News and Speeches
H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Campaign: It's not too Late to be Vaccinated
21 July 2010The Western Cape Department of Health is making the H1N1 Influenza vaccine more widely available now that more stock is available.The campaign was launched in April and phased in based on the limited availability of the vaccine in the country at the... Read More
MEC Alert: MEC to Attend a Renovation Handover Ceremony at Dr Nelson R Mandela High School
21 July 2010Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be attending a renovation handover ceremony at Dr Nelson R Mandela High School in Crossroads. Read More
Media Alert: False Bay Hospital Receives a Much Needed Donation
21 July 2010The False Bay Hospital will today, receive a donation of a defibrillator valued at R65 000, 00 from a private donor through the False Bay Hospital Association of voluntary workers. Read More
ESKOM hand over R50 000 to Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC)
21 July 2010On 21 July, Nandu Bhula, Eskom General Manager, Peaking Generation Portfolio, handed over a cheque of R50 000 to Jenny Hendry, CEO of the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC). Read More
Western Cape Wraps up a Successful Literacy and Numeracy Roadshow
21 July 2010Since April, officials from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) have been travelling across the province to discuss the latest literacy and numeracy results of Grade six (6) learners. Read More
Mayor Plato and Councillor Herron Honour's City Park Staff for Saving Children from Blaze
20 July 2010Tomorrow, 22 July, the Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato and the Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Brett Herron, will host a tea to honour a group of City Parks' staff members who acted bravely and succeeded in saving two... Read More
Media Alert: MEC to Attend the Literacy and Numeracy Roadshow
20 July 2010Since April, officials from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) have been travelling across the province to discuss the latest literacy and numeracy results of Grade six (6) learners. Read More
Disabled Community Members Empowered Through Sewing Project
20 July 2010Today the Minister of Local Government, Anton Bredell, visited his department's Community Development Workers' (CDWs) sewing project in Langa. The aim of his visit was to highlight the impact this project is making on the lives of disabled members... Read More
Media Alert: Launch of the SurgiBank Electronic Emergency Surgery Triage System
19 July 2010Groote Schuur Hospital will launch a new first for South Africa when they introduce the first electronic system to display colour coded surgical emergency cases by their clinical urgency. Read More
Minister Sakkie Jenner to Welcome World Choir Games Champions Back to Cape Town
19 July 2010The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation, Sakkie Jenner will tomorrow morning be welcoming home the Tygerberg Children's Choir, as well as the Stellenbosch University Choir, after they won four first places at the 6th... Read More
Media Alert: Mthandeni Enrichment Centre
19 July 2010The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the principality of Monaco, and Early Years Services, an NGO, will be opening the Mthandeni Enrichment Centre in Vredenburg. Read More
MEC Monitors Latecomers from Cape Town Station
19 July 2010This morning, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant monitored latecomers arriving from Cape Town station.Waiting in the corridor in the Golden Acre shopping centre, Grant approached learners that were late for school. Read More
Media Alert: Bikers for Books and Balls Mass Ride for Rural Schools
19 July 2010On Saturday (12 June, 2010), Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Adv. Lennit Max will join Bikers for Books and Balls (an initiative by the online magazine Bikernews) in a mass ride from N1 City Mall through the streets of Cape Town to the Good Hope... Read More
Metro Police Make Arrest or Drugs and Stolen City Property
18 July 2010Metro Police high visibility patrols are beginning to pay off, as seven suspects were arrested yesterday, 15 July, for possession of narcotics and theft of City of Cape Town property. Read More
Media Statement - Launch of "GOALS4KIDS" in South Africa: 16 Grade 5 learners to receive high school bursaries
18 July 2010Today, we are proud to launch "GOALS4KIDS", an initiative to reward promising learners in disadvantaged communities with bursaries. Read More
Media Alert: MEC to Monitor Latecomers from Cape Town Station through Golden Acre
18 July 2010Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be monitoring latecomers from Cape Town station through Golden Acre shopping centre. Read More
Cape Town High Court Ruling
18 July 2010This morning the Cape High Court found that the Judicial Service Commission's decision to dismiss the Constitutional Court's complaint of gross misconduct against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe was unconstitutional and invalid. Read More
Mandela Day at the Tygerberg Service Centre
17 July 2010The Programme Director All our Older Persons of Tygerberg Service Centre The Volunteers of Tygerberg Service Centre Colleagues Ladies and gentlemenGood day to you all Read More
Media Alert: Premier Zille to Launch GOALS4KIDS Initiative
17 July 2010Tomorrow, 19 July Premier Helen Zille, AGO CEO Hans Ulrich Gruber and the Executive Director of the Impumelelo Innovations Awards Trust Rhoda Kadalie will launch the GOALS4KIDS initiative in South Africa. Read More
Media Alert: Premier Zille and Minister Max to Revamp a Community Health Centre in Khayelitsha on Mandela Day
17 July 2010On Sunday, 18 July, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and Minister of Community Safety Lennit Max will join Executive Mayor Dan Plato and a group of celebrity motorcyclists to revamp a community health centre in Khayelitsha in support of Mandela Day. Read More
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