News and Speeches
World Aids Day at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
26 November 2009As part of the World AIDS day celebrations, Mowbray Maternity Hospital's staff will be hosting an event for staff, patients, as well as members of the community on 1 December 2009 from 10:00 till 12:00. Read More
Police and Communities will not Negotiate with Gangs
26 November 2009The police and communities will not allow gangs to use neighbourhoods as fields of gang fights and bloodshed, says the Minister of Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max. Read More
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) And Adjusted Estimates Speech 2009
25 November 2009Speaker, Premier and members of this House We have just entered a new electoral cycle, and with this comes the opportunity to strengthen existing policies, and develop and introduce new ones that better the lives of all of our people living in the... Read More
MEC Reflects on the Tragic Death of Seven Learners Last Week
25 November 2009This morning, MEC Donald Grant attended the memorial service of Darren Hoffman and Roqeeb Isaacs at Oude Molen High School in Pinelands. "Last week will always be remembered as a week of tragedy and sadness," said MEC Donald Grant after the ceremony... Read More
Situation in Vrygrond is Under Control
25 November 2009The situation in the Steenberg and the Vrygrond settlement is of extreme concern for the police as well as the Department of Community Safety, says the Minister of Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max. Read More
Bellville Driver Arrested for Speeding in Beaufort-West
25 November 2009Provincial Traffic officers arrested a speeding driver in Beaufort West on Monday at 15:00 when he drove his black BMW vehicle at 140km/h in a 60km/h speed zone. Read More
Media Alert: Schoolbus Accidents
24 November 2009The Western Cape Department of Health's Metro Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded this morning to two different motor vehicle accidents where busses conveying school children were involved. Read More
Western Cape Provincial Government Releases Strategic Plan for Education
23 November 2009The Western Cape government is committed to improving the life chances of all learners in the province through the provision of quality education. To this end, this administration will focus on three critical areas: Read More
Provincial Economic Review & Outlook (PER&O) Speech 2009
23 November 2009SpeakerPremierLeader of the OppositionMembers of the Provincial LegislatureRepresentatives of labour, business and civil societyDirector-General and Heads of DepartmentsHonoured guests Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Government Releases its Strategic Plan for Education
22 November 2009Tomorrow, 24 November 2009, Premier Helen Zille, the MEC for Education Donald Grant, and the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED's) Head of Department Penny Vinjevold, will be releasing the provincial government's strategic plan for education. Read More
MEC Max Meet Long Distance Bus and Taxi Owners on Safety of Transport
19 November 2009The Minister of Community Safety, Adv. Read More
Media Alert: Neighbourhood Watch Volunteers Graduate in Mitchell's Plain
18 November 2009The graduation ceremony of 235 neighbourhood watch volunteers from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha will take place on Saturday. This is part of a joint venture between the Department of Community Safety and the City of Cape Town's Urban Renewal... Read More
MEC Grant Shocked by Death of Another Two Learners
18 November 2009Western Cape MEC Donald Grant is shocked by the news that another two learners have died in a car accident. Roché Lingenfelder from Bellville High School, and Jeandré Burmeister from Bellville Technical High School, passed away early Tuesday... Read More
Tygerberg Hospital Smile Week
17 November 2009For nearly a decade, the Smile Foundation has proven to be more than just an NGO. They bear a resemblance to an excessively large family through their relationships with hospitals, surgeons, nurses, psychologists, celebrities and the smile children... Read More
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leads Interfaith Service at Tygerberg Hospital
17 November 2009Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrived in style on a bicycle taxi at Tygerberg Children's Hospital (TBCH) today to lead an Interfaith service. He and his wife, Leah, are the patrons of the Tygerberg Children's Hospital. Read More
MEC Sets Record Straight on Lagunya Finishing School
16 November 2009I have called this briefing today in order to set the record straight regarding the possible closure of Lagunya Finishing School in Langa. There has been a great deal of misinformation and politicisation of this issue which is deeply regrettable... Read More
Media Alert: MEC to Brief Media on Langunya Finishing School
16 November 2009This afternoon, 12pm, MEC for Education Donald Grant will be briefing media on Lagunya Finishing School in Langa. Read More
MEC Max Warns on Speeding and Reckless Driving
16 November 2009The Minister of Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max expresses his concern on the two recent fatal crashes, in Pinelands and Durbanville, which claimed the lives of five young people. Read More
Media Alert: Tygerberg Hospital and the Smile Foundation
16 November 2009For the second time in the Smile Foundation history, a Smile Week will be held at Tygerberg Hospital. More than 35 children will walk into 2010 with a beautiful smile, a facial expression they were never able to communicate with before. Read More
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