The Premier, Ebrahim Rasool, will attend a Youth Sports Event, supported by the Department of Community Safety in Klapumuts under the theme of "Stand Up Against Crime and Make a Change". This event is aimed at alleviating the negative impact of drugs, alcohol abuse, teenage ...  > 

For the past few years, the George Regional Hospital has been a buzzing hive of building activity.  > 

More than 14,000 teachers are attending workshops throughout the Western Cape during the June-July holiday as they prepare to introduce new aspects of the national curriculum in 2007.  > 

The City of Cape Town will host the Mayor of Arcueil and French delegates at a community meeting in Athlone. Arcueil is situated five kilometres south of Paris in France. Ward Councillor for Ward 49, Councillor Charlotte Tabisher, will officiate at the community meeting.  > 

Staff from City Parks Central District will donate baby goods to the Fikelela Children's Home on Friday, 30 June 2006. This initiative forms part of the Directorate's HIV/Aids drive.  > 

A brand new 'youth-friendly' clinic, which will cater for 6 000 patients per month, will be opened in Khayelitsha by the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Helen Zille.  > 

As from 3 July 2006 the City of Cape Town is introducing a new, improved waste collection service in both the formal and the informal areas in Khayelitsha.  > 

"The admission of children to a ward of the GF Jooste hospital for the first time is a historic occasion", min. Uys said today. The Carnation ward is on the premises of the Lentegeur Hospital, and can take 70 patients, of which 11 are children.  > 

"The admission of children to a ward of the GF Jooste hospital for the first time is a historic occasion", min. Uys said today. The Carnation ward is on the premises of the Lentegeur Hospital, and can take 70 patients, of which 11 are children.  > 

The Premier, Ebrahim Rasool, will host the launch of the Islamic Civilazation Symposium as a pre-curser to the National Symposium to be held in Johannesburg on 1 - 3 September, 2006. The symposium seeks to address topics such as the spread of Islam in Southern ...  > 

Ms Rosieda Shabodien, the Spouse of the Premier, Ebrahim Rasool, is to launch a Health and Well-being Centre for Persons with Physical Disabilities at the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre.  > 

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will launch the South African Micro-finance Apex Fund (SAMAF) at the OR Tambo Hall in Khayelitsha on Friday, 30 June 2006 from 10:00.  > 

Electricity tariffs in the City of Cape Town area of supply will increase on 1 July 2006 by an average of 4.9%. The tariffs have been adjusted to cater for complaints received concerning the daily service charge. This means that some customers will see an ...  > 

The first follow-up meeting with regard to evictions and land matters in Jonkershoek is scheduled for 26 June 2006 at 10h00 at the Council Chambers in Stellenbosch. This will be followed by a press conference at the same venue.  > 

An ultra-modern treated effluent plant has been launched by the City of Cape Town to alleviate the growing water shortage in the metropole.  > 

A total of 105 city councillors have successfully completed a three-dayinduction training programme to explain their roles and responsibilitiesas councillors and equip them to deal with the many challenges facingthe City of Cape Town.  > 

Guguletu became the first community in Cape Town to get a park, tailor-made to their needs.  > 

On 31 May 2006 the Cape Town Council adopted the by-law relating to Streets, Public Places and the Prevention of Public Nuisance.  > 

The City of Cape Town will host a Small Business Exhibition at Eyona Mall in Guguletu. The exhibition stands will be staffed of the Red Door and the City's Economic and Human Development Department (Central District). This project is aimed at creating awareness and sharing ...  > 

The Provincial Cabinet met on 21 June 2006 and had very fruitful deliberations on a number of issues, some of the more important being:- ...  > 

Of the slightly more then 1,000 educators who left the profession last year, more then half cited personal reasons, retirement, ill-health and better opportunities in the private sector.  > 

In an effort to boost Cape Town's water supply, the City of Cape Town will launch an ultra-modern treated effluent plant to alleviate the growing water shortage in the metropole. Councillor Lionel Roelf, Mayoral Committee Member for Trading Services, will officiate.  > 

The vibrant, young, 35 000 strong refugee community in Cape Town, can help boost the city's economy and enrich its cultural diversity.  > 

The Cape Care Route is a local tourism initiative that showcases projects that promote sustainable development in a practical way. The route was initially established as a side event for the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002, but over time this ...  > 

The Western Cape Minister of Health, Pierre Uys, and the Chairperson of the South African Local Government Association Western Cape (SALGA WC), Councillor William Mxolose, signed an historic framework agreement in Cape Town governing the transfer of Personal Primary Health Care (PPHC) services previously provided ...  > 

Parents of almost 150,000 learners attending 419 primary schools in the Western Cape will no longer have to worry about monies for school fees. This after the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has allocated R29-million to fund the introduction of no fee schools during the ...  > 

From the left, centre, Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education, Granville Isaacs, Principal of Paulus Joubert Primary School, and Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape, with learners of the school at the launch of the WCED's No Fee Schools programme. The amount reflected on the ...  > 

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP) launched its Integrated Pollutant and Waste Information System (IPWIS) on Thursday, 15 June2006 at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West. The launch was the culmination of the development of the IPWIS and supporting guidelines that ...  > 

Invitation to all media ...  > 

The City's disaster risk management team has initiated an action plan to deal with any winter storm floods which usually hit informal settlementsduring this time of the year.  > 

The Metro Police Women's Network Forum will be hosting their first Netball Day in Bellville. It is the Forum's aim to use the day as a team building exercise and to foster camaraderie amongst female members.  > 

In an historical and key moment for youth development in the Western Cape, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will launch the Western Cape Representative Council of Learners (WCRCL), to be attended by about 1,800 high school learners from 700 schools across the province.  > 

The City of Cape Town is setting the process in motion to attain international accreditation for its laboratory services.  > 

Two major incidents have occurred that have caused problems for the City's water supply to the Strand/Somerset West area.  > 

A number of customers in the Western Cape and other parts of the country were without electricity on 8 June due to Eskom having to implement controlled load shedding in the Western Cape and parts of the country as a result of under frequency on ...  > 

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Every year during the summer months there is a sharp increase in the number of babies and small children under 2 years who become very ill with diarrhoea and vomiting. The summer months of this year have seen an accelerated campaign from Western Cape health ...  > 

The City of Cape Town, as one of the partners in the District Six redevelopment process, advises all validated and verified claimants for District Six that the second round of workshops on the Development Framework will be held in four one-and-a-half hour sessions from 09:00 ...  > 

The Office of the Status of Women (OSW) in collaboration with EngenderHealth provided Men and Gender Equality Training to 60 men of Provincial Government as part of their 16 Days of No Violence against Women programme. The training was basically about the role of men ...  > 

The meeting to discuss and plot the way forward with regard to evictions and matters pertaining land tenure in Jonkershoek, took place in good spirit today. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Jonkershoek Crisis Committee, COSATU, Agri Western Cape, Stellenbosch Municipality, Stellenbosch Landbou ...  > 

The Western Cape Department of Health is out to combat flu this winter. The Department bought 50 000 doses influenza vaccines as part of a scale-up effort to increase influenza and general public awareness regarding the categories of people that are eligible for influenza vaccination ...  > 

Minister of Planning, Environment and Economic Development, Tasneem Essop, will celebrate World Environment Day in Piketberg on Monday, June 5.  > 

The City of Cape Town has appointed new service providers for the removal of refuse in both the formal areas [wheelie bin] and the informal areas [door-to-door black bag system] in Khayelitsha.  > 

Over 30 000 children will participate in the City of Cape Town's 8th Youth Environmental School (YES) programme, making it the largest single environmental education event in the country.  > 

In 2006, South Africa remembers and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Soweto youth uprisings in 1976, and the 50th anniversary of the 1956 march by women on the Union Building where they made known their intention that women shall not carry passes.  > 

A ground breaking partnership between the City of Cape Town and three commercial banks will bring banking services closer to the people as well as boost affordable housing in the metropole.  > 

In a major boost for Cape Town's port operations, the City of Cape Town has set up a pro-active planning and co-operative framework with the National Port Authority (NPA), leading to the establishment of a Port City Forum.  >