News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works | Western Cape Government

News and Speeches for Department of Transport and Public Works

Open letter to Ministers of Transport and Home Affairs

10 April 2024

Critical shortage of licensing forms will arrest the economy   Dear Ministers Chikunga and Motsoaledi,   Read More

Getting employers on the bus

8 April 2024

Employers urged to join WC jobseeker travel voucher programme   Read More

Fake application being sent arround

11 March 2024

The following fake information came to our attention. The following message is being sent via WhatsApp currently. The original message: TRAFFIC OFFICERS LEARNERSHIP APPLICATION PORTAL IS OPEN Read More

Premier, Mobility Minister launch free transport voucher for jobseekers

15 February 2024

Today, Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and Provincial Minister of Mobility, Ricardo Mackenzie, officially launched the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Getting YOU to Work - a pilot initiative offering jobseekers free travel to interviews using... Read More

Premier and Mobility Minister to launch transport voucher for jobseekers

14 February 2024

On Thursday, 15 February 2024, Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and Provincial Minister of Mobility, Ricardo Mackenzie, will officially launch the Western Cape Government’s ‘Getting YOU to Work’ - a pilot initiative offering jobseekers free... Read More

R500 000 khat shipment seized by Provincial Traffic on N1

13 February 2024

  On Sunday 11 February 2024, our Provincial Traffic Services seized over 500 units of khat, with an estimated value of R500 000, helping reduce illegal substances on our streets and making the Western Cape a safer place for all. Read More

Provincial Traffic seize R3 million worth of mandrax tablets

8 February 2024

On Wednesday 7 February 2024, Western Cape Provincial Traffic seized over 50 000 mandrax tablets, with an estimated street value of close to R3 million, while stopping and checking vehicles on the N2 at Borcherds Quarry in Cape Town.   Read More

WC Festive Season statistics: road user behaviour still deeply problematic

26 January 2024

Media release by Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape Minister of Mobility  Read More