News and Speeches for Provincial Treasury
Media Alert: Western Cape Government Partners with UWC to Boost Economic Research
14 August 2011On Tuesday, Western Cape Minister of Economic Development, Alan Winde, and University of the Western Cape Rector, Professor Brian O'Connell, will sign a groundbreaking new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Read More
Media Alert: Consular Corp Visit Set to Drive Investment in Film Studio
10 August 2011Tomorrow, Western Cape Ministers of Economic Development, Alan Winde, and of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, will escort the foreign Consular Corp on a tour of the Cape Town Film Studio. Read More
Western Cape Government Launches Comprehensive Plan to Cut Red Tape
3 August 2011Extract of Speech by Western Cape Economic Development Minsiter, Alan Winde Read More
Economic Development Agency on Track to Deliver Economic Leadership and Strategy in the Western Cape
1 August 2011Media Statement by Alan Winde, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Read More
Media Alert: Minister Winde to Reveal Comprehensive Plan to Address Red Tape
31 July 2011Red tape is an insidious threat to economic growth and job creation. This Thursday, Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Minister, Alan Winde, will reveal the Provincial Government of the Western Cape's comprehensive plan to reduce red tape. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Winde to Tweet on Western Cape Economy
26 July 2011Tomorrow, Western Cape Finance and Economic Development Minister, Alan Winde, and the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) will release the latest quarterly economic data for the Province during a live Twitter Round Table. Read More
Minister Winde Becomes Ambassador for Table Mountain in the New7Wonders of Nature Campaign
4 July 2011Western Cape Tourism Minister, Alan Winde, has become an ambassador for Table Mountain in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign, a process to select the seven best natural sites in the world. Table Mountain is one of 28 remaining finalists out of an... Read More
Five Electricity-Saving Tips for Switched-on Western Cape Citizens
30 June 2011On 1 July 2011, the price of electricity for normal households will increase by 20%. This is due to the revision of Eskom's tariffs. Read More
Western Cape Offers Free Telecoms to Attract International Call Centres
27 June 2011Today, Western Cape Minister of Economic Development, Alan Winde, announced an incentive that will significantly boost the Western Cape's Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, unlocking growth and jobs for the province. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Alan Winde to Reveal New Incentive to Attract Call Centres to Western Cape
26 June 2011Tomorrow, Western Cape Economic Development Minister, Alan Winde, will reveal a ground-breaking new incentive to attract international companies to base their call centres in the province.This is the first incentive of its kind in South Africa. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Alan Winde to Give Address at Joint Engagement of Skills Development
22 June 2011On Friday, 24 June 2011, Western Cape Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, will address a business breakfast on the province's initiatives to drive skills development. Read More
Provincial Government Maximises Spending on Infrastructure and Service Delivery
22 June 2011Media Statement by Alan Winde, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Read More
Media Alert: Minister Alan Winde to Release Pre-Audited Financial Outcomes
21 June 2011Tomorrow, Western Cape Finance Minister, Alan Winde, will release the Provincial Government's pre-audited financial outcomes for 2010/11. Read More
Ash Cloud Update: Operations on Schedule at Cape Town International Airport
19 June 2011Flights in and out of Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) returned to schedule today as the ash cloud created by a recent volcanic eruption in Chile passed over. The ash cloud forced several operators to either cancel or delay flights over the... Read More
Western Cape Discusses Agricultural Matters with the British Government
26 May 2011Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, yesterday held a meeting on invitation from the British Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, Jim Paice, as part of a one-week visit to the United Kingdom. Read More
Minister Alan Winde Urges Capetonians to Visit the Tretchikoff Exhibition
25 May 2011Last night, Western Cape Minister Alan Winde attended the opening of the Tretchikoff Exhibition at the South African National Gallery. 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
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
Cape Town Ranked First on 2011 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards List
2 May 2011It was announced today that Cape Town has come out tops in the 2011 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice® Destinations Awards after going up against major global competitors such as London, Sydney and New York. Read More
The Human Side to Avian Influenza
17 April 2011After discussions with Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Patricia De Lille, Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced a special task team to look into the plight of workers directly... Read More
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