News and Speeches for Provincial Treasury
UK travel ‘red list’ decision a blow to tourism recovery in the Western Cape
20 September 2021The United Kingdom (UK) is a key source market for tourism, trade and investment and so the continued restriction on travel via the “red list” is having a negative impact on economic recovery in the Western Cape. Read More
Tourism Month 2021: Reigniting the WC’s tourism attractions and experiences
8 September 2021On Tuesday, 07 September 2021, I had the pleasure of joining the Executive Mayor of the Overstrand Municipality, Dudley Coetzee, to open a new family-friendly exhibition at the Whale House Museum in Hermanus. Read More
Fund launched to support municipalities to prepare for renewable energy projects
2 September 2021I am pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Western Cape Municipal Energy Resilience Fund. This fund will make available almost R13 million to qualifying municipalities for research and planning to determine the requirements and... Read More
Procurement Disclosure Report reveals R214 million spent on Covid-19 in 2021/22
1 September 2021We are pleased to publish the fourteenth edition of our monthly Procurement Disclosure Report by Provincial Treasury which affirms our commitment to transparency and clean government in the Western Cape. Read More
Tourism Month 2021: Time to ease restrictions to support tourism recovery in WC
1 September 2021Tourism Month 2021 marks the start of what will hopefully be a period of welcome relief for the tourism and hospitality sector, however the success of our summer season remains dependant on the opening of the economy in the Western Cape. Read More
Unemployment stats: Economic recovery depends on successful vaccine rollout
24 August 2021The Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released today (24 August 2021) reveals that at 25.8%, the Western Cape continues to have the lowest official unemployment rate and at 29.1%, the Western Cape continues to have the lowest expanded... Read More
Western Cape government maintains good track record of supplier payments
19 August 2021A recent report by National Treasury shows that the Western Cape government has maintained its track record of paying suppliers timeously and was the only provincial government to have no invoices older than 30 days outstanding by the end of 2020/21... Read More
Energy regulations a positive move, but further clarity still required
13 August 2021We welcome the gazetting of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, which gives effect to the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to increase the licensing th Read More
U.S and WC mark six month anniversary of trade and investment partnership
11 August 2021The U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town and the Western Cape Government marked the first six months of the Trade and Investment Promotion Partnership, launched in February 2021. Read More
Cape Town International Airport wins best in Africa – again!
10 August 2021Congratulations to Cape Town International Airport who have once again won the prestigious Skytrax World Airport Award for Best Airport in Africa for the 6th consecutive year. Read More
Don’t miss the deadline for our Western Cape Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards
3 August 2021Today we visited two entrepreneurs who are previous winners of the Western Cape Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards (WCERA) and who are inspiring business women creating opportunities for those living in their communities. Read More
Procurement Disclosure Report reveals R22.6 million spent on Covid-19 in June 21
1 August 2021We are pleased to publish the thirteenth edition of our monthly Procurement Disclosure Report by Provincial Treasury which affirms our commitment to transparency and clean government in the Western Cape. Read More
Port of Cape Town operations coming back online; Backlog must be the priority
29 July 2021We welcome Read More
Stakeholder engagement addresses concerns of efficiencies at Port of Cape Town
27 July 2021Yesterday (27 July 2021), we held our third Port of Cape Town stakeholder engagement bringing together key representatives of the port logistics chain to provide an update on t Read More
Adjusted Alert Level 3 a welcome lifeline for businesses in the Western Cape
26 July 2021We welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night that the whole of South Africa will be moving to Adjusted Alert Level 3 with immediate effect, which includes the easing of restrictions on the economy which will be a lifeline for... Read More
Pfizer/BioNTech collaboration with Biovac a boost to the economy in the WC
21 July 2021We welcome the announcement today by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE that they have signed a letter of intent with the Biovac Institute (Pty) Ltd. Read More
Alert Level 4 restrictions: Businesses need more financial support to save jobs
15 July 2021We welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the reopening of the UIF Covid-19 TERS scheme which we have been calling for and which will be a lifeline to many businesses and employees in South Africa. Read More
Protecting businesses is our priority to ensure we save jobs in the Western Cape
14 July 2021As Read More
Permanent residency permit delays an unnecessary blocker to economic recovery
8 July 2021Today I wrote to the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Read More
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