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The International 16 Days of Activism campaign focuses on generating an increased awareness of the negative impact that violence and abuse have on women and children, and the social fabric of our society. The campaign starts on 25 November and ends on 10 December every year.
What you can do to help:
In today's economy, where the cost of living continues to rise and unemployment is high, it's important to learn how to save and manage your money.
If you’re not financially savvy, you could make bad decisions that can be costly. Basic knowledge and understanding of financial processes can help you make better financial decisions.
For many people, easy loans and other kinds of credit options are a quick solution to their financial challenges.
This is an overview of the Department of Community Safety activities as a part of its targeted Covid-19 hotspot plan interventions in the community of Khayelitsha.
An open opportunity society for all
This charter reflects the commitments and obligations of the Department of Community Safety and its implementation partners in Batho Pele “People First”: A better life for all South Africans by putting safety first. It is our commitment to our customers that we will do our utmost to help and provide them with the quality of service the deserve.
The Department of Community Safety aims to increase safety for all the people in the Province by promoting professional policing through effective oversight, by ensuring the safety at all public buildings and spaces, to facilitate safety partnerships and programmes and to build greater safety and security organisational resilience.
We are in the process of preparing a Request for Proposal/Quotation to find a suitable solution to satisfy these requirements and would like to incorporate their feedback in this.
Please respond by 12 March 2010 to:Dr Shaheem de Vries at Sdevries@pgwc.gov.za.
What is a tender?
A tender is an offer to do work or supply goods at a fixed price. Getting goods or services is also known as "procurement". Tenders and bids are the same thing. When government "puts out a tender" or "invites bids", this means government asks the public for price offers to supply goods or provide a service.
The Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen hosts a monthly radio show to showcase the departments activities and involvement in the communities of the Western Cape. This platform also allows the public to engage the Minster with their concerns and suggestions in creating a safer province for all.
The radio show simulcasts from Bush Radio and airs on the following Radio Stations:
Find out how the Western Cape Government's 13 departments will be spending their allocated budget.
Find out how the Western Cape Government's 13 departments will be spending their allocated budget.
Find out how the Western Cape Government's departments will be spending their allocated budget.
Find out how the Western Cape Government's 13 departments will be spending their allocated budget.
The Department of Human Settlements is responsible for developing sustainable integrated human settlements in the Western Cape. This means that we are tasked with creating human settlements that allow its residents to access social and economic opportunities close to where they live.
The department has established a Supplier Database for organisations to register their offerings.
Kindly do register to be on the database to be informed about future departmental bids related to this project.
Please see steps below on how to register:
All potential service providers offering workplace-based programmes for Occupations, which includes short courses; specialized training; and other related services, are required to register on the Departmental Panel of Suppliers Database.
Drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking remains a serious problem that affects people of all ages and backgrounds.
In 1987, the United Nations General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to promote a drug-free society.
The function of the Directorate: Community Police Relations (CPR) will shift to assist local governments to realise the outcome of promoting a safe and healthy environment by supporting safety partners through local government structures. It is also envisaged that this will form part of departmental support and collaboration with Community Safety Forums (CSFs). Further to this, the directorate’s support to district municipalities will include the assessment of progress made against the implementation of the district safety plans on a regular basis.
This Directorate is mandated to:
- monitor police conduct;
- assess the effectiveness of visible policing; and
- to oversee the effectiveness and efficiency of the police service.
Objective
The objective is to contribute towards the Promotion of Professional Policing (PPP) through effective oversight in the Province.
The Directorate performs the following functions:
Conducts research on community safety needs and interests in order to:
- inform stakeholders;
- influence the allocation of policing and safety resources; and
- impact on public policy and implementation.
The results of the research are distributed among key stakeholders in government and civil society and many of the reports are available on the Provincial Government website. Click here to see the reports.
This Directorate partners with key role players in the field of safety to focus on the implementation of safety promotion programmes with an emphasis on youth, women and children.
Community engagements are facilitated with community leaders on issues of policing and safety in the Province.
The Directorate supports the following strategic safety partnerships:
- Chrysalis Academy;
- the Youth Work Programme; and
- the Youth Safety and Religion Partnership (YSRP) programme.
Youth programmes
Every year from 3 November to 3 December, we commemorate Disability Rights Awareness Month to honour and show support for people living with disabilities in our communities.
A month dedicated to people with disabilities
The month is aimed at creating awareness and is dedicated to:
This is the list of all the Emergency Numbers for reporting emergencies. Please contact the applicable number within your region.
There is a depth of history and information that can be found among the rows of volumes and old records at the Western Cape Archives. If you look closely you will discover all sorts of interesting pieces of history – the way that records were written, bound and used, the kind of evidence they hold and the reasons people created them.
On 3 September, Western Cape MEC of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde outlined the Western Cape Government’s plans for Tourism Month from the new Boomslang Treetop Canopy Walk in the
The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry renders clinical services, consultation, education, training and research as core activities. The clinical services associated with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry are based at two sites, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Sawkins Road.
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP)
46 Sawkins Road, Rondebosch
Tel.: 021 685 4103
Fax: 021 685 4107
E-mail: dcap@westerncape.gov.za
The Western Cape Government will be hosting information sessions with the intention of creating awareness and registering suppliers on the Centralised Supplier Database as mandated by the National Treasury.
Suppliers are invited to attend these sessions and requested to come with the following required information in order to be registered on the CSD:
The Western Cape Government (WCG) will be hosting information sessions with the intention of creating awareness and registering suppliers on the Centralised Supplier Database as mandated by the National Treasury.
This guide is brought to you by the Department of Community Safety.
The booklet assists in:
The Western Cape Provincial Government has published the Draft Western Cape Museum Ordinance Amendment Bill, 2020 for public comment on 28 February 2020 under Provincial Gazette 8212.
Please click here to download the draft.
The closing date for comments is 30 March 2020.
If you're going to be driving long distances this school holidays, please take a break every 200km or every 2 hours.
The Department of Community Safety invites suitably qualified and registered Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) to submit business plans to assist the Department of Community Safety in executing its Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Organisations with the following criteria are invited to submit business plans that indicates clearly their ability, capacity and staffing arrangements to meet the requirements in 3 a, b and c below:
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We are pleased to share with you that the Western Cape Government (WCG) has once again achieved certification as a Top Employer in 2024. |
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