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Minister Marais encourages reading to children for World Read Aloud day

World Read Aloud day is celebrated on 01 February and Anroux Marais, the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, encourages all people to...

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Providing emergency medical care to all who need it

It was a busy weekend for the Western Cape Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) where their interventions in critical...

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Minister Anroux Marais: Arts and Culture funding applications now open

On Monday, 30 January 2023, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) announced the opening of applications for arts...

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Premier to request meeting with President over energy crisis

Premier Alan Winde convened another meeting of the Western Cape Energy Council on Friday to receive an update on efforts to reduce the...

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R88.8 million in emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding

Joint media release: R88.8 million in emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding in local municipalities. At the first provincial...

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Minister Simmers rates Gauteng MPL 2 day working visit a success

On Friday, January 27, the Gauteng MPL-delegation for Human Settlements concluded it’s 2 day working visit to the Western Cape. The...

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Police resourcing allocation behind by 20 years and almost 90 000 officers short

Having commemorated the annual National Police Day this past Friday, I am at pains to point out that there is no appetite from the National...

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Making COVID-19 vaccines and other health services accessible

There will be several opportunities for residents and spectators, when the Battle of the Stars pre-season soccer tournament takes place at...

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Victim Empowerment Programme gets funding boost

The Western Cape Department of Social Development allocated R62 866 000 to its Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) in the 2022/2023 financial...

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Criminals target Western Cape schools during holiday period

Western Cape schools again fell victim to criminal activity during the December/January school holidays. While the Western Cape Education...

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