News and Speeches for Ministry of Finance and Economic Opportunities
Media Release: Prestige Agri Worker awards reach half way mark
12 September 2018More than half of the 16 regional winners in the Western Cape Prestige Agri Worker Awards who will go on to compete for the grand prize in November, have been announced so far. Read More
Media Release: Statement on South Africa's economic recession
4 September 2018Statistics South Africa announced today that the country has slipped into a technical recession, following a 0.7% decline in the second quarter GDP figures. Read More
Media Release: Tourism Month- Tourism drives economic growth and job creation
4 September 2018Projects aimed at growing the Western Cape tourism sector and creating new jobs are starting to show dividends. According to Stats SA, in South Africa, 1 in 23 people is employed in the tourism sector. Read More
Media Release: Western Cape developing first Computer Technician apprenticeship
21 August 2018The Western Cape government is developing the first ever apprenticeship for computer technicians, which will serve as a pilot project for many more ICT related occupations in the future. Read More
BFAP annual agricultural baseline report released
17 August 2018The impact of policy uncertainty Read More
Western Cape Female Entrepreneur Award winners announced
8 August 2018The Western Cape Department of Agriculture held its prize ceremony for the Female Entrepreneur Awards in Stellenbosch last night, honouring the many hard-working women in the Read More
Western Cape leads the way in citrus exports
7 August 2018If the Western Cape were a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest exporter of citrus fruits. Read More
Media Release: The Western Cape has created 77 000 new jobs over the past year
31 July 2018The Western Cape, which contributes less than 15% to the national economy, created 40.7% of all new jobs in the past year. Read More
Witzenberg region selects top agri worker in Western Cape Prestige Agri-Awards
31 July 2018The first of the regional winners in the Western Cape Prestige Agri-Awards of 2018 has been announced. Read More
Media Alert: First Thursdays to focus on careers for women in Agriculture
31 July 2018In celebration of Women’s Month, the Ministry of Economic Opportunities will be hosting an informative session about career possibilities for women in agriculture this First Thursday. Read More
Media Release: Western Cape dominates in World Travel Awards
26 July 2018Cape Town and the Western Cape have dominated in the World Travel Awards nominations for Africa, with dozens of tourism sites and facilities making the 2018 shortlist. Read More
Media Release: New Madiba statue unveiled at Cape Town City Hall
24 July 2018Joint Statement by the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government: The iconic moment in which Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as a free man in Cape Town in February 1990 has been captured forever in a new monument which was unveiled... Read More
Serving others Through Madiba
18 July 2018The Western Cape Provincial Treasury, Radio Tygerberg 104fm and Spar combined forces this year to donate 1500 bags filled with stationery and VitaKidz porridge to learners at the Dietrich Moravian Primary School in Philippi and as well as the Shiloh... Read More
Nelson Mandela statue to honour icon's links with the Western Cape
16 July 2018When he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Cape Town in 1997, Nelson Mandela said ‘Cape Town’s greatness lies not only in its contribution to our economy but in its involvement in our country’s history". Read More
Western Cape and France to build South Africa's First Solar Powered Desalination
16 July 2018Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, M. Nicolas Hulot, and the Western Cape Government’s MEC for Finance, Dr Ivan Meyer, announced today the funding of the first solar powered desalination unit in South Africa, totalling R8.6... Read More
Dr Ivan Meyer, Confirms That No Western Cape Municipality Invested with VBS Bank
11 July 2018Recent media reports of municipalities that have invested tax payers hard earned money in VBS Bank is and should be a matter of great concern. Read More
Media Release: Western Cape and Bourgogne Franche Comté renew partnership
10 July 2018The Western Cape and the Bourgogne Franche Comté region of France, have extended their highly successful partnership by renewing their agreement to co-operate in the areas of agriculture, tourism and the economy, for another five year period. Read More
Media Release: Kalk Bay named in Forbes list of coolest neighbourhoods
9 July 2018The quaint seaside village of Kalk Bay in Cape Town has been recognized as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world in a new list by Forbes magazine, which features neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, Washington DC and Seoul. Read More
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