News and Speeches for Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport
Minister Marais celebrates the legacy of Joseph Shabalala
12 February 2020The Western Cape Government is deeply saddened by the passing of Joseph Shabalala. Read More
Minister Marais encourages young riders to participate in Cape Roleur Prologue
10 February 2020HotChillee is once again inviting young riders from across the Western Cape to compete at the Cape Rouleur Young Rider Prologue, which takes place in Franschhoek on 1 March 2020. Read More
Sports Academy tennis stars going from strength to strength
23 January 2020Junior tennis players from the Cape Winelands Sports Academy were once again recognised for their impressive performances and talent, with three called up to represent South Africa at international tournaments. Read More
Minister Marais to engage on Eden’s 2019/20 sporting spend
21 January 2020Tomorrow, 22 January 2020, Minister Anroux Marais will attend the Eden Trilateral Agreement Feedback engagements in George. Read More
DCAS Neighbourhood Development Programme wins big at Service Excellence Awards
5 December 2019The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) was recognised at the annual Western Cape Premier’s Service Excellence Awards once again on Wednesday 4 December 2019, as a programme run out of the Read More
Historic moment as first Khoekhoegowab language students graduate from UCT
2 December 2019The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Western Cape Read More
DCAS literature workshop boosts teachers’ and writers’ analytical skills
27 November 2019More than 60 teachers and up-and-coming writers from around the Western Cape will end 2019 with expanded knowledge and improved analytical skills for literature, after attending a Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) workshop on Fri Read More
DCAS and partners invest in after-school space
26 November 2019Five after-school practitioners from the Western Cape are set to travel to the United States for training and workshops as part of a programme run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and its partners. Read More
DCAS Initiation Coordination Programme expected to boost safety of initiates
25 November 2019The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) launched its annual Initiation Coordination Programme on Friday, 22 November 2019. Read More
Media Statement: Minister Marais assures WCG is Summer Initiation Season Ready
22 November 2019Today marks the official start of the summer initiation season whose duration is from the 1 November 2019 till the 31 January 2020. Read More
Minister Marais to brief media on WCG's Summer Initiation Season Readiness
21 November 2019MEDIA ALERT: MINISTER MARAIS TO BRIEF MEDIA ON WCG'S SUMMER INITATION SEASON READINESS Read More
DCAS dance programme culminates in innovative outdoor solo dance show
20 November 2019An intensive dance training course culminated in an extraordinary performance on Friday 15 November, as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a production not inside, but on the veranda of the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town Read More
Diepkloof Rock Shelter’s World Heritage claim boosted by US fund donation
19 November 2019The scientific and cultural value of the Diepkloof Rock Shelter is set to be preserved for future generations after Read More
Minister Anroux Marais' Speech at US Grant launch in Elands Bay
18 November 2019WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPORT, ANROUX MARAIS US GRANT LAUNCH: ELANDS BAY 18 NOVEMBER 2019 Good day, molweni nonke, goeiedag Read More
Overberg crafters detail successes of DCAS Craft Museé programme
15 November 2019The successes of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) Craft Museé workshop were highlighted on Thursday, 14 November 2019 when the second phase of the project was launched at the Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the loss of Sandile Dikeni
13 November 2019MEDIA STATEMENT: MINISTER ANROUX MARAIS MOURNS THE LOSS OF SANDILE DIKENI It is with immense sorrow that we have learnt of the passing of one of the great poets and social commentators of our time, Sandile Dikeni. Read More
DCAS After School Programme recognised at Impumelelo Social Innovation Awards
12 November 2019The Read More
EPWP beneficiaries develop new skills at cultural facilities
1 November 2019Twenty-eight men and women between the ages of 16 and 36 participated in a workshop for Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries at the Groot Drakenstein Cultural Facility in Paarl Read More
Historically important Vergelegen Estate declared provincial heritage site
29 October 2019The historic significance of Vergelegen Estate in Somerset West will be protected for future generations after the property was declared a provincial heritage site by Heritage Western Cape on Monday, 28 October 2019. Read More
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