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News and Speeches for Ministry of Finance and Economic Opportunities

I am on the job to create jobs in the Western Cape

16 May 2022

It is a great honour to be sworn-in as the Western Cape’s Minister for Finance and Economic Opportunities. Read More

Procurement Disclosure Report: 01 March 2022 to 31 March 2022

10 May 2022

The Provincial Treasury is pleased to publish the twenty second monthly edition of the Procurement Disclosure Report for the period 01 March 2022 to 31 March 2022. Read More

Delta Air Lines triangular route approval a big win for the Western Cape

19 April 2022

We welcome the news that Delta Air Lines’ application to fly a triangular route between Atlanta, Johannesburg and Cape Town has finally been approved by national government, following extensive correspondence, and an intergovernmental dispute... Read More

AMSA’s new 100MW renewable energy project in Western Cape welcomed

13 April 2022

The announcement today, 13 April 2022, that ArcelorMittal South African (AMSA) will develop a 100MW renewable energy pro Read More

Procurement Disclosure Report: 01 February 2022 to 28 February 2022

1 April 2022

The Provincial Treasury is pleased to publish the twenty first monthly edition of the Procurement Disclosure Report for the period 01 February 2022 to 28 February 2022. Read More

#QLFS Reax: We welcome 37 000 more jobs in the Western Cape

29 March 2022

Too 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

R10 million Ease of Doing Business Fund launched

24 March 2022

We have officially launched the R10 million Municipal Ease of Doing Business Fund, which will provide capacity and funding support to municip Read More

Intergovernmental dispute reinstituted in Delta Air Lines’ application

17 March 2022

I 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

Western Cape Budget 2022: ‘A Budget to Push Forward’

14 March 2022

Today, 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 2022

The 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

WCG takes action to get procurement going again

10 March 2022

We 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

All government tenders at risk of grinding to a halt

28 February 2022

I have written to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Enoch Godongwana, to request that a note [attached] issued by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) on 25 February 2022, be withdrawn immediately.  Read More

#SONA: Why no ‘private partners’ for the Port of Cape Town?

11 February 2022

The Port of Cape Town continues to face multiple challenges including insufficient infrastructure investment and poor maintenance, causing significant inefficiencies, and compromising economic growth and job creation in the Western Cape. Read More

Under-expenditure on infrastructure compromises the Port of Cape Town

8 February 2022

On Friday (4 February 2022), we held ou Read More

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