News and Speeches
Media Alert: Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centre Opens New Dermatology Clinic
23 October 2011On Tuesday, 25 October 2011, the Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will officially open the new Dermatology Clinic at the Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centre. Read More
Media Alert: 2011 NSC - Minister Grant to Visit Groote Schuur High School
23 October 2011On Monday, 24 October 2011, Grade 12 candidates across the Western Cape will be writing the English Home Language and the English First Additional Language Paper. Read More
Cape Gateway Has a New Address
23 October 2011Welcome to the Cape Gateway website at its new address, www.westerncape.gov.za Read More
Minister Madikizela's Comments at the Opening of a Plumblink Store in Tokai
20 October 2011Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela visited the opening of a new Plumblink store in Tokai, Cape Town, on 21 October 2011, and performed the official ribbon cutting. Read More
Media Alert: Grabouw Community Health Centre Hosts an Eye-Testing Event for Diabetic Patients
20 October 2011Grabouw Community Health Centre (CHC) will host an eye-testing event for all diabetic patients in the Grabouw Elgin area. The facility plans to screen up to 400 people for diabetic eye disease on Saturday, 22 October 2011. Read More
Minister Madikizela to Visit a University Residence Built with Alternative Materials
20 October 2011Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela will visit the Stag student hostel that has been built using a lightweight modular steel structure at the University of Stellenbosch Read More
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Reaches 200 Kidney Transplant Milestone
19 October 2011Dylan Muller, 14, was the recipient of the 200th donor kidney to be transplanted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. Read More
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Introduces Saturday Surgery Initiative
19 October 2011The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital Trust have partnered with Medi-Clinic Southern Africa to fund the first ever "Saturday Surgeries" initiative at the hospital to alleviate extensive waiting lists for life-... Read More
Media Alert: Riversdale Training Exercise Hosted by Emergency Medical Services
19 October 2011The Western Cape Government Health: Emergency Medical Services will be hosting their second major incident training exercise for 2011 in Riversdale on Saturday, 22 October. Read More
Media Alert: Increasing Safety in Khayelitsha - Safety Summit
19 October 2011On Friday, 21 October, Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will be hosting a Safety Summit in Khayelitsha. Representatives from the Criminal Justice System will be present, as well as representatives from various community organisations and... Read More
World Food Day Brings Great Relief to Doringbaai
17 October 2011The Western Cape Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Matzikama Local Municipality celebrated World Food Day at Doringbaai on the West Coast today. A helicopter view of this town and its inhabitant households tells the tale of... Read More
Results of Safely Home Weekend Traffic Operations
16 October 2011Media Statement by Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety Read More
Province Tackles Issue of Diversion Programmes for Young Offenders
15 October 2011Media Statement by Albert Fritz, Minister of Social DevelopmentOn Friday last week I had a round table discussion with several role players within the criminal justice system to unpack the issue of diversion and how it is applied in the Western Cape. Read More
Ministers Ndebele and Carlisle Express Continued Support for Breath Alcohol Testing
13 October 2011I would like to place on record my continued support for the use of evidentiary breath alcohol testing, not just in the Western Cape, but throughout South Africa. Read More
Hout Bay Taxi Violence Must Stop
12 October 2011The situation in Imizamo Yethu remains tense as illegal and legal taxi operators on routes to Cape Town and Wynberg continue to stand off. Reports of stone throwing and intimidation were again received today. Read More
Class of 2011: The Moment Has Arrived
12 October 2011Media Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of EducationTomorrow, thousands of Grade 12 learners will experience the last day of their school career before they begin writing their National Senior Certificate examinations. Read More
Minister Carlisle to Appeal Cape High Court's TJ Vehicle Testing Station Judgment
11 October 2011Robin Carlisle, the Minister for Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape, has instructed his legal team to apply for leave to appeal the Cape High Court Judge Anton Veldhuizen's overturning of the suspension of TJ Motor Vehicle Testing... Read More
Thousands of Western Cape Learners Begin Numeracy and Literacy Tests
11 October 2011Media Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of EducationI am pleased to announce the successful start of the annual literacy and numeracy testing in the Western Cape. Read More
Making Cities Resilient - Cape Town is Getting Ready
10 October 2011As the minister responsible for Local Government and Environmental Affairs in the Western Cape Province, I am also responsible for the oversight of the effective implementation of the Disaster Management Act in the Province. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Meyer to Open National Stamp Exhibition
10 October 2011On Tuesday, 11 October 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape, will officially open the 2011 National Stamp Exhibition. Read More
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