News and Speeches for Provincial Cabinet
WC reverts to blood testing amidst COVID-19 containment effort
16 March 2020The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has suspended Evidentiary Alcohol Breath Testing as i Read More
Congratulations to the winners of the WC Nedbank Essay Writing Competition
15 March 2020Congratulations to Anesipho Phiko from Tembelethu Secondary School who was announced as the overall winner of the annual Essay Writing Competition hosted by Nedbank, Provincial Treasury and Western Cape Education at the V& A Waterfront last... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes full in-basket training of law enforcement
13 March 2020PRESS RELEASE BY ALBERT FRITZ WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY Date: 13 March 2020 Release: immediately Read More
Joy as Ou Tuin beneficiaries get their land back
13 March 2020I was emotional while officially handing over final documentation of ownership to the Ou Tuin claimants in Paarl yesterday (12 March 2020). Read More
Update: Paarl taxi violence
11 March 2020Media Release by Bonginkosi Madikizela Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Over the last two months, the conflict between rival taxi associations in the Mbekweni, Paarl area, cost the lives of seven operators and drivers. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes Ombudsman’s investigation
11 March 2020Minister Fritz welcomes Ombudsman’s investigation, shares domestic violence report Read More
Minister Madikizela to hand over land to Ou Tuin Community in Drakenstein
11 March 2020Tomorrow, Thursday 12 March 2020, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela will officially hand over Erf 14407 to the Ou Tuin Community in Paarl, in the Drakenstein Municipal area. Read More
Western Cape Budget 2020 – A Budget for You
10 March 2020Today I tabled the Western Cape Government’s 2020 Budget which is a budget for you, all of you, in the Western Cape. Read More
Media Statement: Minister Anroux Marais honours long serving officials
10 March 2020On Friday evening, 6 March 2020, Minister Anroux Marais presented Long Service Awards to officials of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in Paarl. Read More
Minister visits funded shelters in recognition of International Women’s Day
9 March 2020In recognition of International Women’s Day and in an effort to fight the ongoing scourge of violence against women and children in South Africa, the Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez visited DSD funded Shelters for women and children... Read More
Minister Fritz to join Woordfees panel on youth unemployment
9 March 2020Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will participate in a panel discussion at the Woordfees discourse series in Stellenbosch, on ‘youth unemployment’. The panel aims to unpack solutions. Minister Fritz will be joined on the panel... Read More
Saldanha Bay IDZ lands new investments
9 March 2020I am pleased to announce that the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) has signed three new investment agreements worth R300m bringing the total number of signed investors to eleven. The SBIDZ has also recently launched several new... Read More
Media Statement: Minister Anroux Marais celebrates youth in music excellence
9 March 2020Yesterday, 8 March 2020, Minister Anroux Marais addressed participating students at the Youth in Music Excellence Initiative hosted by the Cape Town Music Academy (CTMA) as part of the Toyota US Woordf Read More
Minister Ivan Meyer welcomes decision to declare the drought a national disaster
5 March 2020Western Cape Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Dr Ivan Meyer welcomes the announcement made yesterday by the National Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs to declare the drought a national disaster. Read More
Minister Madikizela welcomes PRASA’s Central Line Recovery Plan
5 March 2020I welcome the Central Line Service Recovery Plan outlined by PRASA Administrator, Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo this morning. Read More
R613.5 million e-docket software not being effectively used by SAPS & Courts
5 March 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has received the findings of the Department of Community Safety’s Docket Archive Store (DAS) Assessment Project. Read More
Media Alert: 2020 Western Cape Provincial Budget Address – A Budget for You
5 March 2020On Tuesday, 10 March 2020, the Western Cape Minister for Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, will be delivering the 2020 Western Cape Budget Address in the provincial legislature. Read More
MEC welcomes the provision of 6 Public Works properties to be used as shelters
4 March 2020The MEC for Social Development in the Western Cape, Sharna Fernandez welcomes the announcement made earlier today by the National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille, that six government-owned properties in the Western... Read More
Western Cape economic growth rate exceeds expectation
3 March 2020The latest provincial GDP figures from Stats SA, which are a year behind the national figures, reflect the Western Cape economic growth as 0.8 per cent for 2018, even though the province was experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent history. Read More
Call for nominations - Provincial Safety Advisory Committee
3 March 2020Call for nominations for NGO representative vacancy in the Provincial Safety Advisory Committee Read More
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