Last night, Tasneem Essop, the Western Cape MEC for Environment, Planning and Economic Development, announced that the provincial Energy Risk Management Committee (ERMC), which was started by Premier Ebrahim Rasool in 2006, had been re-activated... Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has reacted with shock and anger after a young man was stabbed to death when five alleged gang members invaded the school premises and robbed learners of valuables. Read More
Western Cape MEC for Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, will be convening an urgent meeting with Eskom, the City, the private sector, organised labour and civil society on Thursday (24th January) to re-activate the Energy... Read More
Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore I am pleased to announce that Jan van Riebeeck High School has agreed to the sale of underutilised land with a value of about R60-million, in the interests of improving the quality of... Read More
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will investigate any report of schools withholding school reports because parents have not paid school fees. Schools may hold parents to account, but may not prejudice learners in any way to ensure... Read More
The City of Cape Town has made plans to minimise the disruption of strike action by municipal staff from Monday, 21 January onwards. It is not clear at this stage what form the strike action will take. Read More
MEDIA STATEMENT- MEC FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING January 16, 2008 THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PROVINCE TO DECLARE THE EDEN DISTRICT AS A LOCAL DISASTER. Read More
Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will host a press conference to report back on the first day of school in the Western Cape. The press conference will take place during the Premier's visit to a new school in... Read More
Residents of Cape Town are informed that an e-mail message containing a warning of a city-wide electricity shutdown starting at 21:00 on Wednesday (16th January) night is incorrect. Read More
Transport and Public Works MEC Marius Fransman and Education MEC Cameron Dumore will inspect six newly built schools in Khayelitsha and Delft today (Monday 14 January). Read More
During 2005 the Cape Town cultural sector, in particular the jazz community was taken aback when legendary jazzman and saxophonist Robbie Jansen became seriously ill. Family, friends, fans, promoters, deejays, radio personalities, night club owners... Read More
Statement by Education Minister Cameron Dugmore Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural ceremony of an annual event to honour top matric learners from the independent Muslim schools in the Western Cape tomorrow (Wednesday). Read More
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is organising special Saturday schools for candidates who failed the 2007 Senior Certificate Examinations. The candidates will be able to write supplementary examinations in May and June this year. Read More
Plans by Eskom to expand a multi-million rand gas turbine plant in Atlantis,is expected to jump start an economic boom in the area. Read More
Thami Manyathi and Minister Marius Fransman at the Public Sector Transport Conference.Head of Department, Thami Manyathi introduced the Public Transport Improvement Programme to delegates from the Public Transport Sector at a prestigious two day... Read More
Six hundred and forty nine thousand bricks, 1600 bags of cement, half a kilometer of fibre-optic cable and many kilometers of electric and data cables later and finally; the opening of the all inclusive traffic centre for Beaufort West. Read More
On Friday the 13 December in Cape Town, MEC for Environmental, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, announced that after having considering all information at her disposal and the representations made to her by interested and affected... Read More
Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore. Read More
On Friday the 13 December in Cape Town, MEC for Environmental, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, announced that after having considering all information at her disposal and the representations made to her by interested and affected... Read More