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EMS Alert: Motor Vehicle Accident on Buitengracht Street, Cape Town

8 September 2012

Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle accident in the Cape Town CBD on 9 September 2012. Read More

EMS Alert: Search for Missing Capetonian Near Franschhoek

6 September 2012

The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other emergency voluntary services responded to a missing person call on 7 September 2012. Read More

Small Business Friday: Minister Winde Visits Small Businesses

6 September 2012

As part of Nedbank's Small Business Friday initiative, Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, embarked on a listening tour in Cape Town's Fringe District to hear the concerns of small businesses operating in... Read More

Minister Plato to Attend Langebaan "Blow the Whistle on Crime" Day

6 September 2012

Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will be taking part in Team Langebaan's annual "Blow the Whistle" Safety Awareness Day on 8 September. Read More

Better Together Language Diversity

6 September 2012

The Western Cape Government is committed to raising awareness of the needs of the deaf community, instilling a culture of social tolerance and acceptance and promoting South African Sign Language. Read More

Celebrate Heritage by Photographing and Sharing It with the World

6 September 2012

Heritage Western Cape (HWC) is appealing to people in the Western Cape to participate in the international Wikipedia "Wiki Loves Monume Read More

More Weekly Public Aerobics Sessions Planned

6 September 2012

Plans are afoot to make the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport's Women's Month public aerobics sessions an ongoing weekly event. These events will run again on Friday mornings from 14 September to 2 November 2012 at the Company Gardens in Cape... Read More

The Failure of Land Use Management in the Western Cape

5 September 2012

Honourable members must keep in mind that: Land use planning equals spatial planning and land use management. Today we are focusing on the land use management half of the field of land use planning. Economic development is the key to social... Read More

Minister Grant to Consider All Representations Made to Him on Proposed School Closures

5 September 2012

The public participation process for the proposed school closures has now come to an end. Read More

Minister Winde to Visit Small Businesses in the Fringe

5 September 2012

On 7 September 2012, as part of Small Business Friday, Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, will go on a walkabout in Cape Town's Innovation District - The Fringe - to visit small businesses operating in... Read More

Ministers Grant and Plato to Observe Search and Seizure Operation at Khayelitsha High School

5 September 2012

On 6 September 2012, Minister Donald Grant and Minister Dan Plato will be observing a search and seizure operation in Khayelitsha. Read More

Cape Flats Convictions: From Crisis to Catastrophe

4 September 2012

Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety The latest information received on the conviction rate crisis of the Cape Flats from the National Government sheds some light on why it appears that the gangsters are acting... Read More

Minister Carlisle and Safely Home Launch Latest Crash Witness Videos

4 September 2012

On 5 September, Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works, will brief the media on the launch of the latest round of Crash Witness CCTV videos. Read More

Ostrich Industry Continues to Feel Pressure of Avian Influenza Outbreak

4 September 2012

Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, is urging the National Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to report back on alternative control measures for managing the current Avian Influenza... Read More

Inspirational Camps to Bring Youth Together

4 September 2012

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in partnership with Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA), will use sport and recreational activities to bring together youths between the ages of 14 and 25. Read More

EMS Alert: Rescuers Respond to Trench Call

3 September 2012

Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a trench call on 4 September 2012. Read More

The Western Cape's Oil and Gas Sector Attracts Investment and Creates Jobs

3 September 2012

In the last year, the Western Cape's Oil and Gas industry created 5 800 jobs opportunities and attracted investment worth over R1.2 billion. Read More

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