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Digital economy

About the Digital Economy Unit The Digital Economy and broadband is one of the elemental factors underpinning the future growth of the...

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Industry development

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Western Cape maintains lowest unemployment rate in SA

Joint Media Release: Western Cape maintains the lowest unemployment rate in SA, with 82,000 more people employed year-on-year. According to...

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Western Cape leads with biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year

Joint Media Release: Western Cape leads with the biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year According to the Quarterly Labour Force...

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Private sector participation urgently needed at Port of Cape for economic growth

“We are heading into an export crisis in the Western Cape at the end of the year. With the good rains we have experienced, our agricultural...

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More than 6.8 million passengers through Cape Town International between Jan-Sep

Between January and September of 2023, more than 6.8 million two-way international and domestic passengers passed through our award-winning...

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More building plans passed and completed in the WC in 2022 than any other province

In 2022, between January and December, the Western Cape passed building plans worth R 37.0 billion, more than any other province in South...

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Over a million inbound seats expected as WCG marks World Tourism Day in Langa

To mark World Tourism Day, Mireille Wenger, the provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities which includes Tourism, lauded the...

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Ripping off red tape is key to growing private sector investment in WC

Regulatory ‘red tape’ is a known hindrance to business establishment and expansion, no matter the sector. Launched in 2011, the Department...

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Latest tourism figures show 69% increase in international passengers

International two-way passengers through Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) between January and July 2023 reached 1.6 million, growing...

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