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News and Speeches for Department of the Premier

Media Alert: Premier to open multi-million rand medical imaging department

19 August 2015

Premier to open multi-million rand imaging department at the Red Cross Hospital Read More

Media statement: WCG to initiate intergovernmental dispute about harbours

18 August 2015

WCG to initiate intergovernmental dispute about harbours Read More

Inside Government: The trade-off between clean audits and innovative government

17 August 2015

A regular news items at this time of the year is the Auditor-General’s announcement of provincial audit outcomes.     Read More

Media release: Premier to hold State of the Harbours briefing

17 August 2015

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 18 August 2015, Premier Helen Zille will brief the Western Cape fishing community on the ‘State of the Harbours’ in the Province. Read More

Media Alert: Premier to open workshop on policing needs in Khayelitsha

13 August 2015

Tomorrow, 14 August 2015, Premier Helen Zille will open the Khayelitsha Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) consultation workshop. The workshop will result in a practical and implementable safety plan. In the case of this community, the plan will... Read More

Inside Government: An anniversary we don’t want to be celebrating

11 August 2015

On 25 August, it will be exactly a year since Judge Kate O’Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli handed me the 500-page report compiled, after months of hearings, which included both written submissions and testimony from over 100 witnesses, in the... Read More

Khayelitsha Commission Anniversary: Classified SAPS report

7 August 2015

In August 2012, the Premier established the O’Regan Commission of Inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha.  On 25 August 2014, the Commission completed its work, and a copy of the report was handed to the Western Cape... Read More

Khayelitsha Commission: Premier Zille and Minister Plato hold progress briefing

6 August 2015

Tomorrow, 7 August 2015, Premier Helen Zille and Minister of Community Safety Dan Plato will brief the media on progress relating to the implementation of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations.    Read More

Inside Government: Re-imagining Manenberg is a choice

27 July 2015

Some people are only happy when they’re unhappy, the saying goes.  And some are only satisfied if they’re complaining -- preferably to “the government”.  If they look hard enough, they’ll find a cloud for every silver lining. Read More

Premier Zille and Mayor De Lille unveil historic plans for Manenberg

24 July 2015

The government has announced historic plans for upgrading and investment in Manenberg, with a view to urban transformation in the suburb as a whole. Manenberg has been identified as a priority area for upliftment by the Province and the City, given... Read More

Media Alert: Historic plans for Manenberg to be unveiled

21 July 2015

Tomorrow, 22 July 2015,  Premier Zille and Mayor De Lille will unveil ground-breaking plans for socio-economic development initiatives in Manenberg. Read More

Inside Government: When ‘Empowerment’ becomes legalised corruption

20 July 2015

One of the challenges of daily life in government is the weekly avalanche of documents that must be read, analysed and commented on.  Among them are draft Policy papers, Bills, Regulations, “Instructions” and other documents from national government... Read More

Inside Government: Alcohol in our communities - changing the game

13 July 2015

The highlight of my week was a newspaper article about the launch of a community campaign to shut down 1,400 illegal taverns (shebeens) in Khayelitsha. Read More

Inside Government: An Uber test for innovation

6 July 2015

Government is a complex beast.  It can only do what the law specifically allows it to do, not what people (or the Premier) think it should do. Read More

Media alert: Premier Zille to meet Wellington farming community

11 May 2015

On Tuesday 12 May 2015, Premier Helen Zille will be holding discussions with farmers, farm workers and various other stakeholders in the Wellington area. Read More

New minister for Cultural Affairs and Sport

21 April 2015

Statement by Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape It gives me great pleasure to announce that Ms Anroux Marais will fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr Theuns Botha as Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport. Read More

Media Alert: Premier Zille to officially open Iris House Children's Hospice

13 April 2015

On Tuesday 14 April 2015, Premier Zille will open the first special needs children's hospice. Read More

Media Alert: Premier Helen Zille to launch 2015 pay project

9 April 2015

Tomorrow, Friday 10 April 2015, Premier Helen Zille will officially launch the 2015 Premier’s Advancement of Youth (PAY) Project. Read More

Ses'khona threatening disruption in the CBD tomorrow

25 March 2015

Media statement by Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape Read More

Media alert: Premier Zille and Minister Winde to launch Barn Khayelitshsa

17 March 2015

Premier Helen Zille and Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, will on Wednesday 18 March 2015, officially launch the Barn Khayelitsha. The initiative will deliver an economic boost for local tech entrepreneurs and residents in Khayelitsha... Read More

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