News and Speeches for Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport
Minister Marais to present netball facility funding to municipalities
4 March 2021As we gear up to host the 2023 Netball World Cup in the Western Cape, Minister Anroux Marais will officially present ceremonial cheques to municipalities to upgrade netball facilities in their respective regions. Read More
Minister Marais sends Yeboneers to work placements as training is complete
4 March 2021This afternoon, Minister Anroux Marias celebrated the Year Beyond data, better known as the YeBo Data cohort, after successfully completing their training and now moving into their work placements until December. Read More
DCAS Year Beyond programme equips youth with skills to start work experience
3 March 2021Tomorrow, 04 March 2021, Minister Anroux Marais will officially congratulate and send off the Year Beyond Data cohort who successfully completed their career-readine Read More
Minister Marais declares the old Langa Pass office a provincial heritage site
1 March 2021Minister Anroux Marais declared Erf 661, the old Langa Pass Office a Provincial Heritage Site as the official plaque was unveiled on Friday afternoon, 26 February 2021. Read More
Minister Marais' speech at Langa Pass Office Heritage site plaque unveiling
26 February 2021Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais Provincial heritage site plaque unveiling: langa pass office 26 February 2021 Read More
Historic significance of Langa Pass Office to be protected by Heritage status
26 February 2021The social and historical significance of the Langa Pass Office will be protected for future generations after the site was declared as a Provincial Heritage Site on Friday, 26 February 2021. Read More
Minister Marais empowers Swartland sport clubs with much needed equipment
24 February 2021As we safely move forward in the Western Cape, Minister Anroux Marais handed over much needed sport equipment to sport clubs in the Swartland Municipality at the Malmesbury Care Facility yesterday, 23 February 2021. Read More
DCAS takes Social Cohesion Conversations, Writers Workshop to Khayelitsha
23 February 2021The role of arts culture and the true value of writing and reading were the focus at Harare Library in Khayelitsha on Friday, 19 February 2021, as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport hosted two separate events. Read More
DCAS launches groundbreaking isiXhosa netball rulebook
23 February 2021The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport launched the Xhosa Netball rulebook on 22 February 2021. Read More
Minister Marais celebrates International Mother Language Day
22 February 2021Annually on 21 February we commemorate International Mother Language Day and in celebration, Minister Anroux Marais delivered the welcoming address at the Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB) and partners virtual conf Read More
Minister Marais launches first of its kind isiXhosa netball rulebook
22 February 2021In celebration of International Mother Language Day commemorated yesterday, Minister Marais, today, launched the very first isiXhosa Netball Rulebook, the third code to be published in the Western Cape, following chess and Read More
DCAS call for annual funding project applications officially opens tomorrow
4 February 2021Minister Anroux Marais is happy to announce that the call for annual funding project applications for 2021/22 by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) officially opens on Friday, 5 February 2021. Read More
DCAS working to forge new norm for safe initiation once nationally permitted
21 January 2021While customary initiation in the Western Cape is still suspended under the adjusted Alert Level 3 regulations (promulgated under the Disaster Management Act), the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) has proactively Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the passing of a giant of SA rugby
23 December 2020The sudden passing of Arthob Petersen, who served in various positions in SA rugby, has left a gaping hole in this sphere. Mr. Read More
DCAS-supported sport climbing event sees two qualify for Tokyo Olympics
21 December 2020South Africa’s best male and female climber are headed to Tokyo in 2021 after qualifying for Olympic Games at a Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport-supported event in Cape Town over the weekend. Read More
DCAS-supported Dressage Championships hosted in Stellenbosch
14 December 2020The Western Cape Dressage Championships took place at the Stellenbosch Riding Club from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December 2020. Read More
Minister Marais launches new netball facility in Darling
9 December 2020As we proactively prepare to host the 2023 Netball World Cup in the Western Cape, in the City of Cape Town particularly, Minister Anroux Marais, yesterday, launched a new netball facility at the Gabriel Pharo Sportsgrounds Read More
YearBeyond graduates ready to take on the world of work
4 December 2020On Thursday, 3 December 2020, 300 youth graduated from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s YearBeyond Academic Programme. Read More
Minister Anroux Marais' second adjustment budget vote speech
3 December 2020Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais 2020/21 Second Adjustment Budget Vote Speech 3 December 2020 Good day, goeiemore, molweni nonke, all protocol observed. Read More
Minister Marais announces suspension of 2020 summer initiation season
2 December 2020With the resurgence of positive COVID-19 cases in the province, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, officially confirms that the sacred practice of initiation has been suspended in the provin Read More
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