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Supplementary Exam Results: Western Cape Exceeds 34 000 NSC Passes

7 May 2012

Media Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of EducationI am very delighted to announce that the Western Cape has exceeded 34 000 passes for the 2011 NSC examinations. Read More

Ministers Bring Good News to Marsh Memorial Children's Home

7 May 2012

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, and his cabinet colleague, Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be visiting the Marsh Memorial Children's Home in Rondebosch on 8 May 2012. Read More

Community House Declared a Provincial Heritage Site

7 May 2012

A key site of historical value in the Western Cape has been officially recognised as a provincial heritage site by Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport close to Worker's Day. Read More

Minister Meyer Accompanies Scholars on Archives Tour

6 May 2012

National Archives Week started on 7 May 2012. To mark the event, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, accompanied scholars from the Sarepta Secondary School in Kuils River on a tour of the archives. Read More

Culinary Tourism: Minister Winde to Visit the Test Kitchen

6 May 2012

On Tuesday, 8 May 2011, Western Cape Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, will meet Chef Luke Dale-Roberts at the Test Kitchen and congratulate him on his restaurant being voted the 74th best in world in the S.... Read More

One Week Left for Public Comment on the Community Safety Bill

6 May 2012

Media Statement by Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety Read More

Harry Comay TB Hospital Re-Equipped with New Beds Worth R1 Million

6 May 2012

Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha, visited Harry Comay TB Hospital in George this morning to view the 100 new beds purchased for the hospital at a cost of more than R1 million. Read More

All-Girl Group off to a Good Start at Chrysalis Academy

6 May 2012

Media Statement by Albert Fritz, Minister of Social Development Read More

Ministers Bring Good News to Marsh Memorial Children's Home

5 May 2012

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, and his cabinet colleague, Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be visiting the Marsh Memorial Children's Home in Rondebosch on 8 May 2012. Read More

Chapman's Peak Drive Re-opens

3 May 2012

Geotechnical engineers completed their report on Chapman's Peak on Thursday, 3 May 2012, clearing the way for the pass to be opened as soon as possible. Read More

Chapman's Peak will Remain Closed while Slope Stabilisation Takes Place

3 May 2012

Chapman's Peak Drive was closed in the early hours of Thursday morning (3 May 2012) after a routine inspection had identified a possible slope failure site. Read More

"Better Together" on Freedom Day

3 May 2012

On Freedom Day 2012, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) brought learners together in Hout Bay to celebrate this historic day on the stage and the sports field. Read More

Premier Zille Launches Skills Development and Work Experience Youth Programme

2 May 2012

On Thursday, 3 May 2012, Premier Helen Zille launched the Premier's Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project, a skills development and work experience programme that aims to provide young people with the opportunity to gain practical workplace skills and... Read More

Ministers Grant and Carlisle Assess the Effects of Train Delays on City's Learners

2 May 2012

This morning, Provincial Minister for Education Donald Grant and Provincial Minister of Public Works and Transport Robin Carlisle were in the Golden Acre shopping centre in the Cape Town city bowl to monitor and assess the effects of train delays on... Read More

Minister Fritz to Hand over Hearing Aids

1 May 2012

On 3 May, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will be handing over hearing aids to learners at the Dominican School for the Deaf in Wynberg. Read More

Premier Zille to Launch Skills Development and Work Experience Youth Programme

1 May 2012

Tomorrow (Thursday, 3 May), Premier Helen Zille will launch the Premier's Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project, a skills development and work experience programme driven by the Department of the Premier that will provide young people with the... Read More

EDP to be the Wheel that Steers the Western Cape Economy

1 May 2012

Last week, Western Cape Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, attended the official launch of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership, an innovative body based on world best practice that will bring economic players... Read More

Minister Fritz to Hand over Hearing Aids

30 April 2012

On 3 May, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will be handing over hearing aids to learners at the Dominican School for the Deaf in Wynberg. Read More

"Voyage to the Cape" at Western Cape Archives Repository

29 April 2012

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport invites the public to the annual celebration of National Archives Week. The theme for 2012 is "Voyage to the Cape". Read More

Minister Madikizela and Minister Fritz to Help Demolish a Shack in Khayelitsha

26 April 2012

The Western Cape Government Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, and Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will help demolish the shack of the Maswati family on the morning of Freedom Day, 27 April 2012. Read More

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