Department of Economic Development and Tourism

WCG Supports Businesses and Growth by Opposing Cumbersome Business Licensing Bill

Cape Town – The Western Cape Government (WCG) does not support the Draft Business Licensing Bill in its current form. By opposing this Bill...

Cape Town – Western Cape Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, recently addressed the South African Association of...

DEDAT secured the partnership with Retail Motor Industry (RMI) to support WCED to improve in-school interventions to better support the...

The practical component of Project Power Up was launched on 22 August 2025, at Atlantis Campus of Westcoast TVET College, a pioneering...

DEDAT secured three international partnerships that are linked to improving post-schooling and linkages to the improvement of education...

On 13 August the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) was thrilled to celebrate the graduation of 49 young...

FrenchCraft Vintners is a wine company that blends French winemaking expertise with the terroir of South Africa to create unique wines. The...

Joint Media Release by Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer Western...

The Western Cape has once again demonstrated its economic resilience, recording a net gain of 69 000 jobs year-on-year in the second quarter...

Inviting Small and Medium Enterprises The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism, in collaboration with...