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Great Ideas Shared When Different Cultures Get Together

25 March 2015

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted an interaction with its registered cultural councils from various communities in the Western Cape. Read More

Transport and Public Works 2015 Budget Vote Speech

25 March 2015

Madam Speaker Premier Standing Committee Chair Honourable Members Special Guests including my wife, Cheryl Senior Officials Visitors Read More

Dr Ivan Meyer Celebrates Human Rights Day with Community.

25 March 2015

Human Rights Day is an important day on the SA calendar to remind us of our past, present and future as South Africans.  As a young and vibrant, but fragile democracy it is important to recognise the pillars of our constitutional democracy.  The... Read More

Ses'khona threatening disruption in the CBD tomorrow

25 March 2015

Media statement by Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape Read More

Human Rights Softball and Baseball Festival

25 March 2015

The 2015 Annual Human Rights Inter-District Schools Softball and Baseball Festival, which was hosted by the Western Cape Softball Federation and the Western Cape Baseball Federation and was funded by the Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation (... Read More

Minister Albert Fritz to launch new Drug Counselling Centre

25 March 2015

Minister Albert Fritz will address the launch of the Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre’s new site in Mitchells Plain. Read More

Minister Fritz addresses DSD Youth Excellence Award

25 March 2015

The Western Cape Department of Social Development held its first Youth Excellence Awards. The awards were hosted in partnership with the Impumelelo Social Innovations Centre, and were sponsored by Nedbank and Old Mutual. Read More

Budget Vote 7 on Social Development

25 March 2015

[The following speech was delivered by Minister Albert Fritz in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Tuesday 24 March 2015, during his presentation of the Department of Social Development’s Budget Vote 7 for 2015/16.] Read More

Disgraceful: Criminals rob Medics trying to Save Girl’s Life

25 March 2015

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More

Laser-assisted Surgical Procedure a First for Neurosurgery

25 March 2015

Seventeen-month old Masslino Franke from Manenberg was born prematurely on 27 August 2013 and suffered extensive bleeding in his brain.  Read More

Department of Agriculture 2015 Budget Speech

25 March 2015

Mr Speaker, Premier Zille, Cabinet colleagues and Members of the Provincial Legislature, Director-General and Heads of Departments, Our partners in business, civil society and labour, Residents of the Western Cape, The media. Read More

Minister Madikizela to Make Major Announcement During 2015-2016 Budget Speech

24 March 2015

Today Tuesday, 24 March 2015, the Provincial Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela will be hosting a media briefing prior to his Budget Speech in the Provincial Legislature.  Minister Madikizela will focus on: Read More

Vote 3: Provincial Treasury Main Estimates Speech 2015

24 March 2015

Speech by Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Finance Read More

Minister Bredell On the Occasion of the 2015 Budget Speech

24 March 2015

Honorable Speaker Honorable Premier of the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet Colleagues and members of the Legislature Executive Mayors and municipal Managers The head of department, colleagues and friends Read More

2015 main budget speech delivered by Premier Helen Zille

24 March 2015

Madame Speaker, the 2015/16 Main Budget is R304 million more than the 2014/15 Main Budget.  This represents an increase of 29,6 per cent in the budget of the Department of the Premier, chiefly as a result of the funding allocated to the Broadband... Read More

Focus Schools set the stage alight at the Artscape

23 March 2015

It was an afternoon of singing, rhythm, blues, brass and all that jazz when the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) Training and Development programme kicked off this past weekend, starting with the Arts and Culture Focus Schools Live Perfo Read More

Gauteng Police implicated in Selling Guns to Cape gangsters – Huge Breakthrough

23 March 2015

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More

Provincial Traffic: Ten Killed on Western Cape Roads

23 March 2015

On 20 and 21 March 2015, 25 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the Western Cape saw a total of 2 339 vehicles stopped as part of Provincial Traffic Services safety campaign. Read More

Minister Mbombo And Minister Grant Launch TB Prevention Campaign 2015

23 March 2015

This morning, the Minister for Transport and Public Works, Mr Donald Grant, joined me on a walkabout visit to the Cape Town Station to launch the Open (the) Windows Campaign ahead of World TB Day tomorrow. Read More

Ministerial Intervention Ensures R200m Housing Project Gets Underway

23 March 2015

Direct intervention by Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela ensured that construction an almost doomed housing project was officially commemorated with a tree planting ceremony today. Minister Madikizela said “This project... Read More

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