The media release (below), which was issued yesterday, has been incorrectly interpreted as also affecting the central business district of Cape Town. Please note that, as the headline indicates, the only area that will be affected is Hout Bay. Read More
The latest statistics from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reveal that 430 people in the Western Cape have tested positively for H1N1. Attached is a map of the province that shows the affected areas. Read More
Programme for MEC Adv. Lennit Max 13, 14 and 15 August 2009.Thursday 13 August 2009 at 19:00 in ElimMEC Lennit Max address 300 people in Elim regarding policing needs. Venue: Elim Community Hall Read More
(UNEP FI) United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative. Read More
Wednesday morning, around 03:00, Metro Police's CCTV staff spotted three suspicious looking men in the yard of a resident residing on the corner of Koornhof and Yanta Roads in Gugulethu. A Metro Police vehicle was dispatched to the scene. Read More
The City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management and Disaster Risk Management Departments will be hosting a Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Week from 17 to 21 August 2009. Read More
The City of Cape Town has endorsed a set of draft policies that aims to put Cape Town firmly on track to become a low-carbon city. Read More
Statement by Helen Zille The Department of the Premier in the Western Cape Provincial Government has decided to cancel all of its Women's Month events for 2009 and instead use the funds for bursaries for girl primary school learners. Read More
Following two separate discussions (6th and 12th of August 2009) with school governing body associations and teacher unions, the Minister for Education in the Western Cape, Donald Grant, has now concluded the post-allocation consultations. Read More
The Ministers of Transport and Community Safety Robin Carlisle and Adv. Lennit Max have released the results of the province-wide bus blitz operation with a particular focus on the Beaufort West border. Read More
On Thursday, 13 August, Metro Police women officers will be visiting the GF Jooste Hospital as part of their Women's Month initiatives. Deputy Chief, Yolanda Faro will join the Metro Police officers where they will assist the hospital staff. Date:... Read More
Eskom has advised the City of Cape Town Electricity Services that it needs to interrupt the electricity supply to parts of the Helderberg on Sunday, 23 August 2009 from 05:30 - 18:00 in order to carry out upgrading on its networks. Read More
The Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (WC-NTA) has embarked on a strike in spite of being in dialogue with the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government about issues affecting the existing public transport industry and the... Read More
07 August 2009 Pneumonia and diarrhoea are worldwide public health issues and together account for about half the deaths in children below the age of five years. Read More
The City of Cape Town will join the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative and a group of partner organisations to announce the forthcoming "Cape Town Green Week" 19-23 October, 2009. Read More
The Cape Gateway hotline response call centre - 0860 142 142 - is receiving an increasing number of calls from the public. At the moment the call centre operates during office hours, and will also be available over the coming weekend. Read More
We would like to invite you to join the Department of Health, TygerBear Foundation and more than 3000 children, well known performers and celebrities on Wednesday 12 August, from 10h00-12h00, in the celebration of the Pink & Blue Child Awareness... Read More
The Western Leopard Toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus) is an International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)-listed, endangered amphibian. It is restricted to a small area of the Cape Peninsula and the southern reaches of the Cape Flats. Read More
The City of Cape Town warns commuters of a minibus-taxi strike beginning on Wednesday, 12 August and would like to advise commuters to consider using alternative transport. The Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (WC-NTA) has indicated that it will... Read More