News and Speeches
City hosts Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Week: 17-21 August 2009
12 August 2009The City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management and Disaster Risk Management Departments will be hosting a Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Week from 17 to 21 August 2009. Read More
City Invites Comment on Draft Policies
12 August 2009The City of Cape Town has endorsed a set of draft policies that aims to put Cape Town firmly on track to become a low-carbon city. Read More
Department Of the Premier Diverts Women's Month Events Funds To Bursaries For Girls
12 August 2009Statement by Helen Zille The Department of the Premier in the Western Cape Provincial Government has decided to cancel all of its Women's Month events for 2009 and instead use the funds for bursaries for girl primary school learners. Read More
MEC Grant Concludes Teacher Post-Allocation Consultations
11 August 2009Following two separate discussions (6th and 12th of August 2009) with school governing body associations and teacher unions, the Minister for Education in the Western Cape, Donald Grant, has now concluded the post-allocation consultations. Read More
Joint Statement by Ministers Robin Carlisle and Adv. Lennit Max on Province-Wide Bus Blitz Operation
11 August 2009The Ministers of Transport and Community Safety Robin Carlisle and Adv. Lennit Max have released the results of the province-wide bus blitz operation with a particular focus on the Beaufort West border. Read More
Metro Police Woman Help out at the GF Jooste Hospital
11 August 2009On Thursday, 13 August, Metro Police women officers will be visiting the GF Jooste Hospital as part of their Women's Month initiatives. Deputy Chief, Yolanda Faro will join the Metro Police officers where they will assist the hospital staff. Date:... Read More
Electricity Supply to Parts of Helderberg would be Interrupted on 23 August 2009
11 August 2009Eskom has advised the City of Cape Town Electricity Services that it needs to interrupt the electricity supply to parts of the Helderberg on Sunday, 23 August 2009 from 05:30 - 18:00 in order to carry out upgrading on its networks. Read More
The City of Cape Town calls on the Western Cape National Taxi Alliance to Halt its Strike
11 August 2009The Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (WC-NTA) has embarked on a strike in spite of being in dialogue with the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government about issues affecting the existing public transport industry and the... Read More
Immunisation Measures Introduced to Prevent Child Deaths
11 August 200907 August 2009 Pneumonia and diarrhoea are worldwide public health issues and together account for about half the deaths in children below the age of five years. Read More
Launch of Cape Town Green Week
11 August 2009The City of Cape Town will join the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative and a group of partner organisations to announce the forthcoming "Cape Town Green Week" 19-23 October, 2009. Read More
Update on H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the Western Cape: 12 August 2009
11 August 2009The Cape Gateway hotline response call centre - 0860 142 142 - is receiving an increasing number of calls from the public. At the moment the call centre operates during office hours, and will also be available over the coming weekend. Read More
Invitation to the Pink and Blue Child Awareness Campaign
11 August 2009We would like to invite you to join the Department of Health, TygerBear Foundation and more than 3000 children, well known performers and celebrities on Wednesday 12 August, from 10h00-12h00, in the celebration of the Pink & Blue Child Awareness... Read More
The Endangered Western Leopard Toad Needs Your Help to Survive
10 August 2009The Western Leopard Toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus) is an International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)-listed, endangered amphibian. It is restricted to a small area of the Cape Peninsula and the southern reaches of the Cape Flats. Read More
City Warns Commuters of Mini-Bus Taxi Strike
10 August 2009The City of Cape Town warns commuters of a minibus-taxi strike beginning on Wednesday, 12 August and would like to advise commuters to consider using alternative transport. The Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (WC-NTA) has indicated that it will... Read More
Traffic Services Ghost Squad bust Reckless Drivers
10 August 2009City of Cape Town Traffic Services stepped up its efforts to curb dangerous driving this weekend in Athlone and Bellville when the Ghost Squad arrested 10 motorists for reckless or negligent driving, six for driving under the influence and one for... Read More
City hosts Child Safety Workshops for Crèche and Playschool Owners
10 August 2009Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee Member for Social Development, has initiated a series of workshops to assist staff at Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres such as crèches and playschools in improving the safety of children at these... Read More
Update on H1N1 in the Western Cape
10 August 2009Official confirmation of second death The National Institute for Communicable Diseases today confirmed that Johann Hack (42) of the Strand who died on Wednesday, 5 August 2009, was infected with the H1N1 virus. Read More
Minister is to Release a Weekly Update on the Delayed Re-opening of Chapman's Peak
10 August 2009The Minister of Transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle last Friday met with Entilini to interrogate the delayed re-opening of Chapman's Peak Drive. Minister Carlisle expressed his and the public's frustration and disappointment during the frank... Read More
Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign
10 August 2009On 12 August 2009 the Department of Health, Western Cape in conjunction with the TygerBear Foundation will officially celebrate the Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign. Read More
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