"Volunteers play a major supportive role in the health services we render, and their role will become even more important as the burden on our services increases," Minister Pierre Uys said at a Volunteers Awards Ceremony at the Red Cross Children's... Read More
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has informed the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) that it wants to reopen a discussion on the future of 458 ad hoc teaching posts in the province. Read More
Maynardville Park, which boasts one of only three open-air theatres in the world to offer regular Shakespeare performances, has received a special tribute from the City of Cape Town. Read More
Today the Multiparty Government of Cape Town launches the City's anti-corruption hotline. The toll-free hotline 0800 32 31 30 will allow City employees, business people, and the citizens of Cape Town a way to blow the whistle on corruption while... Read More
Two handcrafted heritage plaques for Maynardville Park are to be unveiled by Deputy Mayor Andrew Arnolds, at a special ceremony on 5 December 2006, to mark the end of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Open-Air Theatre. Read More
On Monday, 4 December 2006 Mayor Helen Zille and City Manager Achmat Ebrahim will launch the City of Cape Town's anti-corruption hotline at a media conference. Read More
In response to media reports about the appointment of teachers, I can assure the public that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) prepared fully for the appointment process this year and that many officials worked many hours of overtime to... Read More
Due to initial indications of success, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has decided to continue with its Teaching Assistant project as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, to help improve the reading and mathematics skills of... Read More
A large landscaped HIV/Aids sign will be unveiled in Arderne Gardens, Claremont, on 1 December as part of the City of Cape Town's commemoration of World Aids Day. Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore is to visit the matric exams marking centre on Saturday 02 December 2006, where 2,200 markers are marking about one million examination scripts of the 62,251 candidates who have just completed the Senior... Read More
The City of Cape Town is launching an exciting HIV/AIDS campaign on World AIDS Day, Friday 1 December. The GET TESTED Campaign aims to strengthen the City's prevention campaign so as to turn off the tap of new HIV infections throughout the city. Read More
I have a simple task in a short space of time, and that is to welcome all of you to this Conference, to Cape Town, South Africa and Africa. In Arabic: Ahlan we Sahlan (Our Home is Your Home). Read More
The One Man Can Action Toolkit is a resource to support South African men to take action to end violence against women in South Africa. Read More
MARCH AGAINST VIOLENCE Saturday, 25 November 2006, Kaizergracht to Parliament Read More
A Breede River/Overberg adult education project struck gold when it won the top Premier’s Award for Service Excellence last night (Thursday, 23 November 2006). Read More
About 325 young dancers and musicians will attend four-day workshops in Cape Town and Paarl next week (27 - 30 November, 2006) as they prepare to take Dance Studies and Music for matric in 2008. Read More
The Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will meet with affected families and survivors of last week's tragic train smash, tomorrow. Dowry will meet with them at the hall of the Klapmuts Sports Club at 10:00. Read More
The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will give further impetus to Land Reform when he officially hands over two projects to beneficiaries of the LRAD Programme of Government on 24 November 2006. Read More
The Provincial Government of the Western Cape holds its first District Growth and Development Summit in George on Friday, 24 November 2006.The summit is a crucial part of government's plans to tackle poverty and create jobs. Read More