A delegation of the Western Cape Provincial Government, headed by Premier Ebrahim Rasool and including five MECs, is in the Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China this week to strengthen ties between the Western Cape and Shandong.  > 

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched a family learning campaign to promote reading, writing and mathematics in the home. The family learning campaign forms part of the WCED's broader strategy to improve learner performance in literacy and numeracy, especially in poor communities.  > 

Today's Springbok Victory tour in the Western Cape was a resounding success. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Grand Parade, along the tour route and at Newlands Stadium in expressions of collective joy and unity.  > 

Cape Town's City Hall has witnessed many epoch-making events including former President Nelson Mandela, delivering his first public speech from its balcony, after his release from prison and, on Monday (29 October), it will again be the focus of the City's joy and celebration when ...  > 

MEDIA INVITATION: 25 OCTOBER 2007 ...  > 

The Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) focus in its 2007-2008 Strengthening of Special Schools Programme is the enabling of these special schools to function as resource centres that provide curriculum support to mainstream schools.  > 

The City of Cape Town will restart the bidding process to find a long-term operator for the Green Point Stadium.  > 

City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Economic, Social Development and Tourism, Cllr Simon Grindrod, said today that the 2007 Conde Nast Traveler US Readers Choice Awards has underlined Cape Town and South Africa's world-beater status! ...  > 

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a circular to all primary schools, requesting that a particular case study dealing with the topic of "The impact of HIV and AIDS" be ignored, as it viewed it is as an inappropriate case study for grade ...  > 

Scientific tests conducted by the City of Cape Town after the recent sewage spills into the Zandvlei nature reserve in Muizenberg have confirmed that the water quality of the vlei is acceptable.  > 

The cruise liner industry is the fastest growing global tourism sector. The average growth rate of the sector has been 8% per annum since 1980. Some 12 million people went cruising in 2006 and the number is expected to grow to 16 million by 2009.  > 

The City's Environmental Resource Management Department will be running environmental education programmes during Sustainable Transport Week from 22 to 26 October as part of its Youth Environmental School (YES) Programme.  > 

A recent increase in beach muggings, poaching activities and illegal off-road driving has prompted the City of Cape Town to appoint a task team to tackle crime on its beaches.  > 

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has been ranked in the Top 10 in Melody Trip's ranking of the world's top 100 music festivals. The recently published Jazz Festival Report for 2007 was presented to the City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee on Wednesday 17 ...  > 

The Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, Cllr Elizabeth Thompson, has apologised for the delays being experienced in the processing of licence applications at the recently re-opened New Ottery Driving Licence Testing Centre.  > 

Premier Ebrahim Rasool says Western Cape's 5.5% Growth is a Significant Achievement - Stresses Sharing of Benefits of Growth ...  > 

The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry is at present visiting Beaune in Burgundy(France) to give practical effect to the current Cooperation Agreement between Burgundy and the Western Cape and to strengthen the bilateral relations between these two regions and to attend ...  > 

The Western Cape Growth and Development Summit is crucial to government's efforts to develop a sustainable growth and economic strategy for the province in partnership with Civil Society, Organised Labour and Organised Business.  > 

Premier Ebrahim Rasool says Muslims in the Western Cape are setting an example for their brothers and sisters across the world by living side-by-side with other faiths and cultures.  > 

Premier Ebrahim Rasool will tomorrow (Mon) address a press conference with the chief executive of the National Heritage Council, Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa, on the selection of former Zambian president Dr Kenneth Kaunda as the 2nd recipient of the Ubuntu Award.  > 

Hundreds of youth in Gugulethu are set to benefit from a R700 000 sports development programme initiated by the Principality of Monaco together with the City of Cape Town.  > 

Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has welcomed a pledge of two million rand to boost literacy and numeracy in rural schools, announced at a special event yesterday at Wardia Primary, a farm school near Montagu.  > 

"Park-n-Ride is an initiative identified in the City of Cape Town's Travel Demand Management Strategy", says Elizabeth Thompson, Mayco Member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater. "It aims to alleviate traffic congestion by providing opportunities for commuters to shift to less expensive and more convenient ways ...  > 

Disaster Risk Management officials will today be presenting public education sessions on school safety and preparedness, disaster risk and personal safety at two schools in Hout Bay as part of the observation of International Disaster Reduction Day.  > 

The awareness against the spread of invasive alien plants in the Western Cape Region is reaching the targeted public domain. The Working for Water Programme of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry can confirm that young learners through the schools curriculum are receiving adequate ...  > 

The City of Cape Town is, for the first time, disposing of municipal properties by way of a programme aimed at stimulating economic development. Viable City properties no longer required for municipal purposes are being identified, investigated and then prioritised for disposal to the public ...  > 

To celebrate our unique coastline and marine life the City's Environmental Resource Management Department will be running several environmental education programmes during National Marine Week from 15-19 October 2007 as part of its Youth Environmental School (YES) Programme.  > 

The Regional Land Claims Commission (RLCC) and the City of Cape Town have expressed concern about allegations that people purporting to be trustees of the Ndabeni Communal Property Trust are seeking to sell Trust land at Wingfield near the N1 highway.  > 

District offices of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will deploy circuit teams and other specialists to help develop the capacity of schools to provide quality education.  > 

In April 2005, the Transport Lekgotla, attended by the Transport Minister, MEC's and HOD's, resolved that from then on, October would be observed as Public Transport Month. The purpose was to highlight the importance of public transport, road safety and the challenges of making the ...  > 

The City of Cape Town's Emergency Services is to stage a simulated aircraft disaster today (Wednesday, 10 October) at the Wolraad Woltemade Primary School in Meerhof Street, Bothasig.  > 

All media are invited to a media briefing from 11:30 - 11:45 today, 9 October by Messrs Alain Leiblang, Media Operations Manager: FIFA and Dennis Mumble, Chief Competitions Officer: LOC.  > 

The first full Junior City Council (JCC) meeting, will be held on ...  > 

The aim of the World Food Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. As part of the World Food Day Commemoration, the Department will be launching 'Fowls for Africa' project ...  > 

Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore ...  > 

Today, on World Teachers’ Day, all over the world in over 100 countries, we who represent Governments are reminded of the important role of teachers within society. Thanks in part to the efforts of Education International (EI) and its 348 member organisations, and all our ...  > 

Voluntarism, service and sacrifice have long been values espoused by the anti-apartheid liberation movements and Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore says he is happy to see that these values continue to live in the efforts of Inyathelo's Youth in Philanthropy Programme (YIPPSA).  > 

You are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Agricultural Education and Training Forum (WCAEF) at the Percheron Hall of the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training at Elsenburg: 5 October 2007 ...  > 

Statement by Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore ...  >