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Media Alert: Minister Mbombo to Give her 67 Minutes at MOD Centre

17 July 2014

The big question for Mandela Day on 18 July is: How will you be spending your 67 minutes? Read More

Fifty Beneficiaries on Course to Getting Drivers’ Licences

17 July 2014

Fifty (50) Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) beneficiaries from various parts of the Western Cape are determined to get their learners’ licences through lessons presented by the Read More

Department of Social Development to do Blanket Donation for Mandela Day

17 July 2014

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, and a team from the Department of Social Development (DSD), will tomorrow be spending their 67minutes visiting the residents of the GH Starck Centre in Hanover Park. Read More

Handwritten Mandela Tributes to be Preserved for Posterity

17 July 2014

On the eve of International Nelson Mandela Day, 200 books with hand-written tributes to Madiba from all over the Western Cape have been handed over to the provincial Archives and Recor Read More

Extract of Minister Schäfer's Speech at Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute

17 July 2014

Today, Minister Debbie Schäfer addressed 160 educators from across the province that attended a five-day workshop on Women in and into Management and Leadership Positions Workshop presented by Cape Teaching Leadership Institute. Read More

Media Alert: Minister Schäfer to Attend Women's Workshop

16 July 2014

On Thursday 17th July 2014, Minister Debbie Schäfer will be addressing Educators attending The Cape Teaching Leadership Institute ‘Women In and Into Management and Leadership Positions’ Workshop. Read More

Western Cape Companies Win Big at International Innovation Awards

16 July 2014

Two Western Cape companies have earned international recognition for the province’s R19 billion food industry.Blue Africa Trading and Munch Bowls both won big at the SIAL Innovation Awards which were held in Shanghai earlier this week. Read More

Media Alert: Minister Mbombo to Accompany Minister Mbalula to Manenberg

16 July 2014

Tomorrow, 17 July 2014, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will be accompanying the Minister of Sport Read More

Media Alert: Minister Mbombo to Hand Over Mandela Condolence Books to Archives

16 July 2014

Tomorrow, 17 July 2014, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will be officially handing over the 200 condolence books that have been brought from all over the Western Cape to the Read More

Media Alert: Ministerial Outreach in Manenberg

15 July 2014

Sport and Recreation Minister and Deputy Minister will together with Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC give their time to the Manenberg community in honour of Madiba on 17 July 2014. Read More

Statement by Premier Helen Zille on the Lwandle Commission of Inquiry

15 July 2014

On Friday 11 July 2014, the Department of Human Settlements received a letter from the Potgieter Committee investigating SANRAL’s June Lwandle evictions, inviting us to submit oral evidence to the Committee today.  Read More

Chapman’s Peak Toll Fee Increase

15 July 2014

The annual increase of the Chapman’s Peak Drive toll fees will take effect on 1 August 2014.The increase is determined according to the percentage increase between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March the previous year and March the current year... Read More

National Department of Transport Budget Vote Speech 2014

15 July 2014

Honourable Chairperson;Deputy Minister of Transport, Honourable Sindisiwe Chikunga;Honourable Chairperson, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi and Honourable members of the Transport Portfolio Committee;Honourable Members of Parliament present here Read More

Accessible Public Transport Service

14 July 2014

Final Call for All People whose Physical Disabilities Render Them Unable to Use Mainstream Public Transport Read More

Media Alert: Minister Mbombo to Make Recommendations on Initiation Policy

14 July 2014

On Monday, 14 July 2014, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, will be announcing the Western Cape Government’s recommendations to the National Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on its draft N Read More

Welcoming People With Disabilities To The Workplace

14 July 2014

Disability means many things to many people, but the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People described it well as "the disadvantage or restriction of activity caused by a society that takes little or no account of people who have... Read More

Minister Mbombo Outlines Policy to Help Curb Initiation Deaths

14 July 2014

Recently the Western Cape Government has submitted its comments on the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ (COGTA) policy on initiation formally known as the Draft National Policy on the Read More

285 Fines Issued at Weekend Roadblocks

14 July 2014

Results of Provincial Traffic Services Weekend Traffic Operations on 11 and 12 July 2014 Read More

Premier and Mayor to Provide Update on Lwandle Ministerial Inquiry

14 July 2014

Premier Helen Zille and Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille will jointly brief the media tomorrow, 15 July 2014, on the current status of the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town’s response to the Lwandle Ministerial Inquiry, as set up... Read More

Media Alert: Minister Winde to Congratulate Award-winning Companies

14 July 2014

Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, will congratulate two award-winning Western Cape companies which have earned international attention for their innovative products. Read More

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