A Province Where Delivery Makes a Difference: Western Cape Government Officially Launches 2025/26 Record of Delivery
“Transparency and accountability are fundamental to building a government that residents can trust. Our 2025/26 Record of Delivery speaks directly to these values and the needs of our residents to be equipped with the skills they require to keep helping us to build our economy, dignity and job creation,” said Premier Alan Winde at the official launch of the Western Cape Government’s 2025/26 Record of Delivery (RoD).
The RoD is a document, which will be published annually, that outlines the achievements of the Western Cape Government’s departments and entities.
The Premier added, “The RoD tells the stories of how provincial programmes and initiatives are making a meaningful difference in the lives of residents, while highlighting the work that still lies ahead.”
In attendance at the launch were several residents who benefitted from Western Cape Government programmes.
From expanding access to employment opportunities through the Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme, which provides unemployed residents with free public transport to attend job interviews and pursue work opportunities, to strengthening community safety through the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP), which deploys more than a thousand officers to high-crime areas to bolster policing efforts, the RoD reflects the provincial government’s commitment to putting residents and their needs at the centre of service delivery.
Among the achievements of the past financial year are:
- Digital access close to home: 83 eCentres, including one mobile centre, provided access to devices, connectivity, and support in rural, peri-urban and underserved communities.
- Opening procurement to women: R7.5 billion or 34,6% Western Cape Government procurement expenditure went to women-owned businesses, exceeding the national target of 30%.
- Growing business confidence: the Western Cape was the only province to see a 5% increase in business confidence.
- Small business support: 574 businesses benefitted from this support, including 279 black-owned, 167 women-owned, 71 youth-owned and 7 owned by persons with disabilities.
- Protecting livestock and livelihoods: by March 2026, approximately 154 255 Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine doses had been administered, offering protection to agricultural jobs and food security.
- Work and water resilience: invasive vegetation clearing and river rehabilitation created 1,274 work opportunities, exceeding the target of 1000, with over R41 million invested in their projects.
- More classroom space: 243 new classrooms were added, helping the education system respond to demand.
- Safe after-school spaces: 315 Mass Participation, Opportunity and Access, Development and Growth Programme (MOD) centres, supported by 496 coaches reached 77,665 registered learners through sports, arts and culture initiatives.
- A stronger start for babies: the Khulisa Care programme offered eligible pregnant women and mothers of low-birthweight babies a R525 monthly food voucher and community health-worker visits in Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and the Breede Valley.
- Targeted law enforcement deployment: murders in LEAP-supported precincts fell by 7.7% during 2025/26, compared with a 0.4% decrease across the province.
- Formal housing delivery: 3 411 housing units were completed over the 2025/2026 period.
- Preserving roads: 565 096 square metres of provincial road surface were resealed or resurfaced during 2025/26.
- Removing barriers to job hunting: Getting YOU to Work has supported more than 24 000 registered jobseekers since its February 2024 launch, providing free off-peak trips for interviews and employment-related opportunities.
- Enabling renewable energy: 980 MW of solar power generated.
“Every resident deserves the opportunity to realise their potential and build a better future for themselves and their families. Through our many programmes, we are working to remove barriers, expand opportunities and create safer communities. We know there is still much to be done. We will continue working as hard as we can, in partnership with communities and other stakeholders, to help residents lead dignified lives,” said Premier Winde.
Western Cape Minister of Social development, Wendy Kaizer-Philander, said, “Our focus has always been on supporting children at risk, assisting survivors of gender-based violence, and helping vulnerable families. Through our work, we see the difference early intervention and the right support can make. We know there is still much to do, but by working closely with our social workers and community partners, we can continue to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.”
Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Teruis Simmers, stated, “Infrastructure delivery is about more than numbers, behind every home completed is a family gaining dignity and security, and behind every road improved is a community benefiting from safer, better connectivity. While challenges remain, our focus is on turning investment into real improvements in people's lives.”
“Our work is made possible by the tens of thousands of Western cape Government officials and partners who work long hours, often under difficult conditions to get the job done. I thank you all for your dedication to our residents,” the Premier concluded.