News and Speeches
Media Alert: Minister De Lille Launches Three-Day Family Expo in Gugulethu
11 May 2011Patricia de Lille, the Minister for Social Development in the Western Cape, will tomorrow, Friday, 13 May, launch the Department's three-day Family Expo in Gugulethu. Read More
International Nurses' Day Commemorated
11 May 2011Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London in 1860. This was the first secular nursing school in the world. Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Department of Health to Commemorate International Nurses' Day
11 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, International Nurses' Day will be celebrated worldwide on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. Read More
Minister Meyer to Visit National Neighbourhood Street Soccer Programme
11 May 2011On Thursday, 12 May 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, will be visiting the National Neighbourhood Street Soccer Programme in Grassy Park. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Madikizela to Hold a Public Meeting in Middelpos, Saldanha
11 May 2011Today, on 12 April 2011, the Minister of Human Settlements, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will be hosting a public meeting in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay. Read More
Bicentennial of the Establishment of the Town of George
10 May 2011Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight and for giving me the opportunity to speak to you as we celebrate a truly momentous occasion, one that obviously only comes along once every 200 years. Read More
Western Cape Supports UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
10 May 2011Today marks the international launch of the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety. As one of the signatories of this landmark declaration, South Africa has committed itself to reduce road deaths by 50% between 2011 and 2020. Read More
Provincial Government Leases Tokai Manor to SANParks for 25 Years
10 May 2011Minister Carlisle officially handed over the management of the Tokai Manor House and surrounding areas to the South African National Parks (SANParks) today. Read More
Minister Alan Winde - Province Uses Homegrown Advantage to Grow Local Co-Ops
10 May 2011Today, Western Cape Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, visited Sophumelela and Singalakha, two women-owned co-operatives in Khayelitsha. Read More
Province and City Ready for CeaseFire
10 May 2011Statement by Alfred Fritz, Minister of Western Cape's Department of Community Safety Read More
Media Alert: Learners in Fisantekraal Consumed Expired Chewing Gum
10 May 2011This morning, learners from the Trevor Manuel Primary School in Fisantekraal consumed expired chewing gum. The Western Cape Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services treated approximately 200 learners between the ages of seven and 14. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Carlisle to Transfer Tokai Manor House to SANParks
9 May 2011Minister Robin Carlisle and Table Mountain National Park Manager Paddy Gordon will tomorrow sign a 25-year agreement to transfer the management of the Tokai Manor House and surrounding areas from the Department of Transport and Public Works to South... Read More
Minister Grant Monitors Latecoming at Vista High School
9 May 2011Media Statement by Minister of Education Donald Grant"At the end of the last term, my office received a complaint from a member of the public about learners from Vista High School loitering around town after the first school bell." Read More
Minister Meyer at the Launch of National Archives Week
8 May 2011Good morning, and welcome to the Provincial Archives. During my first few weeks as Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape, I made a point of visiting the Archives, as without them our history would be forgotten. Read More
Media Alert: Male Circumcision Campaign Launch at Heideveld Community Health Centre
8 May 2011The Western Cape Department of Health is embarking on a Medical Male Circumcision campaign from 12 to 19 May 2011. This campaign aims to encourage males to circumcise, which in turn reduces their chances of contracting HIV/AIDS and sexually... Read More
Minister De Lille Extends Condolences on the Tragic Death of SABC's Kgomotso Sebetso
8 May 2011Patricia de Lille, the Minister for Social Development in the Western Cape, has extended her heartfelt condolences to the family of Kgomotso Sebetso, the SABC journalist that passed away this morning after a car crash last night. Read More
Minister Patricia De Lille Wants Answers on Philippi Fire that Killed Two Toddlers
8 May 2011Patricia de Lille, the Minister for Social Development in the Western Cape, says that claims suggesting that Endinako and Lihle Fambane, who were two and three years old respectively, were victims of arson are extremely disturbing. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Meyer to Launch National Archives Week
8 May 2011On Monday, 9 May 2011, Dr Ivan Meyer, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape, will be launching National Archives Week at the Western Cape Provincial Archives on Roeland Street. Read More
Media Alert: Minister De Lille Visits Masiphumelele to Assess Relief Progress
5 May 2011Patricia de Lille, the Minister for Social Development in the Western Cape, will today (Friday, 6 May) visit the scene of the devastating fire in Masiphumelele.Since the Minister's first visit on Monday, the Department has provided close to 50 000... Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape's "Team Tourism" to Attend Indaba 2011
4 May 2011In high spirits following the announcement of Cape Town as TripAdvisor's global top destination of the year (www.tripadvisor.com/TCDestinations), this weekend the Western Cape's Tourism Team will attend the southern hemisphere's largest trav Read More
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