News and Speeches
#CommitToFinish: ePortal provides increased support to learners
29 October 2020At the start of the lockdown, the closure of our country’s schools on the 18th of March was envisaged as an extended holiday. The plan was not to have any teaching and learning taking place, and to rather shorten holidays later in the year to make... Read More
DSD continues making progress in addressing Foster Care extensions backlog
29 October 2020The Western Cape Department of Social Development continues to make progress in addressing the backlog in foster care order extensions. Presently, a total of 35 835 children are in Foster Care in the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Fritz pleased with LEAP’s progress in Hanover Park since redeployment
29 October 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the progress made since the redeployment of Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) law enforcement officers (LEOS), appointed through the Western Cape Safety Plan, into Hanover Park on Monday... Read More
Western Cape Veterinary Service provide free support to smallholder livestock
29 October 2020On Tuesday, 27 October 2020, veterinary technicians attached to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture's (WCDoA) Veterinary Service presented workshops to smallholder livestock farmers in Klapmuts, Paarl. Read More
To prevent stroke, it is important to understand your risk factors
29 October 2020As one in four adults are likely to have a stroke in their lifetime, Tygerberg Hospital would like to remind the public that almost all strokes can be prevented. Read More
Minister Fritz calls on residents to report liquor vendors operating illegally
28 October 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, calls on residents to report liquor vendors operating outside of the law. Read More
Minister Schäfer congratulates Brent Walters on his appointment as WCED SG
28 October 2020It gives me pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr Brent Walters as the next Superintendent General of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). He was officially appointed yesterday by Premier Alan Winde, and will lead the WCED from 1 April... Read More
Total’s gas reserve discovery at Luiperd welcomed
28 October 2020We welcome the announcement today (28 October 2020), by the President of Exploration & Production at Total, Arnaud Breuillic, that a second di Read More
MTBPS2020: SAA bailout at the expense of safety, dignity and jobs
28 October 2020What is clear from the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni’s, Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, tabled today in the National Assembly (28 October 2020), is that our provincial budget has been cut by a further R1,47 billion in this financial year in... Read More
Minister Fritz hosts safety holiday programme for 240 Mitchells Plain youth
28 October 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is hosting a school holiday programme, with a focus on safety, for grades 5, 6 and 7 learners. The programme began on Monday 26 October and is ongoing until Friday 30 October. Read More
Breast Clinic nurse has a heart for the patients
28 October 2020Sister Serena Murie has been a nurse for 33 years and in 2019 she took over the reins as the Breast Clinic Co-ordinator at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), which sees about 6 000 new patients annually at the hospital. Read More
Surviving a stroke with occupational therapy
27 October 2020The month of October highlights World Occupational Therapy and the significant role Occupational Therapists (OTs) play in communities and healthcare facilities. Occupational therapists treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic... Read More
Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal making steady progress with backlog
27 October 2020Between 1 July 2020 and 30 September 2020, the Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal (RHT) has made significant progress in addressing its backlog, by reducing its cases from 1 903 to 1 635. Read More
DSD waits on National Minister to sign MOU for 6 New Shelters
27 October 2020Yesterday, 26 October 2020, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, was accompanied by Executive Mayor of Oudtshoorn Municipality, Christiaan Macpherson, during an oversight visit to a shelter for victims of violence and... Read More
#CommitToFinish: no party is worth having to miss your matric exams
26 October 2020The recent news of a cluster outbreak of Covid-19 related to a bar in the Southern Suburbs has served as an important lesson about the necessity of following the golden rules of preventing Covid-19: physical distancing, washing your hands and... Read More
DCAS supported Freedom Paddle takes place safely
26 October 2020The third annual Freedom Paddle took place in Table Bay on Saturday 24 October 2020, with 250 paddlers from around the Western Cape taking part. The surski race usually takes place on Freedom Day, 27 April, but was postponed this year due to the... Read More
Mobile clinics bringing health services to farming communities
26 October 2020Besides on their monthly trip to town, most farming communities are only able access to primary health care services via the mobile clinics offered by Western Cape Government Health. Read More
Results of Provincial Traffic Services traffic operations: 19 – 25 October 2020
26 October 2020Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services implemented a total of 120 integrated roadblocks, vehicle checkpoint and speed control operations across the province in the week of 19 to 25 October 2020, and 15 904 vehicles were stopp Read More
Help safeguard our children by becoming a safety parent
26 October 2020The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, is calling on members of the public to register to become a safety parent and help us in the fight to protect our children, by providing temporary places of safety. Read More
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