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Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Integrated Economic Development Services (IEDS)

Celebrating Achievements

Our mandate

We are working diligently to support businesses, strengthen ecosystems in all regions of the Province, and improve the enabling environment to make it easier to do business through interventions that grow the economy, in the pursuit of an inclusive economic growth that benefits all in the Western Cape.

Our initiatives

Economic Empowerment

Economic Empowerment

To facilitate the process of empowerment and creation of an enabling environment for PDIs and the township economy.

Red Tape Reduction

Red Tape Reduction

The Red Tape Reduction Unit (RTRU) has a mandate to reduce red tape in the Western Cape. It fulfills this mandate by improving the business environment and reducing the regulatory burden on businesses through improved legislation, processes, and communication.

Young woman opening a business

Enterprise Development

The Enterprise Development (ED) Unit is there to support and promote development of business enterprises.