The success of the chess ‘revolution’ in the Western Cape is mainly built around the youth. A simultaneous exhibition by the English Grandmaster Nigel Short inspired a group of chess emerging players from different schools in the province to improve... Read More
On Saturday, 9 February 2013, the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde will attend iKasi Experience in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.ikasi Experience is a market started in October 2012 to provide a monthly... Read More
The much-anticipated final of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be decided between an underdog and a former powerhouse trying to find its way back to the top. Read More
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport celebrated the success of 6 athletes that received ministerial bursaries at the National School Sports Championships. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport , Dr Ivan Meyer, will on Monday, 11 February 2013 host the Western Cape’s Annual Cultural Awards at 18:00 at the Cape Town City Hall. Read More
Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety on the horrific gang-rape and murder of a young girl in Bredasdorp. Read More
“7de Laan, here we come.” This dream has become a reality for two aspiring young actors who took part in the Eden/ West Coast Drama Festival at the Artscape Fugard Theatre in Cape Town on Sunday, 3 February 2013. Read More
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport partnered with the Boland Sport Culture Union and others to host an Intellectual Disability Schools Sport Day in Paarl on Tuesday, 29 January 2013. This athletics event included track and field activities... Read More
The issue of misalignment and fragmentation in terms of planning, budgeting and implementation of projects between municipalities and other spheres of government is a burning topic in government boardrooms countrywide. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Local Government has pioneered a fresh, practical approach to intergovernmental planning through the establishment of District Integrated Development Plan Indaba platforms. Read More
The recent de-registration of approximately 60 000 Non-Governmental, Non-Profit and Public Benefit Organisations by the South African Department of Social Development poses a serious risk to the provision of welfare services to the country’s most... Read More
On Monday, 4 February 2013, Premier Helen Zille will officially launch The Health Foundation at a plaque unveiling in Stellenbosch. Read More
On Monday, 4 February, I will receive a memorandum from the Cancer Alliance. This forms part of a campaign to create awareness about the illness, of our lifetime - cancer. Read More
Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will personally go from door to door today to houses at the Boys Town housing project, in Nyanga, Cape Town, to verify if they have been acquired through corrupt means. Read More
Today, 4 February, Minister Grant will be holding a media conference to brief media on the latest developments in Zwelitsha. Read More
Minister Grant makes a formal complaint to SAPS on behalf of the children at an illegal "school". Read More
Statement by Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development & Finance Alan Winde. Read More
On Monday, 4 February 2013, Premier Helen Zille officially launched The Health Foundation at a plaque unveiling marking the opening of its offices in Stellenbosch. Read More
A richly deserved certificate and a trophy brought delight to sport personalities at the West Coast Sport Awards ceremony held at the Longacres Wine Estate in Langebaan on Friday, 1 February 2013. Read More
The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gerrit van Rensburg, responded positively to the announcement of the new minimum wage for workers in the agricultural sector. Read More