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Media Alert: Overberg District Receives R360 000 For Sporting Activities

4 April 2017

Following the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s budget appropriations for the 2017/18 financial year, Read More

Stormwater installation in Montagu

4 April 2017

The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) is making good progress on a 36-month contract to rehabilitate and upgrade various sections of the R60 and R62 between Ashton and Montagu Read More

Swellendam is named as South Africa's top eco-friendly destination

4 April 2017

Investment readiness for entrepreneurs is the focus of First Thursday in April, at the Ministry of Economic Opportunities. Businesses will be able to engage with Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde and his team in the Western Cape Department... Read More

66 graduate from innovative substance abuse course

4 April 2017

Today, 66 community representatives who work in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse received their certificates after graduating from the innovative Substance Abuse Treatment Course at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Read More

Media Alert: Central Karoo District Receives R120 000 For Sporting Activities

3 April 2017

Following the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s budget appropriations for the 2017/18 financial year, Read More

Worcester Museum Invests In Youth On Human Rights Day

3 April 2017

On 22 March 2017 a diverse group of young people gathered at the Worcester Museum in celebration of Human Rights Day. Read More

MEC Fritz signs MOU with Saldanha Bay Municipality to boost service delivery

3 April 2017

The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has officially entered into an agreement with the Saldanha Bay Municipality to provide coordinated social services in Saldanha Bay and surrounding areas. Read More

Media Alert: Eden District Receives R1 450 000 For Sporting Activities

3 April 2017

Following the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s budget appropriations for the 2017/18 financial year, Read More

MEDIA ALERT:MEC Plato to lead extensive safety outreach in Avian Park, Worcestor

3 April 2017

MEDIA ALERT: Minister Plato to lead extensive safety outreach in Avian Park, Worcester Read More

Western Cape developers to pitch innovative digital games to judges

3 April 2017

The winner of a digital game aimed at empowering residents to uplift their communities, will be announced tomorrow. Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, will announce the winner of the Serious About Games initiative at the Bandwidth Barn... Read More

Another fake news lead from the Cape Times

3 April 2017

The Cape Times has published yet another fake news lead today in an attempt to dupe its readers into more unsubstantiated dishonesty. Read More

Minister Anton Bredell Budget Vote Speech 2017

3 April 2017

  Speech by Anton Bredell Minister of Local Government Environmental Affairs and Development Planning On the Occasion of the 2017 Read More

Department to sign service MOU with Saldanha Bay Municipality

2 April 2017

Tomorrow (03 April 2017 ), Western Cape Social Development MEC, Adv. Albert Fritz, will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Mayor of Saldanha Bay, Cllr. Marius Koen. Read More

Budget Vote Speech by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works

31 March 2017

Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Premier, Chairperson and other members of the Standing Committee, Honourable Members, Special Guests, Head of Department, Ms Jacqui Gooch, and senior officials, Visitors, Read More

Extensive Affordable Housing Projects in the Pipeline

31 March 2017

Extensive Affordable Housing Projects in the Pipeline Read More

Human Settlements Budget Vote Speech 2017/18

31 March 2017

SPEECH BY BONGINKOSI MADIKIZELA WESTERN CAPE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS MINISTER BUDGET VOTE SPEECH 31 March 2017 Read More

Budget Speech Vote 7 on Social Development

31 March 2017

[The following speech will be delivered by Minister Albert Fritz at Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Friday 31 March 2017, during his presentation of the Department of Social Development’s Budget Vote 7 for 2017/18.] Read More

Multidisciplinary team makes a difference

30 March 2017

Western Cape Government Health in George is on a mission to improve the well-being of pre-schoolers through their Nurse Kitty programme. The programme runs at 8 selected crèches in George. Read More

WCED April holiday programmes for learners and educators

30 March 2017

Tomorrow brings to a close the first term of the 2017 academic year. Despite some minor challenges I am pleased to see that the majority of our schools in the Western Cape started teaching and learning on day one of the school year. Read More

Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela to deliver Departmental Budget Vote Speech

30 March 2017

Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela to deliver Departmental Budget Vote Speech Read More

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