News and Speeches for Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport
First Aid Training for Khayelitsha Initiation Carers
16 October 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) will partner with the City of Cape Town to provide carers and traditional surgeons from Khayelitsha with important information about making initiation rituals safer and more environmentally... Read More
MOD Sport, Music, Dance and Library Activities for Manenberg Learners
10 October 2013The Western Cape Government is creating opportunities for learners at six schools in Manenberg to access a comprehensive package of after-school sports and arts activities. Read More
Minister Meyer to Launch MOD Programme in Manenberg
9 October 2013Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr Ivan Meyer, will launch the Western Cape Government’s MOD Programme at six schools in Manenberg. Read More
Rio 2016 Olympics Fever Hits Hawston
9 October 2013Young athletes from Hawston and surrounding areas gathered at the Hawston Sports Ground on Saturday, 5 October to celebrate Olympic Day. Read More
DCAS and Partners Put Club Development Netball On the Map
9 October 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and the Western Province Netball Union boosted the participation of women in sport by hosting the Metropole Development netball tournament in Mitchells Plain on Sunday, 6 October 2013. Read More
Minister Meyer's Address at the Prize Giving Ceremony of Durbanville High School
9 October 2013Address delivered by the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Dr Ivan Meyer at the Prize Giving Ceremony of Durbanville High School on 9 October 2013 Read More
Conference With A Difference in Cape Town
8 October 2013Cape Town hosts the annual African Creative Economy Conference from 6 to 9 October 2013. Among the 300 international delegates, there are a significant number from African countries. Read More
Ballroom and Latin American Dancers Leave Spectators in Awe
7 October 2013Hundreds of disabled dancers from across the Western Cape participated in the 2013 Open Disabled/ Wheelchair Ballroom and Latin American Interprovincial Dance Trials in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 5 October 2013. Read More
High Spirits at Metropole Golden Games
7 October 2013Sporting spirits were high during the Metropole Golden Games on 4 October 2013 at the Blue Downs Sports Stadium. Read More
Minister Meyer's Address at the Provincial Olympic Day Celebrations
5 October 2013Address delivered by Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, at the Provincial Olympic Day celebrations held on 5 October 2013 in Hermanus Read More
Prince Alfred Hamlet To Have its Own Library Soon
4 October 2013In 2014, a library will be built in Prince Alfred Hamlet, outside Ceres. On Thursday, 3 October 2013, the Witzenberg Municipality and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) Library Services hosted a sod turning ceremony on the library... Read More
Intellectually Impaired Sports Team Makes Western Cape Proud
3 October 2013The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) is proud of the achievements of the Western Cape intellectually impaired team that participated in the South African Sport Association (SASA II) Open Games in Pretoria from 14 to 22 September 2013. Read More
Celebrating Heritage with Women’s Rugby in Langa
1 October 2013Women showed their flair in passing, kicking and counter-attacking at the third annual Women’s Heritage Rugby Tournament in Langa on 28 and 29 September 2013. Read More
Youth Outreach Uplifts Tulbagh Community
30 September 2013Hundreds of youths from across the Western Cape made a direct difference in the lives of people in Tulbagh recently. Read More
Museum Gives a Voice to “Simonites”
26 September 2013On Heritage Day, 24 September 2013, people who had been forcibly removed from Simon’s Town under the Group Areas Act returned to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the imposition of racial segregation in the town. The event was organised by the... Read More
Western Cape Indigenous Games Team Committed to Improve
25 September 2013A number of individual Western Cape team members made the province proud at the National Indigenous Game Festival held in Pretoria from 20 to 24 September 2013. Read More
Celebrating Sports and Culture at Heritage Festival in Grassy Park
25 September 2013About 800 young people took part in Heritage Day sports, arts and culture activities from baseball to breakdancing at the Fairmount High School in Grassy Park on 24 September 2013. Read More
Heritage Day celebrations in Bokmakierie
25 September 2013Anti-gang programmes from Delft, Samora Machel, KTC, Nyanga East, Khayelitsha and Bokmakierie joined together for a day of fun in a Bokmakierie park on Heritage Day, 24 September 2013. Read More
Minister Meyer's Letter to the Editor on Heritage Day 2013
25 September 2013What we need in South Africa at this time is cultural warmth. Cultural warmth is the creation of space for other cultures which will inspire (not criticise), respect (not label), value (not eliminate) and dignify (not diminish). Read More
Learning and Growing at National Indigenous Games
23 September 2013Players representing the Western Cape at the National Indigenous Games Festival are enjoying the competition. Read More
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