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Focus on public transport and driver fatigue over Easter using new smart data

15 April 2019

Statement by Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More

Five arrests, nearly 1 250 stop-and-searches conducted

15 April 2019

Weekly statement on all rail enforcement actions – a joint media release from Metrorail, the City of Cape Town and the Read More

Minister Grant and Traffic Chief to brief the media on Easter Enforcement Plans

14 April 2019

Tomorrow, 15 April 2019, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant, and the Department’s Provincial Traffic Chief will be briefing the media on the 2019 Safely Home Provincial Easter Operational Plan. Read More

Minister Fritz to support Youth Development Programme in Atlantis SEZ

13 April 2019

Today, the Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, together with Councillor Cynthia Clayton, visited Lesedi Skills Academy (LSA) based in the heart of the Atl Read More

Minister Fritz Launches 12th Youth Café in Crossroads

13 April 2019

Today, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, launched the Province’s 12th Youth Café in Crossroads Philippi, in partnership with the City o Read More

Protestors Erode Safety, Impact on Schools and Healthcare

12 April 2019

I welcome the arrest of 20 protestors in Lwandle for public violence, and call on the police to bring this same energy to arresting the instigators of yesterday’s Khayelitsha protests. Read More

Minister Winde Calls For Swift Arrest of Known Khayelitsha Protest Instigators

11 April 2019

Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde, has called for the swift arrest of the instigators of this morning’s protest in Khayelitsha, which erupted in chaos. Read More

Khayelitsha shutdown negatively impacts on health services

11 April 2019

Statements by Nomafrench Mbombo  Western Cape Ministry of Health  Read More

State of Urban Safety Report Confirms Need for Drastic Crime Intervention

11 April 2019

Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde says the 2018/19 State of Urban Safety in South Africa report is an indictment of SAPS’ response to crime in our province. Read More

MEC Fritz to Visit Youth Development Programme in Atlantis SEZ

11 April 2019

The Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, together with the Minister of Economic Development, Beverley Schäfer, will be visiting the Lesedi Nuclear Services’ Skills Academy (LSA) based in the heart of the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Read More

Minister Fritz calls on Citizens to Lobby against Anti-Adoption Bill

11 April 2019

The Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, is calling on all NGOs, child care professionals and citizens interested in the wellbeing of vulnerable children to lobby against the third amendment Bill to the Children’s Act of 2005. Read More

Minister Fritz to Launch 12th Youth Café

11 April 2019

On 13 April 2019, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, will be launching the Crossroads Youth Café in partnership with the City of Cape Town and Ikamva Labantwana Bethu. This will be the 12th Youth Café launched over the... Read More

New borehole to keep Napier’s sport fields green and usable

10 April 2019

Fields at the Napier Sports Complex will in future be unaffected by the continuing drought in the Western Cape, with construction of a new borehole set to start in the coming days. Read More

Overberg sports federations receive financial backing from DCAS

10 April 2019

Sports federations in the Overberg received a financial boost on Tuesday when the Western Cape Department of Read More

341 Murders in March – Emergency Measure Needed

8 April 2019

Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde says the Western Cape’s murder rate continues to be alarmingly high, despite the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele claiming that their “interventions are yielding success.” In March 2019, 341 people were... Read More

Another convicted cable thief behind bars, R200 000 worth of goods recovered

8 April 2019

Weekly statement on all rail enforcement actions – a joint media release from Metrorail, the City of Cape Town and the Read More

Have your say! New Bill seeks to improve rail safety and service standards

8 April 2019

The Western Cape Government has published, for public comment, the Draft Western Cape Rail Transport Bil Read More

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