News and Speeches
Cervical cancer Awareness Month
8 September 2005"Cervical Cancer, despite being a preventable disease, causes a significant amount of illness and is the leading cause of death due to cancer amongst South African women. Read More
WCED Looking at Creative Ways to Use Additional Posts
8 September 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is looking at creative ways of using additional posts to enhance education next year, especially in the province's poorest schools. Read More
Heritage Month Events
7 September 2005MEC Whitey Jacobs on Thursday, 8 September unveiled the month-long activities of the Department aimed at celebrating the Heritage Month at a function attended by stakeholders. Read More
Hoax Calls Overshadow 107 Emergency Calls
7 September 2005The majority of calls to the City's 107 emergency number are nuisance calls. Some 80 % of calls are made by pranksters. The highest call volumes were registered in December 2004 and January this year, the City's Portfolio Committee on Safety and... Read More
Incontinence - A Hidden Disease
7 September 2005CONSUMER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN In conjunction with DIS-CHEM PHARMACIES 12 - 17 September 2005 Incontinence - A Hidden Disease Read More
Software Freedom Day
7 September 2005The Western Cape Province will join the rest of the world in celebrating Software Freedom Day (SFD) on the 10th of September. This global event is aimed at highlighting the virtues and availability of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and how... Read More
World Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day - 9 September 2005
6 September 2005The Metro District Health Services of the Western Cape Department of Health is raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on World FAS Day on Friday 9 September 2005. Read More
Premier and Province to Act Firmly and Speedily on Taxi Report
6 September 2005"As a Provincial Government we are motivated by a vision we have for the transport and taxi industry in the Western Cape to be strengthened in its continuing role as a driver of BEE, SMME development and as probably Government's most direct... Read More
Cape Town Residents Urged to Register to Vote
1 September 2005Residents of Cape Town who have registered to vote in the upcoming municipal have been thanked by Executive Deputy Mayor Gawa Samuels and those who have not done so urged to register or confirm their registration. "The details of an estimated 400... Read More
Cape Town's Extraordinary Women Announced
1 September 2005Tembeka Tshukuse from Khayelitsha, scooped the Extraordinary Woman of 2005 award of the City of Cape Town. Read More
New Western Cape Cultural Commission
30 August 2005"The term of office of the Western Cape Cultural Commission (WCCC) expires today, 31 August 2005 following a six-month extension period. Read More
Edith Stephens Wetlands Park in Philippi Celebrates 50 Years of Partnership in Conservation
30 August 2005During the month of September, the Edith Stephens Wetland Park [ESWP] in Philippi will be buzzing with exciting activities. Read More
Western Cape to Host National Indigenous Games
29 August 2005The Western Cape government will be hosting the 2nd National Indigenous Games Festival at the De Jager Stadium in Oudtshoorn from 2-3 September 2005. Read More
R10 Million for Bursaries in 2006
28 August 2005The Human Resource Development Unit of the Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works has announced that more than 200 bursaries to the value of R10 million will be made available next year. Read More
Bus Accident - Special Disaster Fund
25 August 2005A special disaster fund has been set up in support of medical and funeral costs of the victims of a bus accident yesterday, in which three learners and the driver died.Almost 40 learners were also injured, of which six seriously after an educational... Read More
Kloofnek Road, Cape Town: Road Users Urged to Drive Safely
25 August 2005Kloofnek Road has long been recognised as a hazardous road and therefore in need of special and continuous attention. The tragic crash yesterday of the school bus in which four people lost their lives again highlights the need for concern. Read More
Blaauwberg Conservation Area is Becoming a Reality
24 August 2005The prospect of introducing the black rhino into one of Cape Town's largest nature reserves has become more viable with the latest addition of land to the Blaauwberg Conservation Area (BCA). Read More
Education MEC Mourns Loss of Young Lives
24 August 2005Three learners and the driver of a bus transporting primary school learners on an educational excursion to Table Mountain died this afternoon when, according to initial reports, the brakes of the bus apparently failed. Read More
Indigenous Games Festival 2005
22 August 2005South Africa, with its multi-cultural diversity, offers its people opportunities to interact and draw energy and inspiration from varied experiences that present limitless possibilities. Read More
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