News and Speeches
New Legislation for All Long-Distance Taxi Trips in the Western Cape
15 May 2011Minister Robin Carlisle has mooted new legislation to make it compulsory for all public transport vehicles embarking on long-distance trips in excess of six hours to have two licensed drivers following reports that the driver of the minibus taxi... Read More
Witsand: 91-Year-Old Woman Gets a New House
15 May 2011Last week, on 13 May, the Minister of Human Settlements in the Western Cape, Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela, handed over ten show houses to Witsand community members. Read More
ICT Audit Underway in Western Cape Schools
15 May 2011In March, Minister Donald Grant announced that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) was in the process of conducting an ICT infrastructure audit of schools. Read More
Media Alert: Touws River Taxi Accident - 15 May 2011
15 May 2011On 15 May 2011, 5 km outside of Touws River on the N1 (direction Lainsburg) past 05:00 in the morning, a minibus taxi carrying 22 passengers rolled, causing the loss of ten people's lives and 14 injured survivors. The taxi was traveling from the... Read More
Statement Regarding Baboons
12 May 2011Media Statement by Minister of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Read More
Minister Ivan Meyer Applauds "FIFA Legacy" Street Soccer Programme
12 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape, visited the Kia Street Soccer Programme and Coaching Clinic in Grassy Park to see how private businesses and passionate people are driving youth... Read More
Media Alert: People's Housing Project - Housing Handover in Witsand, Atlantis
12 May 2011Today, 13 April 2011, the Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be handing over ten showhouses to Witsand community members. Read More
Minister Madikizela at the Launch of Morgen's Village Phase 3
11 May 2011Master of ceremonies: Mr Samson Moraba Mayor of Cape Town: Mr Dan Plato CEO of Cape Town Community Housing Company: Mr Fungai Mudimu National Minister of Human Settlements: Mr Tokyo Sexwale National Deputy Minister of Human Settlements: Mrs Zoe Kota... Read More
International Nurses' Day - Bursaries For Nurses
11 May 2011Today, on International Nurses' Day, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, visited the step-down facility for chronically ill children, the St Joseph's Home, in Montana. Minister Botha spent time with 63 nurses and thanked them for... Read More
Media Alert: Minister Meyer to Hand over R455 000 to Sport Federations
11 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, will be handing over R455 000 to 23 Boland sport federations.These funds will assist federations to build capacity within their ranks, to purchase equipment and to... Read More
Learners Rights Must Not be Prejudiced by Planned March on Masibambisane Secondary
11 May 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education Donald GrantThe Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has been informed that there will be a march on Masibambisane Secondary School in Delft tomorrow. Read More
Western Cape Exceeds Its Matric Pass Target
11 May 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education Donald GrantI am delighted to announce that the Western Cape has exceeded its target of 36 000 passes for the 2010 NSC examinations. Read More
Media Alert: Minister De Lille Launches Three-Day Family Expo in Gugulethu
11 May 2011Patricia de Lille, the Minister for Social Development in the Western Cape, will tomorrow, Friday, 13 May, launch the Department's three-day Family Expo in Gugulethu. Read More
International Nurses' Day Commemorated
11 May 2011Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London in 1860. This was the first secular nursing school in the world. Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Department of Health to Commemorate International Nurses' Day
11 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, International Nurses' Day will be celebrated worldwide on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Read More
Minister Meyer to Visit National Neighbourhood Street Soccer Programme
11 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, will be visiting the National Neighbourhood Street Soccer Programme in Grassy Park. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Madikizela to Hold a Public Meeting in Middelpos, Saldanha
11 May 2011Today, on 12 April 2011, the Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be hosting a public meeting in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay. Read More
Bicentennial of the Establishment of the Town of George
10 May 2011Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight and for giving me the opportunity to speak to you as we celebrate a truly momentous occasion, one that obviously only comes along once every 200 years. Read More
Western Cape Supports UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
10 May 2011Today marks the international launch of the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety. As one of the signatories of this landmark declaration, South Africa has committed itself to reduce road deaths by 50% between 2011 and 2020. Read More
Provincial Government Leases Tokai Manor to SANParks for 25 Years
10 May 2011Minister Carlisle officially handed over the management of the Tokai Manor House and surrounding areas to the South African National Parks (SANParks) today. Read More
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