News and Speeches
Land Deal Generates Funds for Western Cape Education Department
21 January 2008Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore I am pleased to announce that Jan van Riebeeck High School has agreed to the sale of underutilised land with a value of about R60-million, in the interests of improving the quality of... Read More
WCED Probes Claim of Withholding Report
19 January 2008The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will investigate any report of schools withholding school reports because parents have not paid school fees. Schools may hold parents to account, but may not prejudice learners in any way to ensure... Read More
Municipal Strike Action 21 January 2008
17 January 2008The City of Cape Town has made plans to minimise the disruption of strike action by municipal staff from Monday, 21 January onwards. It is not clear at this stage what form the strike action will take. Read More
Eden District to be declared as a Local Disaster Area
16 January 2008MEDIA STATEMENT- MEC FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING January 16, 2008 THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PROVINCE TO DECLARE THE EDEN DISTRICT AS A LOCAL DISASTER. Read More
Premier Rasool and Education MEC Dugmore Host Press Conference on First Day of School
15 January 2008Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will host a press conference to report back on the first day of school in the Western Cape. The press conference will take place during the Premier's visit to a new school in... Read More
Incorrect Warning of City-Wide Electricity Shut Down on Wednesday Night Causes Undue Panic
14 January 2008Residents of Cape Town are informed that an e-mail message containing a warning of a city-wide electricity shutdown starting at 21:00 on Wednesday (16th January) night is incorrect. Read More
Ministers Fransman and Dugmore Inspect Six New Schools
13 January 2008Transport and Public Works MEC Marius Fransman and Education MEC Cameron Dumore will inspect six newly built schools in Khayelitsha and Delft today (Monday 14 January). Read More
The Western Cape Musicians Association Launches Benevolent Fund
10 January 2008During 2005 the Cape Town cultural sector, in particular the jazz community was taken aback when legendary jazzman and saxophonist Robbie Jansen became seriously ill. Family, friends, fans, promoters, deejays, radio personalities, night club owners... Read More
FET Colleges Offer Renewed Opportunities for Youth
9 January 2008Statement by Education Minister Cameron Dugmore Read More
Inaugural Academic Excellence Award Ceremony for Muslims Schools
7 January 2008Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural ceremony of an annual event to honour top matric learners from the independent Muslim schools in the Western Cape tomorrow (Wednesday). Read More
Saturday Schools for 2008 Supplementary Examination Matric Candidates
6 January 2008The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is organising special Saturday schools for candidates who failed the 2007 Senior Certificate Examinations. The candidates will be able to write supplementary examinations in May and June this year. Read More
Atlantis Poised for Economic Boom
28 December 2007Plans by Eskom to expand a multi-million rand gas turbine plant in Atlantis,is expected to jump start an economic boom in the area. Read More
Public Transport Improvement Programme Introduced
19 December 2007Thami Manyathi and Minister Marius Fransman at the Public Sector Transport Conference.Head of Department, Thami Manyathi introduced the Public Transport Improvement Programme to delegates from the Public Transport Sector at a prestigious two day... Read More
All Inclusive Traffic Centre Opened In Beaufort West
19 December 2007Six hundred and forty nine thousand bricks, 1600 bags of cement, half a kilometer of fibre-optic cable and many kilometers of electric and data cables later and finally; the opening of the all inclusive traffic centre for Beaufort West. Read More
Green Point Urban Park Referred back to City for Additional Consideration
17 December 2007On Friday the 13 December in Cape Town, MEC for Environmental, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, announced that after having considering all information at her disposal and the representations made to her by interested and affected... Read More
Rise in Grade 11 Pass Rate
13 December 2007Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore. Read More
Essop refers Green Point Urban Park back to City for additional consideration
12 December 2007On Friday the 13 December in Cape Town, MEC for Environmental, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, announced that after having considering all information at her disposal and the representations made to her by interested and affected... Read More
Retired Teachers Association (RTA) to Help Promote Excellence
6 December 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched a call for expression of interest last night (Thursday 06 December) for a proposed Retired Teachers Association (RTA). Deputy Education Minister Enver Surty was the guest speaker at the... Read More
Lodox Statscan Machines for the Forensic Pathology Services (FPS)
5 December 2007"A worldwide first and groundbreaking initiative will enable the FPS laboratories at Salt River and Tygerberg to drastically cut the amount of time spent on autopsies with the installation of the Lodox Statscan machines," Minister Uys said at the... Read More
WCED Invests 6 Million Rand in Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
4 December 2007The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) plans to invest R6 million in its Literacy and Numeracy strategy in the next three years, including offering 100 bursaries for maths and science teachers, as part of its strategy to improve literacy and... Read More
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