News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
2024 The wrong start for SASSA
12 January 2024Please attribute the below to Minister Sharna Fernandez We are barely two weeks into 2024 and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is already making headlines in the worst way for once again letting down our most vulnerable citizens. Read More
Irresponsible road user behaviour on Franschhoek Pass
12 January 2024Irresponsible road user behaviour could lead to the full closure of Franschhoek Pass during repair period Read More
Premier thanks disaster management, law enforcement and tourism sector
11 January 2024Media Release: Premier thanks all disaster management, law enforcement, and tourism sector role players for their incredible hard work over the festive season Read More
We are fighting to place learners despite massive budget cut
11 January 2024We are doing everything we can to build new schools at a faster rate than ever before through our Rapid School Build programme, despite a massive R716.4 million blow to our education budget in the Western Cape. Read More
Reminder: Franschhoek Pass: Daily closures for construction
10 January 2024Media release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers The Franschhoek Pass which connects Franschhoek and the towns of Grabouw and Villiersdorp will be closed between 8 am and 5 pm on weekdays for construction purposes. Read More
Media release by Minister Anroux Marais: Work experience opportunities for youth
10 January 2024The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, through its Youth and After School Programme Office, is calling for unemployed youth, aged 18-25, to apply to be part of the YearBeyond youth service programme for 2024. Read More
LEAP vehicles damaged in Hanover Park
9 January 2024I am deeply disturbed that three Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) vehicles were damaged over the weekend in Hanover Park. Read More
Premier welcomes official announcement of the opening of the WC Parliament
9 January 2024Media Release: Premier welcomes official announcement of the opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Read More
Make sure you know where your child is
4 January 2024While many revelers rang in the new year on beaches across the Western Cape, staff from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD) provided support to children who were separated from their families. Read More
Western Cape public health facilities welcome 253 babies on New Year’s Day
1 January 2024The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is happy to announce the birth of 253* babies at Western Cape public health facilities on 1 January 2024. The total number reported from 00:00 on New Year’s Day, comprises of 107 boys and 146 girls. Read More
Minister Simmers condemns road user behaviour on Clarence Drive
29 December 2023Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
Upgrade of Refinery Interchange set to be completed at the end of February 2024
28 December 2023Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
Western Cape public health facilities welcomed 231 babies on Christmas Day
26 December 2023The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is happy to announce the birth of 231 babies at public health facilities throughout the Western Cape on Christmas Day 2023.* The total number reported from 0:00 on 25 December 2023, comprises of... Read More
Operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units
22 December 2023The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas, continues to make inroads in the fight against crime in their respective areas, particularly in reducing... Read More
Information on roadworks during the festive season
22 December 2023Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the death of Fatima Sydow
20 December 2023Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, has expressed shock and sadness at the passing of celebrity cook, Fatima Sydow, at the age of only fifty. Read More
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in tourism, clothing, &BPO created in growing WC
20 December 2023In the eight months between the beginning of April and the end of November 2023, targeted skills programmes, run by the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), in partnership with the private sector, re Read More
TeleICU pilot project is foundation for further innovation in health technology
20 December 2023TeleICU pilot project lays the foundation for further innovation in digital health technology Read More
Municipal matters addressed at Departmental MinMay
20 December 2023On Tuesday, 28 November 2023, the Department of Local Government convened its biannual MinMay meeting, a strategic engagement chaired by Minister Anton Bredell, MEC for Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning... Read More
Public urged to follow instructions of firefighting authorities in Simon’s Town
20 December 2023Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today urged the public to follow instructions from firefighters managing the wildfire in Simon’s Town, which has been burning since Tuesday morni Read More
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