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Safely Home Festive Season Campaign Aims To Save Lives

11 December 2015

Excerpt of speech by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works at the official launch of the 2015/2016 Western Cape Festive Season Traffic Operational Plan at the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1. Read More

#16DaysofActivism – Retreat & Nyanga, Safety starts in Your Family

11 December 2015

Today, Friday 11 December 2015 and tomorrow, Saturday 12 December 2015, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, the South African Police Service (SAPS), our safety partners and community members will take a public stand against... Read More

Festive Season Vehicle Fitness Checks

10 December 2015

Starting from 11 December 2015, traffic law enforcement officers of the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works will be conducting vehicle fitness checks between 18:00 and 02:00 at Sonstraal near the Huguenot Tunne Read More

Western Cape Health unveils emergency services plans for the festive season

10 December 2015

STATEMENT BY DR NOMAFRENCH MBOMBO   WESTERN CAPE MINISTRY OF HEALTH  DATE: 10 December 2015   Western Cape Health unveils emergency services plans for the festive season Read More

Department welcomes sentence handed to five social grant fraudsters

10 December 2015

The Western Cape Department of Social Development welcomes the sentence of 7 years imprisonment handed down yesterday at the Specialized Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville to five former SASSA employees. Read More

Youngsters From Different MOD Centres Gather To Inspire

10 December 2015

Primary and High School learners from different Mass participation; Opportunity and access; Development and growth (MOD) Centres as well as 13 professional artists gathered this week to participate in the City Nirvana Read More

Great Enthusiasm On Threshing Day At Worcester Museum

10 December 2015

After a lapse of 15 years Threshing Day was presented on Saturday 21 November 2015 by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), in partnership with the Cape Winelands District Read More

Keep Safe from Poison this Holiday Season

10 December 2015

From fertiliser to makeup and medicines, potentially poisonous items show up everywhere, especially throughout our homes.  Read More

Rugby Sevens: Minister Marais Welcomes Competing Nations To Western Cape

10 December 2015

Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais welcomes all 16 teams competing in the second round of the World Rugby Sevens Series to Cape Town in the Western Cape. It is the very first time that the international tournament is... Read More

HWC And DEADP Sign New Operational Agreement

10 December 2015

On Thursday, 10 December 2015, Heritage Western Cape (HWC) and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP) signed an Operational Agr Read More

New Primary School for Kwanokuthula

10 December 2015

A new primary school in Kwanokuthula in Plettenberg Bay will reach practical completion next week, and open its doors in the 2016 academic year. Read More

Minister Grant to Launch Western Cape Festive Season Traffic Operational Plan

10 December 2015

On Friday, 11 December 2015 Donald Grant, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works will launch the Integrated Provincial Traffic Operational Plan for the Festive Season 2015/2016. Read More

#16DaysofActivism– Valhalla Park, Safety starts in Your Family

10 December 2015

Today, Thursday 10 December 2015, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, the South African Police Service (SAPS), our safety partners and community members will take a public stand against violence and abuse in Valhalla Park. Read More

Mens Sexual Health: Condomise and Circumcise

9 December 2015

The two best ways for men to ensure their sexual health and to protect themselves and their loved ones from STIs and HIV, is to condomise and be medically circumcised. Read More

EPWP Participants Trained in Arts and Culture Management

9 December 2015

On Thursday 3 December 2015 19 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) participants received certificates at a ceremony after successfully completing the training programme in Arts and Cult Read More

Sevens Rugby - Minister Marais Personally Wishes Springbok Team Well

9 December 2015

Today, 9 December 2015, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais will personally wish the Springbok Sevens Team well ahead of the official kick off on Saturday. Read More

Resealing Works on the R43 near Wolseley

9 December 2015

The Department of Transport and Public Works will be resealing one 8 km and one 4 km section of the R43 near Wolseley. The project is valued at R47 million and is scheduled for completion late in 2016. Read More

New ACJ Phakade Primary School to Open Its Doors In 2016

9 December 2015

The new ACJ Phakade Primary School in Nomzamo near Strand will open its doors in the 2016 academic year. Read More

New Primary School in Mfuleni Is For the Future

9 December 2015

As its name suggests, the new Nali’kamva (“here is the future”) Primary School represents better prospects for children residing in Mfuleni. After many delays, the school will open its doors in the 2016 academic year. Read More

Launch Of Mini Library Grants Big Opportunities For Slanghoek Community

9 December 2015

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) in collaboration with Breede Valley Municipality launched a mini library at the Slanghoek Primary School in Slanghoek Valley, Worceste Read More

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