News and Speeches for Provincial Cabinet
Booming BPO sector contributes R35 billion to SA economy
16 May 2024South Africa and the Western Cape in particular, is a destination of choice for many respected and market-leading global business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Read More
12 400 young people secure permanent jobs through WCG’s skills programmes
15 May 2024Since 2020, the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Experiential Learning programme has helped approximately 12 420 young, unemployed South Africans, mostly from areas such as Mitchells Plain, Delft, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Langa, to gain permanent o Read More
National reforms can boost economy by R426bn & create thousands of jobs
13 May 2024The South African economy can be significantly boosted, and the growth of start-ups and the private sector – through businesses big and small – that create vital jobs, catalysed through two regulatory reforms: lifting exchange controls on the offshor Read More
WC tourism keeps growing - first quarter tourist arrivals via air up by 16%
12 May 2024"Western Cape, you absolute beauty! Our province continues to shine as a destination in high demand. Tourist arrivals to Cape Town by air recorded a remarkable 16% year-on-year increase between January and March 2024, reaching 336,268 visitors. Read More
Congratulations to the Western Cape winners at the SA Sport Awards
6 May 2024The SA National Sport Awards took place last night and we are very proud of all the Western Cape nominees, as well as those who won in their categories. Read More
Business events set to bring in a record-setting R1bn, boosting jobs
5 May 2024The Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau, at the Western Cape’s tourism, trade and investment promotion agency, Wesgro, has secured 30 new bids for the province in the last financial year (April 2023 – March 2024). Read More
Township & trading hubs go solar:12 SMMEs and 22 jobs saved in Mossel Bay
2 May 2024As a part of the Western Cape Government’s drive to support Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) as the engines of job creation in the province, Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, formally handed over a Read More
Cape Town International Airport best in Africa for 9th year in a row
19 April 2024Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has done it again, clinching the title of Best Airport in Africa for the ninth year in a row, alongside Best Airport Staff Service in Africa for the fourth consecutive year. Read More
50 SMMEs & 100 jobs saved by R12.5 mil Solar PV installations at informal hubs
18 April 2024Premier Alan Winde, and Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, visited the Arendsness Trading Hub in Wellington, one of 12 such hubs across the province that have been enabled to keep Small, Medium and Micro-Enter Read More
Almost 5 000 SMME jobs boosted with R85 million in funding since 2019
17 April 2024Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) are essential to any economy and the driving force behind economic growth and job creation. Read More
Pro-growth interventions save Western Cape economy R2.4 billion since 2019
17 April 2024The Western Cape Government (WCG) is determined to make it as easy as possible for the private sector to do business and create jobs in the province. Read More
Minister Marais on the death of Peter Veldsman
16 April 2024Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, mourns the death of top chef and author Peter Veldsman, who has passed away at the age of 82 years. Read More
Over 9 300 jobs supported over Western Cape summer tourism season to date
15 April 2024Preliminary figures from the first three months (Dec-Feb) of the four-month peak summer tourism season, indicate the arrival of almost half a million (466 469) international terminal passengers at Cape Town International Airport (Source: ACSA) alone, Read More
Business confidence in the Western Cape highest in SA
11 April 2024According to the most recent RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI), business confidence in the Western Cape is higher than any other province and higher than South Africa’s business confidence level. Read More
Open letter to Ministers of Transport and Home Affairs
10 April 2024Critical shortage of licensing forms will arrest the economy Dear Ministers Chikunga and Motsoaledi, Read More
Getting employers on the bus
8 April 2024Employers urged to join WC jobseeker travel voucher programme Read More
Minister Marais mourns the death of Luke Fleurs
4 April 2024Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Cape Town born Kaizer Chiefs soccer star Luke Fleurs, who was killed in an alleged highjacking on the West Rand on Wednesday night. Read More
Record-breaking 200 000 international air arrivals in 2024
3 April 2024“Tourism in the Western Cape continues to grow and strengthen. Read More
Brave budget in the face of adversity to create Safer Communities
28 March 2024Extracts from Minister Reagen Allen’s budget speech: Read More
Minister Anroux Marais' 2024/25 financial year budget speech
27 March 2024Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais 2024/25 DCAS budget appropriation speech 27 March 2024 Read More
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