The 42 km Knysna Forest Marathon and 21 km half marathon took place in cold conditions on Saturday 11 July 2015. This final event of the annual Knysna Oyster Festival started in the forest about 15 km out of town. Read More
Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety In the past 24 hours, two different communities have been rocked by murders that call for serious introspection and immediate action. Read More
Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
A boccia tournament for disabled athletes, presented by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), took place on 8 July 2015 at the Read More
Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs (DCAS) and author Watu Kobese launched the first isiXhosa chess book in Cape Town on 7 July 2015. Read More
On Tuesday, 7 July 2015, Anroux Marais, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, will be launching an isiXhosa chess terminology book which will be the first of its kind in the country. Read More
Three pedestrians were killed on Western Cape roads this weekend. Two drivers and one passenger were also killed in separate crashes. The pedestrians were all male. One died near Bothasig in Cape Town, one in Darling and one near Worcester. Read More
Keynote Address of the Acting Head Of Department Of Cultural Affairs And Sport, Hannetjie Du Preez, at the Launch Of Open House on 2 July 2015, Long Street, Cape Town Read More
Michaela Adonis, a 17-year old from Mitchell’s Plain, has just recorded her first demonstration album at the Red Bull Studios in Bree Street, Cape Town. She won the chance to record by ending in first place in the “Earth Moves” talent competition... Read More
Good progress is being made with repairing infrastructure on Chapman’s Peak Drive after the wildfires that devastated the Cape Peninsula in March 2015. Read More
The Western Cape’s provincial traffic service was strengthened on 2 July 2015 when 29 new traffic officers graduated from a year-long training course at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works will soon be providing accredited training to 60 emerging contractor-owners from across the province on how to run their construction businesses more effectively. Read More
The rise of 17-year old baseball star Sheldon Trosky is a success story made possible by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS). Read More
Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Today, 1 July 2015, Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, and Metrorail Regional Manager, Richard Walker, will conduct an oversight visit to a pilot safety project being implemented at the... Read More
Every year during the winter months between May and August, South Africa experiences an increase in influenza (commonly known as flu) circulation. Read More
On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, Anroux Marais, Western Cape (WC) Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, convened a Provincial Consultative Meeting on the Transformation of the Heritage Landscape. Read More
Joint Media Release by the Western Cape Government Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato Minister of Transport & Public Works, Donald Grant Metrorail Regional Manager, Richard Walker Read More