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News and Speeches for Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Innovative tourism entrepreneurs attract tourists to Khayelitsha

11 September 2017

Today (11 September 2017), Khayelitsha-based tourism entrepreneurs will highlight their offering as part of Tourism Month. Read More

First Thursday's Tourism Month exhibition

6 September 2017

Tomorrow (7 September 2017), some of the Western Cape’s world-class tourism products will be showcased at the Ministry of Economic Opportunities First Thursday. Read More

Tourism month launches with water savings focus

5 September 2017

A Western Cape hotel group has reduced its water consumption by more than 17% over the past year. Read More

Tourism month in the Western Cape launches with water-savings focus

4 September 2017

Today(4 September 2017) Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, kicks off his Tourism Month programme. Minister Winde and Anton Bredell, Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, will focus on water... Read More

Tourism month in the Western Cape launches with water-savings focus

3 September 2017

September is Tourism Month. Tomorrow (4 September 2017) Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, kicks off his programme for the month. Read More

Update on the Garden Route Rebuild

1 September 2017

Alan Winde, Minster of Economic Opportunities, today (1 September 2017), released an update on the Garden Route Rebuild Initiative. This week, the GRRI steering committee hosted its fourth meeting. Project teams tabled the following updates: Read More

Deadline for Premier's Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards extended

31 August 2017

The deadline for entry in the Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards has been extended. Business people in the Western Cape now have until 8 September 2017 to enter the awards. Read More

Update on Garden Route Rebuild initiative

20 August 2017

Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, today (20 August 2017), released an update on the Garden Route Rebuild Initiative (GRRI). The GRRI hosts regular meetings during which all working groups report on their progress. Please see below... Read More

Women’s Month: Ministers Fritz and Winde to announce Women Empowerment Initiativ

11 August 2017

Today (11 August 2017), the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, joined by the Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, will announce a groundbreaking women empowerment initiative. Read More

Update on Garden Route Rebuild initiative

7 August 2017

The Garden Route Rebuild initiative has recorded significant progress since its establishment two weeks ago. Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, today (7 August 2017) released an update on the work of the GRR. Read More

Improved weather, stronger rand could decrease food inflation, according to the

4 August 2017

Food inflation is set to decrease this year as improved weather conditions in some parts of the country and a stronger rand are projected, according to the latest analysis from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy. Read More

Update on emergency intervention to increase water supply to Cape Town

3 August 2017

The Western Cape Government will conduct a site visit to the Leeu River Diversion Weir which diverts water to the Voelvlei Dam, where emergency maintenance work will be done to increase water supply to the Cape Town water supply system. Read More

Atlantis SEZ to position region as green economy hub

2 August 2017

The Western Cape’s bid to establish Atlantis as a hub for the green tech sector will be up for public participation shortly. Read More

Economic outlook for SA agriculture to be released this week

2 August 2017

The latest economic outlook for South Africa’s agriculture sector will be released this week. The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy’s (BFAP) Baseline 2017-2026, which is co-funded by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, will be... Read More

First Thursday to showcase tech developments in agriculture

1 August 2017

The use of drone technology to conserve water in the agriculture sector is one development which will be showcased this First Thursday at the Ministry of Economic Opportunities. Read More

Tourism sector shows jobs and revenue gains, according to official mid-term repo

27 July 2017

A mid-term report-back on the Western Cape’s tourism sector has found significant increases in arrivals, revenue and airline seats in the past three years. More than 20 000 jobs have been added and foreign tourist spend increased by R4billion in the... Read More

Update on job gains and economic growth in Western Cape tourism

26 July 2017

Tomorrow (27July 2017), more details on job gains and economic growth in the Western Cape’s tourism sector will be released. Read More

Young city programmers using tech to solve water crisis

25 July 2017

Young computer programmers are helping to develop answers to the water crisis, and create systems for families to better manage household tasks. Read More

Young city software developers to showcase their latest concepts

24 July 2017

Young software developers will have the chance to showcase their concepts as part of Minister Alan Winde’s focus on innovation this month. Today (24 July 2017), Minister Winde will visit Absa Aliens, a training ground for talented young software... Read More

Garden Route Rebuild initiative making headway

23 July 2017

Western Cape Government, Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde, Minister of Transport & Public Works Donald Grant, and the Mayors of Eden District, Knysna, and Bitou Municipalities met yesterday for a progress meeting on the Garden Route... Read More

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