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Minister Carlisle and Provincial Public Works Department Keep Service Delivery on Track

17 June 2012

Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works, has announced that plans to provide temporary school accommodation, build a brand new school in Grabouw, and build a much-needed Community Health Centre in Du Noon are on track. Read More

Better Together Cycle Tour - Premier Hands over Bicycles to Community Care Workers in Mossel Bay

17 June 2012

Premier Helen Zille's Better Together cycle tour from Plettenberg Bay to Khayelitsha to promote healthy lifestyles will arrive in Mossel Bay this afternoon. Read More

Minister Carlisle Examines Exciting National Road Traffic Act Amendments

16 June 2012

Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works, and officials at his Department, are examining amendments which have been proposed to the regulations of the National Road Traffic Act (1996), which were gazetted last week. Read More

Invest in the Youth and Make their Day

15 June 2012

Social inclusion in the Western Cape received a boost with a variety of Youth Day celebrations in the main street in Plettenberg Bay on 16 June 2012. Read More

Provincial Library Services Exhibit at the Cape Town Book Fair

14 June 2012

Western Cape libraries were well represented at the 2012 Cape Town Book Fair held at the city's International Convention Centre from 15 to 17 June. Read More

EMS Alert: 29 Children Injured in Minibus Accident

14 June 2012

The Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene of a minibus accident. Read More

GF Jooste Hospital to be Re-constructed

14 June 2012

Media Statement by Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of Health Read More

Premier Helen Zille to Cycle from Plettenberg Bay to Khayelitsha

14 June 2012

Media Statement by Premier Helen Zille Read More

Rocklands Library is also a Centre for Chess in Mitchell's Plain

13 June 2012

Chess in Mitchell's Plain received a boost when Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, presented 24 chess sets to the Rocklands Library, one of which is an outdoors set. The Minister's gift was in recognition of the continuing... Read More

Youth Day Celebrations in Stellenbosch

13 June 2012

On Saturday 16 June, the Western Cape Department of Social Development will be hosting a Youth Day Celebration in Stellenbosch for nearly 1 000 youth from across the province. Read More

Premier Zille to Announce Western Cape Government Better Together Cycle Tour

12 June 2012

On Thursday, 14 June, Premier Helen Zille will hold a press briefing to announce the Western Cape Government's Better Together Cycle Tour that will take place from Plettenberg Bay on Sunday, 17 June, finishing in Khayelitsha on Thursday, 21 June. Read More

EMS Communications Centre Telephone Lines Restored

12 June 2012

Western Cape Government Health's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) would like to thank the public for their patience and support during the technical problems EMS experienced yesterday. Read More

Tygerberg Hospital Telephone Lines Restored

12 June 2012

Tygerberg Hospital's telephone system has been restored and all telephone lines are working. The community can now phone the hospital directly. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Read More

Conviction Crisis: Criminal Justice System is Failing Hanover Park

11 June 2012

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

EMS Communications Centre Experiencing Technical Problems

11 June 2012

The Emergency Medical Services' Communications Centre in Cape Town is currently experiencing technical problems. We urge the community to use 107 (instead of 10177) in case of a medical emergency until further notice. Read More

Chapman's Peak Toll Tariff to Increase on 1 July 2012

11 June 2012

The annual increase of the Chapman's Peak Drive toll tariff fees will take effect on 1 July 2012. The increase is determined according to the percentage increase between the Consumer Price Index (PCI) in March the previous year and March the current... Read More

WCED Launches Enrolment 2013 Campaign

11 June 2012

The Western Cape Education Department has launched a major enrolment campaign to encourage parents to register their children for the 2013 school year by 7 September 2012. Read More

Public Health Service Issues to be Raised by March in City Centre

11 June 2012

Media Statement by Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister of HealthFollowing the Western Cape Department of Health's withdrawal of funding from the Cape Metro Health Forum, the forum is holding a march in the city centre this morning. Read More

Minister Meyer Hands over Chess Sets to Rocklands Library

11 June 2012

Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, will hand over an outdoor chess set as well as chess boards to Rocklands Library on 12 June 2012 at 15:00. Read More

Minister Fritz Hands over Blankets to the Youth Empowerment Project in Franschhoek

11 June 2012

Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will today (12 June) hand over a donation of knitted blankets and other bedding to the Youth Empowerment Project in Franschhoek. Read More

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