Read More
MEC Jacobs Sends his Condolences to the Family of Deon van der Walt
29 November 2005"I have learnt with shock the untimely death of Deon Van der Walt, a proudly South African opera star who was born and bred in our province and brought his extensive knowledge on culture back to the soil of the Western Cape. Read More
Social Incubator at Schools to be Launched
23 November 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will on Friday, 25 November 2005, launch a Social Incubator Programme aimed at addressing social-ills in our communities utilizing schools as the center for community life. Read More
2005 Arts and Culture Awards
22 November 2005The Western Cape Provincial Arts and Cultural Awards was initiated by the MEC in 1999. Read More
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport Donates to People Affected and Infected with HIV/Aids
22 November 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will be distributing large bungles of clothing and food parcels to the people affected and infected by the HIV/Aids in the informal settlements of the Cape Flats on Friday, November 25, 2005. Read More
Provincial Cultural Awards Ceremony
22 November 2005Western Cape Arts and Cultural practitioners that have made outstanding contributions towards the development of the cultural landscape in the province will be recognized and honoured at a fitting function to be held at Kirstenbosch gardens this... Read More
Western Cape Government Congratulates IDOLS Finalists
21 November 2005MEC Jacobs wishes to congratulate the two-IDOLS finalist from the Western Cape, Gift and Karin for their perseverance and consistent performance throughout the IDOLS competition. Read More
Xhosa Festival - Siyazingca ngesiXhosa "We are Proud of isiXhosa"
16 November 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in conjunction with the Western Cape Language Committee will be celebrating isiXhosa language at a Festival to be held at Langa Township outside Cape Town from the 22 - 27 November 2005. Read More
Western Cape Sport Summit Concluded
13 November 2005The 2005 Sport Summit held at Saldanha Bay, comprising of all federations of the Western Cape including SAFA regions unanimously resolved that Cape Town shall have one venue for 2010 FIFA World Cup ending many months of conflicting reports on the... Read More
Western Cape 2005 Sport Summit
8 November 2005Media Alert-immediate: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 Read More
National Children's Day Celebration
4 November 2005On 5 November 2005 the annual National Children's day was celebrated in the province of KwaZulu Natal. Read More
Media Alert: Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy Summit
2 November 2005Approximately 300 arts, cultural, language and heritage practitioners from across the Western Cape will be putting their heads together, discussing and making last changes to the Department's Cultural Policy at a summit to be held at the Ritz Hotel... Read More
Invitation for Input to the Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy
26 October 2005The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport is busy with a cultural transformation process. Read More
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