News and Speeches for Provincial Cabinet
#QLFS Reax: We welcome 37 000 more jobs in the Western Cape
29 March 2022Too many people, especially young people, do not have jobs, or have given up looking for jobs, in the Western Cape. However, we welcome the fact that 37 000 more jobs have been created quarter-on-quarter and that we have the lowest expanded... Read More
DCAS Budget prioritizes youth development; major events as economic catalyst
28 March 2022Today, Minister Anroux Marais presented the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) Budget Appropriation for the 2022/23 financial year at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Read More
Minister Marais welcomes the arrest of accused in Khayelitsha mass murder case
28 March 2022Acting Minister of Community Safety, Anroux Marais, welcomes the confirmed arrest of a suspect in connection with the multiple mass murder cases being investigated in Khayelitsha. Read More
R10 million Ease of Doing Business Fund launched
24 March 2022We have officially launched the R10 million Municipal Ease of Doing Business Fund, which will provide capacity and funding support to municip Read More
Minister Marais mourns the loss of an ambitious shining star, Athanathi Mashiyi
24 March 2022It is with great sadness that we have learned that one of the young women murdered in Khayelitsha over the past weekend was a recent graduate of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s YearBeyond programme. Read More
Minister Marais welcomes the easing of audience restrictions at live events
23 March 2022The Western Cape Government welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that venues will now be allowed bigger audiences at live events. Read More
Minister Fernandez launches skills development centre at Vrygrond Youth Cafe
22 March 2022Against the backdrop of Human Rights Day commemorated on Monday, 21 March 2022, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, launched a newly established skills development centre in partnership with the Sozo Foundation at the... Read More
UPDATE: Western Cape Government moves forward with ECD Migration
22 March 2022With the shift of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) at national and provincial levels taking place on 1 April 2022, we are pleased with the steps... Read More
Intergovernmental dispute reinstituted in Delta Air Lines’ application
17 March 2022I am disappointed and alarmed by the continued silence of the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, to the request to urgently grant Delta A Read More
Service provider appointed to assist with ECD Stimulus Relief Fund payments
15 March 2022The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) welcomes the appointment of a service provider to assist with the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Stimulus Relief Fund payments to those eligib Read More
Minister Marais condemns the shooting and killing of 5 people in Khayelitsha
14 March 2022Minister Marais condemns the shooting and killing of 5 people in Khayelitsha & welcomes activation of 72-hour plan to find suspects Read More
Western Cape Budget 2022: ‘A Budget to Push Forward’
14 March 2022Today, we table “A Budget to Push Forward” so that we can get up, so that we can get out, so that we can push forward and so that we can do e Read More
Path to financial sustainability for Beaufort West approved
11 March 2022The Western Cape Government took coordinated action this week to assist Beaufort West Municipality to address its financial crisis and put it on the path to financial sustainability and improved service delivery. Read More
Zero fatalities during Western Cape summer initiation season
11 March 2022The Western Cape has maintained the track record of a safe initiation practice as parents proudly take their boys for initiation to prepare them for adulthood. The initiation rite of passage that is predominantly practiced by AmaXhosa, AmaHlubi and... Read More
WCG takes action to get procurement going again
10 March 2022We will not allow procurement to seize up and so we took action this week to ensure that we can continue to deliver services and infrastructu Read More
Minister Fernandez urges private frail care facilities to register with DSD
3 March 2022All private residential facilities that have frail care units for older persons are required to be registered with the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD). Read More
Minister Fernandez condemns baby dumping, urges public to assist
1 March 2022Against the backdrop of recent reports of babies being dumped, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, condemns such acts in the strongest terms, and wishes to alert the public that ‘dumping’ a baby is a criminal offence. Read More
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