News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
Western Cape Department of Health: Ensuring improved access to vaccines
4 July 2021With the improvement in vaccine supply, we can ramp up the roll out of vaccines to all corners of the province. In doing so the Western Cape Department of Health is doing so while maintaining equity, fairness and accessibility of vaccines for all... Read More
COVID-19 vaccines for over 50-year age group
2 July 2021As of 1 July 2021, the registration for COVID vaccination has opened on the EVDS for people over the age of 50 years. This is a positive step in our efforts to provide vaccine coverage to our population in the Western Cape. Read More
WCDoA and key partners to host 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
1 July 2021Following the recent announcement that the Western Cape Department of Agriculture will be hosting the International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops in 2023 in Stellenbosch, another major international congress, The World Congress on ... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes appointment of new Provincial Commissioner
1 July 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the appointment of the new South African Police Service Provincial Commissioner for the Western Cape, Maj. Gen. Thembisile Patekile. Read More
WCG initiates formal action against Central Karoo District and Kannaland
1 July 2021Despite every effort by both the Provincial Treasury and the Department of Local Government to support both the Central Karoo District Municipality and the Kannaland Municipality to adopt budgets for the new municipal financial year by today (01... Read More
NPO Help Desk Walk-In-Centre is closed under Alert Level 4 regulations
1 July 2021In light of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the shift in the COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy to Alert Level 4, the NPO Help Desk situated at 7 Wale Street, Cape Town will be closed until further notice. Read More
Western Cape Human Settlements budget will empower residents in Garden Route
1 July 2021Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers says that his Department’s budget, totalling more than R 2.35 billion for the 2021/22 financial year, will help qualifying and deserving Garden Route District residents improve their lives. Read More
Significant progress made with Qolweni housing project
30 June 2021Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers says the swift appointment of a contractor to commence with the Qolweni Phase 3A 169 Housing project in the Bitou municipal area is a clear demonstration of how the Western Cape Government... Read More
Neighbourhood Watches can continue with patrols
30 June 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, calls on all neighbourhood watches (NHW) accredited with the Department of Community Safety to obtain an Adjusted Level 4 Travel Permit, also known as Form 7; and continue patrols during the current... Read More
Storm update
30 June 2021Several areas across the Western Cape have reported storm damage this morning following the weather warnings received yesterday. The greatest damage has been caused by strong wind along the Garden Route. Read More
Minister Marais working to reopen vaccination registration at libraries
30 June 2021In line with Regulation No 11299 of 27 June 2021, and as per the Adjusted Alert Level 4 announced by President Ramaphosa on 27 June 2021, the Department of Cultural Affairs has closed some of our facilities to members of the pu Read More
UPDATE: 32 502 COVID-19 vaccinations across old age homes in the Western Cape
30 June 2021The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) can report that the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out programme continues to make steady progress at old age homes in the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Meyer welcomes amendments to section 29 of Alert Level 4 Regulations
30 June 2021I welcome the news that following my letter to the national Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, Section 29 of the Alert Level-4 Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions dated June 2021 have now been amended. Read More
Additional measures to ensure an accessible and fair Vaccination Programme
30 June 2021In a concerted drive to bring registration closer to vulnerable communities, the Western Cape Department of Health has identified several initiatives to make access to registration and vaccination equitable. Read More
83% of municipalities in the Western Cape receive clean audit opinions
30 June 2021The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) has awarded fourteen municipalities out of thirty in the province with clean audit opinions for the 2019-2020 financial year. A further eleven municipalities received unqualified opinions. Read More
Implement amendments to level four regulations to allow transportation of wine
29 June 2021Earlier today, I wrote to the National Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, to request her assistance to address specific challenges of the Level-4 Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions and, particularly, regarding its... Read More
Minister Marais announces Mr Guy Redman as new HOD: Cultural Affairs and Sport
29 June 2021It gives Minister Anroux Marais great pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr. Read More
ECDs remain open under Alert Level 4
29 June 2021The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) wishes to confirm that Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres and partial care facilities will remain open, under the 14 days Adjusted Alert Level 4 Disaster Management Act regulations. Read More
Storm and flooding update
29 June 2021The winter storm conditions continue in Cape Town with very wet and cold weather predicted for the entire week through to Sunday. The continuous rainfall has seen localised flooding in low-lying areas in the City of Cape Town. Read More
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