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Minister Bredell recognises the important role of female waste entrepreneurs in the recycling economy.

18 November 2022
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In the lead up to 16 Days of Activism in November, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning together with the Western Cape Recycling Action Group (WCRAG), an alliance made up of the Department, Producer Responsibility Organisations (PRO’s) and Small, Medium and Micro ...
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Western Cape Government continues to cut red tape to stimulate economic growth as Minister Bredell approves exemption for all Western Cape municipalities from certain provisions of the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act, 2014 (Act 3 of 2014)

1 November 2022
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, on Thursday 27 October 2022, granted an exemption to all municipalities in the Western Cape from certain provisions of the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act. The aim of the exemption is to ...
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MEC Anton Bredell congratulates the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on work done to plan for climate crisis and to save the environment

24 October 2022
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today congratulated the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for its commitment to planning for the climate crisis and its focus on protecting the Western Cape’s natural ...
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Minister Bredell urges for more conservation focus on Western Cape rivers at World Rivers Day event.

27 September 2022
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“We need to do more to protect our rivers, as rivers not only support all life, but they also attract economic development, Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development planning said at the World Rivers Day Symposium, hosted by the National ...
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Minister Bredell highlights CapeNature’s role in support of Tourism Month with Stony Point visit.

13 September 2022
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning visited CapeNature’s Stony Point Reserve outside Betty’s Bay today. “September is recognised as Tourism Month, and I want to invite people to find their way to one of the fantastic CapeNature ...
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Bredell announces initiative to improve and recognise waste management excellence in Western Cape Municipalities

2 September 2022
“Waste management is one of the core basic services a municipality must provide to its residents. Waste management is also central to our response of balancing economic development and environmental protection. As such, we are always searching for new ways to support municipalities in providing ...
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Western Cape leads the way with Environmental Impact Assessments with the highest number of EAPASA registered officials in South Africa

19 August 2022
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The Western Cape Government is committed to economic development that is in balance with ecological sustainability. To that end we are focused on improving the environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes needed for new developments. EIAs are often part of the legislative requirements for new ...