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Supporting the CIDB Initiative

12 December 2005

Public Works initiated a very successful information session for all Western Cape contractors in the building industry. Read More

Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework and Guidelines for Golf Courses, Golf Estates, Polo Fields and Polo Estates to be Released

11 December 2005

Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Provincial Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop will release the Provincial Spatial Development Framework and other related guidelines and reports at 14:30 on Tuesday, December 13 at... Read More

Safety on the Roads This Festive Season

11 December 2005

Motorists are urged to drive considerately and with caution this festive season as traffic inches closer to capacity in Cape Town and the Western Cape. Read More

New Medical Equipment to Improve Access to Quality Health Care at Public Health Facilities

7 December 2005

Well-functioning equipment is crucial to the delivery of quality health services. Read More

Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has New Acting Head of Department

5 December 2005

MEC Jacobs has welcomed the Acting Head of Department, Dr Lorraine Platzky who effectively took office on Monday, 5 December 2005 in an acting capacity until a suitable candidate is found. Read More

Statement by Health Minister Pierre Uys: International Volunteers' Day

4 December 2005

Minister Pierre Uys issued a statement today in support of International Volunteers' Day. He says some hospitals in the Western Cape are pressed to meet patient demands. Institutional care, however, is not always the answer to a patient's needs. Read More

Inaugural Christmas Tinto Under-15 Soccer Tournament to be Launched

4 December 2005

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport will on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 launch the inaugural Tinto Under-15 soccer tournament at Athlone stadium. Read More

Recognition Ceremony International Volunteers' Day

4 December 2005

Ek is trots op alle vrywilligers. Dis julle wat net 'n enkele rede nodig het om te doen wat julle doen en nooit enige van die duisende redes opper waarom julle nie iets kan doen nie. Read More

Statement by the Provincial Health Minister, Pierre Uys, in support of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2005

2 December 2005

There is a need to sensitise people to the many hurdles which still abound in every day life for people with disabilities. Read More

Statement by Minister, Pierre Uys, on the opening of the first-ever Chronic Dispensing Unit (CDU) in Western Cape

1 December 2005

"With the opening of the CDU the Provincial Department of Health aims to dramatically reduce waiting times experienced by patients with chronic disorders such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy and arthritis " said Minister Uys today. Read More

International Disabilty Day Celebrated

1 December 2005

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in partnership with the Department of the Premier is organizing a major sporting event for the Disabled sector to celebrate the International Day for Disabled. Read More

World Aids Day 2005

30 November 2005

HIV and Aids is one of the biggest social, economic and health challenges in the world today but even more so in SA and in our Province. It is a global emergency claiming about 8 000 lives every day - 5 people die of Aids every minute. Read More

Media Briefing: Safer Festive Season 2005/6 Launch

30 November 2005

Western Cape Minister for Community Safety, Leonard Ramatlakane, has strongly condemned the armed robbery of a bus carrying German tourists in Khayelitsha yesterday. Read More

Vuki Farm Deal Concluded

30 November 2005

The name Vuki is a Sesotho word meaning, literally translated, to stand up. The use of the word in Sotho however implies "Arise, be awake. Go and do something for yourself".   Read More

MEC Jacobs Sends his Condolences to the Family of Deon van der Walt

29 November 2005

"I have learnt with shock the untimely death of Deon Van der Walt, a proudly South African opera star who was born and bred in our province and brought his extensive knowledge on culture back to the soil of the Western Cape. Read More

Matrics Learn About the World of Work

29 November 2005

MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND matric candidates from across the Western Cape are attending workshops to prepare for the world of work, organised by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).   Read More

Department of Agriculture and Eskom Collaborate for Training

25 November 2005

Eskom recently donated agricultural equipment to the value of R60 000 to the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training: Elsenburg's satellite campus at the Outeniqua experiment farm near George. Read More

Bold Steps in Advancing the Vision of a Learning Home For All

25 November 2005

OUR VISION of a learning home for all, will be taken forward boldly with the occupation of 14 new schools from the beginning of next year; the growth of 292 teacher posts in the basket of posts; the introduction of the new National Curriculum... Read More

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