News and Speeches for Provincial Treasury
New water allocations will help the agricultural sector recover from the drought
30 November 2018Minister of Economic Opportunities Beverley Schafer welcomes the new water allocations for agricultural, domestic and industry use. Read More
Minister Beverley Schäfer calls for investigation into catamaran incident
27 November 2018Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer will be requesting a full report from SAMSA and the NSRI to understand the circumstances under which a catamaran carrying five UK tourists capsized last night. Read More
Western Cape Gambling Board Call for comment
26 November 2018Applications were received from the following candidates for appointment to the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board in respect of vacancies advertised: Read More
Coronation Double Century contributing to economic development in the Overberg
26 November 2018Over the weekend, hundreds of cyclists descended on Swellendam for the 26th Coronation Double Century. The gruelling 202km race is one of the largest team trials in the world. Read More
Western Cape Government Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2018
22 November 2018Western Cape Finance Minister, Dr. Read More
Province’s top entrepreneurs honoured at Western Cape Entrepreneurship Awards
22 November 2018The winners in the Western Cape Entrepreneurship Awards, were crowned last night, with Oco Life, a holistic lifestyle business using traditional African herbs to create organic essential oils, walking away with the overall award and the award for... Read More
Rate hike: consumers carrying the cost of corruption and poor policy decisions
22 November 2018Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to increase interest rates will have the biggest impact on the poor and is the result of poor policy decisions made by the national government, Minister of Economic Opportunities in the Western Cape, Beverley... Read More
Statement by Minister Beverley Schäfer on World Fisheries Day
21 November 2018Today is World Fisheries Day which highlights the important role of fishing in communities around the world. One in ten people in the world rely on fishing and aquaculture to support their livelihoods. Read More
Winners of the Villiersdorp food garden competition announced
20 November 2018This afternoon, the winners of the Department of Agriculture’s annual food garden competition were announced at a ceremony held in Villiersdorp. Read More
Entrepreneurship in the spotlight this November
19 November 2018The Department of Economic Development and Tourism has expanded Global Entrepreneurship Week into entrepreneurship month, with talks, workshops and the Read More
Western Cape Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and the 2018 Adjusted Estimates
15 November 2018MEDIA ALERT: Media Briefing: 2018 Western Cape Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and the 2018 Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Expenditure Read More
West Coast receives R3.49 billion from the Provincial Government
12 November 2018Earlier today I visited the West Coast where I informed Mayors, Speakers , Mayoral Committee Members of Finance and IDP Managers of municipalities that the West Coast District has been allocated R3.49 billion of the 2018/19 Western Cape Provincial... Read More
Mobile libraries receive book donation
9 November 2018Today Minister Ivan Meyer joined cabinet colleague, Minister of Education, Debbie Schafer when she accepted a donation of 23 000 books from Tadashi Hasunama, Director of the South African Primary Educations Support Initiative to be utilised by the... Read More
Statement by Minister Beverley Schäfer on World Responsible Tourism Day
7 November 2018Today marks World Responsible Tourism Day which aims to encourage the travel and tourism industry and the traveling public to commit to practices which are economically, environmentally and socially sustainable. Read More
Values-based leadership in local government
6 November 2018Western Cape Finance Minister, Dr Ivan Meyer hosted the fourth annual Municipal Finance Forum on 5 and 6 November 2018 in Caledon themed: Values-based leadership in local government. Read More
Isaac Ntoto of Mossel Bay wins the 2018 Prestige Agri Award
4 November 2018This year’s winner of the Prestige Agri Award is Isaac Ntoto, from Garden of Eden Berries in Brandwag, Mossel Bay. The announcement was made at a gala event held at the Nederburg Wine Estate on Saturday night. Read More
Minister Beverley Schäfer welcomes the adjustment of rock lobster TAC
2 November 2018Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer, notes the adjusted Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of West Coast Rock Lobster by the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in the lead up to the 2018/19 recreational... Read More
Minister Beverley Schäfer sworn in as Minister of Economic Opportunities
1 November 2018This morning, Western Cape Judge President John Hlope conducted the swearing in ceremony for Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer. Read More
Provincial Treasury hosts 2018 Fiscal Policy Seminar
1 November 2018Economists and Fiscal Policy experts recently gathered to provide advice to the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Dr Ivan Meyer, as he sets about finalising the Western Cape Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Read More
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