News and Speeches
Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC) Celebrates International Nelson Mandela Day
24 July 2011International Nelson Mandela Day was marked with acts of greater good in communities throughout the world with 67 minutes of volunteer service. Read More
Walking Bus Initiative to Boost Learner Safety
24 July 2011Media Statement by Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety Read More
Results of Safely Home Weekend Traffic Operations
24 July 2011Media Statement by Minister of Community Safety, Dan PlatoThis weekend saw 1 101 drivers screened at Safely Home alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province for driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting in no less than 39 arrests. Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Reaches 100 000 ART Patients Milestone
24 July 2011The Western Cape Department of Health has reached 100 000 patients on Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART). Read More
Western Cape Department of Human Settlements to Apply for Restraining Order
24 July 2011Media Statement by Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela Read More
Sixth World Congress of Education International Address
21 July 2011Executive Deputy President of South Africa, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, Minister of Basic Education, Min Angie Motshekga, Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, Western Cape Minister for Education, Mr Donald Grant, Read More
Partnership Adds Smiles to Children's Lives
21 July 2011Baby Amber (six months) was born with a cleft lip and palate. Without help, she faces a life of loneliness and broken smiles. Read More
Burgundy Wine Exchange Programme Celebrates its Tenth Birthday at Elsenburg
20 July 2011Last night (20 July 2011), the Western Cape - Burgundy Wine Exchange Programme celebrated its tenth birthday on a high note with the launch of a beautiful new book, "Bourgogne Western Cape: Vines and Life, Encounters and Sharing" by Florence Zito... Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Health Minister to Participate in Simulation of Disaster Incident in Worcester
20 July 2011Tonight, the Western Cape Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services will simulate a major disaster accident to evaluate areas for improvement. Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will also partake in this evening's exercise. Read More
WCED Infrastructure Plan: Replacing Inappropriate School Structures
20 July 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education, Donald GrantToday, I visited Oaklands High School in Lansdowne to inspect the building site of their new school. Read More
Public Awareness Announcement: Emergency Services Prepare for Future Major Incidents
20 July 2011The Western Cape Government Health would like to advise Worcester residents that a major incident training exercise will take place this evening (Thursday, 21 July) from 18:00 until 22:00. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Inspect a "Replacement School" Building Site
19 July 2011Tomorrow, Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Oaklands High School to inspect the building site of a new school building. Read More
Minister Fritz Distances Provincial Administration from Old Age Grant Non-Payment
19 July 2011Media Statement by Albert Fritz, Minister of Social DevelopmentThe statement released by the ANC yesterday, blaming this administration and me in particular for failing to pay grants to older persons in Piketberg on Monday, is based on incorrect... Read More
Media Alert: Rescue SA to be Honoured
19 July 2011On 11 March 2011, a devastating tsunami hit Japan and killed more than 20 000 Japanese citizens. The Rescue SA team, led by Colin Deiner from the Department of Local Government's Provincial Disaster Management Centre, was dispatched to Japan to help... Read More
Minister Grant Applauds a Significant Drop in School Burglary and Vandalism
18 July 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education, Donald GrantYesterday, learners and educators returned to school for the start of the third term. Read More
Club Development Mandela Day Celebration
17 July 2011DCAS in conjunction with the City of Cape Town handed over kit and equipment to clubs within the Atlantis area on Mandela Day, 18 July 2011, at the Robinvale Sports Complex which the City of Cape Town made available for the momentous occasion. Read More
Minister Grant: Smooth Start to Third School Term
17 July 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education, Donald GrantToday marked the first day of the third term in the school calendar.Almost 1 million learners returned to school after an eventful winter vacation. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Carlisle to Officially Open Khayelitsha's Revamped SACLA Centre
17 July 2011Robin Carlisle, the Transport and Public Works Minister in the Western Cape, will cut the ribbon this afternoon at the SACLA Centre in Khayelitsha, unveiling a facility that has undergone "an extreme makeover" over the past eight months. Read More
Results of Safely Home Weekend Traffic Operations
17 July 2011Media Statement by Dan Plato, Minister of Community Safety The last weekend of the Winter School Holiday period saw 23 Safely Home roadblocks set up by Provincial Traffic, SAPS and Municipal Traffic to help ensure that road users get safely home. Read More
Red Cross Hospital Honours Long-Serving Employees
13 July 2011Jeffrey Isaacs spent the largest part of his working life at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. The 65-year-old of Mitchell's Plain started working at the hospital as a labourer in 1971. He retired in February 2011 after 40 years of... Read More
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