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Official Opening of the Thusong Service Centre in Mossel Bay

11 October 2013

Speech by Minister Anton Bredell at the official opening of the Mossel Bay Thusong Service Centre on 11 October 2013. Read More

Media Alert: Minister Winde to Officially Release 2012/13 Audit Results

11 October 2013

Minister Alan Winde will be formally releasing the Western Cape Government’s audit report for the 2012/13 financial year on Monday, 14 October. Read More

Media Alert: World Homeless Day

10 October 2013

World Homeless Day is observed on 10 October. Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will be speaking at an event hosted by the City of Cape Town to focus on the plight of homeless people. Read More

MOD Sport, Music, Dance and Library Activities for Manenberg Learners

10 October 2013

The Western Cape Government is creating opportunities for learners at six schools in Manenberg to access a comprehensive package of after-school sports and arts activities. Read More

Minister Welcomes Designation Plans for Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone

10 October 2013

Statement by Minister Alan Winde regarding the announcement of the official designation of the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone. Read More

Minister Madikizela to Take Part in World Habitat Day Celebrations

10 October 2013

Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela will hand over certificates to 39 beneficiaries of the 2 083 unit Pelikan Park housing development in Cape Town tomorrow, as part of a Habitat for Humanity event commemorating World... Read More

Metered Taxi Industry Elects Fully Representative Provincial Council

10 October 2013

Statement by Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More

Tygerberg Hospital Performs SA's First Non-surgical Mitral Valve Implant Operation

9 October 2013

Medical history was made at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town on 2 October 2013 when the first non-surgical Mitral Valve Implant in South Africa was successfully performed by the Tygerberg cardiac team. Read More

Minister Meyer to Launch MOD Programme in Manenberg

9 October 2013

Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport Minister, Dr Ivan Meyer, will launch the Western Cape Government’s MOD Programme at six schools in Manenberg. Read More

Free State Receives Specialised Gang Unit, Why Not the Western Cape?

9 October 2013

Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety on the absence of a specialised gang unit in the Western Cape. Read More

Healthcare 2030: A Future Health Service for the Western Cape

9 October 2013

Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, introduced the final draft of the Healthcare 2030 – the strategic framework for increasing the wellness of the Western Cape population and the creation of a better health service on 9 October 2013. Read More

Rio 2016 Olympics Fever Hits Hawston

9 October 2013

Young athletes from Hawston and surrounding areas gathered at the Hawston Sports Ground on Saturday, 5 October to celebrate Olympic Day. Read More

Cederberg Backyarders and Farmworkers to Receive Homes

9 October 2013

Four of the final beneficiaries, including 54-year-old Mrs Estelle Engelbrecht, will receive the keys to their houses in the 407 unit, R38.7 million Graafwater Housing Project in Cederberg Municipality, tomorrow. Read More

Minister Winde Outlines Western Cape Government's Support for ICT Industry

9 October 2013

Minister Winde discussed future plans for the Western Cape’s ICT sector at the Bandwidth Barn on Wednesday, 9 October. Read More

DCAS and Partners Put Club Development Netball On the Map

9 October 2013

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and the Western Province Netball Union boosted the participation of women in sport by hosting the Metropole Development netball tournament in Mitchells Plain on Sunday, 6 October 2013. Read More

Minister Meyer's Address at the Prize Giving Ceremony of Durbanville High School

9 October 2013

Address delivered by the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Dr Ivan Meyer at the Prize Giving Ceremony of Durbanville High School on 9 October 2013 Read More

Browns Farm Residents to Receive Houses from Minister Madikizela

8 October 2013

Ten beneficiaries, including 67 year old Mrs Thembeka Mapasa, will receive the keys to their new houses from Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela in Browns Farm, Philippi, Cape Town today. Read More

Western Cape Department of Agriculture Tops List at SAIGA Awards

8 October 2013

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has won three awards at the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors Awards. Read More

Over 250 000 Western Cape Learners to Write Systemic Tests

8 October 2013

The Western Cape's Grade 3, 6 and 9 will write the 2013 Systemic Language and Mathematics tests between 9 and 23 October. Read More

Update on Phased Transfer of Services from GF Jooste Hospital to Mitchells Plain Hospital

8 October 2013

The phased closure of GF Jooste Hospital and the commissioning of Mitchell’s Plain Hospital is entering a new phase in two weeks’ time when Mitchell’s Plain Hospital opens for its first outpatients on Tuesday, 29 October. Read More

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