News and Speeches for Department of Local Government
Dam levels update
25 January 2021The latest average dam level for dams in the Western Cape is 66% (2020: 53%) while the latest levels for dams providing water to the City of Cape Town, is 85.7% (2020: 71.4%). Read More
Drought support for Northern Cape, rain in Central Karoo
14 January 2021The Department of Local Government in the Western Cape has helped facilitate the provision of 90000 litres of drinking water to drought stricken municipalities in the Northern Cape. The water was delivered to areas including Hondeklipbaai, Garies... Read More
WC Government launches urgent court application against Kannaland
11 January 2021The Western Cape Government is taking Kannaland Municipal Council representatives and senior officials to task for their attempts to push through a raft of new “political” staff appointments as well as other potentially prejudicial and unlawful... Read More
Dam levels update
11 January 2021The latest average dam level for dams in the Western Cape is 69.3%. The latest levels for dams providing water to the City of Cape Town, is 88.9% (2019: 72.6%). Read More
Disaster Centre Covid-19 Alert 9
15 December 2020The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre and its partners across the province will be strictly enforcing disaster regulations over the festive season in ongoing efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic which is gaining momentum. Read More
Disaster Centre Covid-19 Alert 8 – Fake news and alcohol
11 December 2020The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre is urging the public not to share unverified information pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic on social platforms including WhatsApp and twitter. Read More
Disaster Centre Covid-19 Alert 7
9 December 2020The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre and its stakeholders continues to enhance the ongoing enforcement of existing Covid-19 regulations and protocols within their respective mandates. Read More
Dam Levels
8 December 2020The latest average level for dams in the Western Cape is 77.1% (2019:61.8%). The latest average level for dams providing water to the City of Cape Town, is 96.5 % (2019: 79.5%). Read More
Disaster Centre Covid-19 Alert 6
7 December 2020The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre and its stakeholders conducted multiple operations across the province over the past weekend in ongoing efforts to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Read More
Cheques handed over to the NSRI and Lifesaving SA
4 December 2020Statement by Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell. Read More
Disaster Centre Covid-19 Alert 5
4 December 2020The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre continues to oversee provincial wide Covid-19 enforcement actions in efforts to control the spread of the Coronavirus. Read More
Western Cape electricity update: Eskom announces Stage 4 loadshedding
2 September 2020Eskom’s announcement of stage 4 loadshedding is a bitter blow to the Western Cape economy just starting to pick up from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
Repatriation of foreign nationals to their home countries continues
21 April 2020More than 5000 foreign nationals have been repatriated from Cape Town since 3 April 2020. The countries involved include: 1. Germany – 3 596 people 2. United Kingdom – 1 354 people Read More
Western Cape Severe Weather Advisory
11 April 2020Western Cape Disaster Management Centre – Severe Weather Update Read More
Covid-19: Municipalities implement interventions to assist communities
1 April 2020Municipalities across the Western Cape continue to roll out a broad range of interventions aimed at mitigating the impact of Covid-19 in their communities. Read More
Stage 4 Load shedding announced
12 March 2020Eskom has implemented stage 4 load shedding in order to alleviate pressure on the national grid and prevent the chance of a blackout. Read More
Dam levels Update
9 March 2020The latest average dam level for the Western Cape is 44.35% (2019: 39.83%). Read More
Statement: Actions taken on Diep River pollution concerns
18 February 2020The Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning has conducted numerous inspections along the Diep River Catchment and the Milnerton Lagoon within the City of Cape Town over the past four months following several... Read More
WC Dam levels update
10 February 2020The latest average dam level for the Western Cape province is 50.5% (2019: 45%). The dams providing water to the City of Cape Town are combined 68.4% full (2019: 56.8%). Read More
Western Cape electricity update – 4 February
4 February 2020The national power grid remains constrained with stage 2 load shedding projected to remain in place until Thursday at 6am. Read More
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