Executive Mayor Helen Zille officially opened the 'New' Central Library (today) Tuesday 29 July, in Cape Town. Read More
Education and skills key to youth empowerment for poverty eradication - Address by Western Cape Education MEC Dugmore Read More
Districts will support Further Education and Training (FET) on a district level. The special focus on GET by circuits reflects the importance given to primary schooling as the bedrock for further and higher education. Read More
Today the Western Cape Government is posting the official tender for the upgrading of the Philippi Stadium as a Specific Training Venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?. Read More
The Director-General of the Western Cape Government, Ms Virginia Peterson, and the Head of the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, Ms Hildegard Fast, will today (Tues) address a media briefing on the Provincial Disaster relating to Internally... Read More
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will present 60 School Awards for Meritorious Achievement in Literacy and Numeracy at a gala function in Pinelands tonight (Thursday 22 May, 19h00). Read More
Statement by Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Leonard RamatlakaneWestern Cape Minister for Community Safety Leonard Ramatlakane says that provincial government, the South African Police Services and various partners are working together... Read More
Budget Speech 2008/2009: Department of Health (Vote 6) Read More
The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) Learner Transport Scheme benefits almost 46,000 rural learners on a daily basis at a staggering cost of R87 million per year, but will continue to expand to include grade R learners from next year,... Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore expressed his sadness upon hearing of the tragic death of a 12-year-old learner when a bus collapsed and crushed her body in an accident near Ceres today (Thursday 08 May). Read More
Construction on the R690 million Koeberg Interchange starts on Thursday, 8 May 2008. Read More
Higher Education should not only produce graduates in commerce, science and technology who are technically skilled, but are also conscious of their potential to develop solutions, which will ultimately benefit the poor and marginalized, says Western... Read More
The tragic loss of University of Cape Town (UCT) Professor Kevin Rochford who was shot and killed outside his home, is a call to action to deal harshly with crime and violence but also to address the underlying causes, which contribute to a culture... Read More
Statement by Kobus Dowry, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Read More
The Government has allocated more than R40 million extra for rural schools who struggle to find qualified and competent teachers, which means they will now have extra money to recruit teachers with incentives of up to R11,528 per annum per post. Read More
Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore Read More
Budget presentation to Western Cape Standing Committee on Education, Cultural Affairs and Sport - Statement by Education MEC Cameron Dugmore Read More
The African languages in South Africa are constantly under serious threat because there is no legislation that enforces their protection and usage, a meeting of authors, aspiring African writers and academics told the Minister of Arts and Culture at... Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has called on the Public Service Commission to investigate appointment procedures for teachers and non-academic staff at schools and advise on measures to ensure that those appointed do not pose a risk to... Read More