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MEC to Present President's Award for Youth Empowerment

26 May 2010

Tonight (Thursday 27 May 2010) Community Safety MEC, Lennit Max, will present eighty (80) young people from eleven (11) community youth groups and residential youth care facilities across the Western Cape with the President's Award for Youth... Read More

Media Alert: Official Opening of the Contruction Site for New Westlake Primary

26 May 2010

Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be attending the official opening of the construction site for the new Westlake Primary School. Read More

Minister Grant Visits Phoenix Secondary After Fatal Stabbing

25 May 2010

This morning, Western Cape Minister for Education Donald Grant visited Phoenix Secondary School in Manenberg to offer his condolences and lend his support to the school after the brutal and senseless killing of Keenan Van Wyk yesterday. Read More

Official Launch of the HIV Councelling and Testing (HCT) Campaign

25 May 2010

The Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, today (Wednesday, 26 May 2010) launched the provincial HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign at the Michael Mapongwana Community Health Centre in Khayelitsha. Read More

Media Alert: Minister Grant to Visit Phoenix Secondary After School Stabbing

25 May 2010

Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will today visit Phoenix Secondary to express his condolences, offer his support and help stabilise the school after the senseless killing of Keenan Van Wyk yesterday.Where: Silverstreamweg, Manenberg Read More

Media Alert: MEC Max to Addess 10111 Call Centre in Pinelands

24 May 2010

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 26 May 2010) Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Lennit Max, will visit the 10111 call centre in Pinelands to assess the centre's current capacity and readiness to handle the expected influx of emergency and crime reporting calls... Read More

Western Cape Implements De-Worming Campaign for Children

24 May 2010

This week, with the continuation of the mass polio immunisation campaign at schools and crèches, the Western Cape is capitalising on the opportunity and added the administration of vitamin A drops and de-worming tablets to its health services regime. Read More

Minister Grant Condemns Senseless Death of Learner

24 May 2010

Minister for Education in the Western Cape, Donald Grant, has condemned the stabbing and subsequent death of a Grade 12 learner at Phoenix Secondary in Manenberg this morning. Read More

Media Alert: Official Launch of the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign

24 May 2010

On Wednesday 26 May 2010, The Western Cape Department of Health, Premier Helen Zille and the Provincial MEC for Health Theuns Botha, will officially launch the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign at Michael Mapongwana Community Health Centre... Read More

Easing the Pain With the Launch of the Tracy Fun Centres

24 May 2010

The boredom of inactivity, feelings of isolation and the physical and emotional pain felt by children undergoing treatment at the George Hospital, is set to change today with the launch of the Tracy Fun Centre, a mobile audio-visual trolley that... Read More

Minister Grant Sends His Condolences to Family of Learner Who Died in Motorbike Accident

24 May 2010

I am deeply saddened by the news that another Western Cape learner passed away today.Earlier we learnt about the senseless, gang-related death of a learner at Phoenix Secondary in Manenberg. It has now been reported that another Grade 12 learner... Read More

Minister Grant Announces School Holiday Plan for 2010 World Cup

24 May 2010

When it was first announced last year that there would be an extended five week holiday in June 2010 to accommodate the FIFA World Cup, the Western Cape Education Department undertook to develop a pro-active strategy that would ensure that teaching... Read More

Dr Ivan Meyer- Department of Social Development Western Cape MEC hosting a Press Conference

24 May 2010

The purpose of this conference is to share with journalists information pertaining to the New Children's Act its implications for the Department, the outcome of the Risk Factors for the Murder of Children research, as well as a synopsis of our Child... Read More

Dr Ivan Meyer- MEC for the Department of Social Development Western Cape will be hosting a Press Conference

24 May 2010

The purpose of this conference is to share with journalists information pertaining to the New Children's Act its implications for the Department, the outcome of the Risk Factors for the Murder of Children research, as well as a synopsis of our Child... Read More

Western Cape Provincial Government Drought Indaba

23 May 2010

The Western Cape Provincial Department of Local Government, together with the Department of Water Affairs will commence a two day drought Indaba, from 24 - 25 May 2010, in George in the Southern Cape. Read More

Media Alert: Minister Grant to Announce School Holiday Plan for 2010 World Cup.

23 May 2010

Keeping our learners safe during the 2010 World Cup and the mid-year holidays is a major concern for this administration. Read More

MEC to visit Friends Care Centre

20 May 2010

The Provincial Minister for Social Development, Dr Ivan Meyer, will be conducting a site visit to the Friends Day Center. Read More

The Opening of Vivienne's Multi-Purpose Day Care Centre in Grabouw

19 May 2010

Programme Director The Mayor, Mr Chris Punt, Deputy Mayor, Speaker and Councillors of Theewaterskloof Municipality All officials from the Overberg District Municipality Officials from the Development Bank Read More

MEC Welcome Taxi Body's Decision to Work in Parnership with Government

19 May 2010

The Minister of Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle has warmly welcomed the decision by the Western Cape Provincial Taxi Alliance to engage the provincial government harmoniously in its future interactions with the government. Read More

Media Alert: Groote Schuur Crèche World Cup Concert

19 May 2010

On Thursday 20 May 2010, the crèche at Groote Schuur Hospital will be having a concert in support of the World Cup that is 21 days away. Read More

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