News and Speeches Archive
Minister Fritz welcomes Ombudsman’s investigation
11 March 2020Minister Fritz welcomes Ombudsman’s investigation, shares domestic violence report Read More
Premier Alan Winde to brief media on first case of COVID-19 in the WC
11 March 2020Media Alert 11 March 2020 Read More
Minister Schäfer upholds appeal of Beaufort West learner transport decision
11 March 2020I have decided to uphold the appeal of a WCED decision to cancel the learner transport route in Beaufort West, and the transport route will be reinstated with immediate effect. Read More
Housing demand database drive heads to Atlantis and Mamre
11 March 2020On Saturday, 14 March, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements Housing Demand Database Drive, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, will make its way to the Atlantis and Mamre communities. Read More
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Western Cape
11 March 2020As per protocol, this morning, the National Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, announced that there has been the first laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus, in the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Madikizela to hand over land to Ou Tuin Community in Drakenstein
11 March 2020Tomorrow, Thursday 12 March 2020, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela will officially hand over Erf 14407 to the Ou Tuin Community in Paarl, in the Drakenstein Municipal area. Read More
Western Cape Budget 2020 – A Budget for You
10 March 2020Today I tabled the Western Cape Government’s 2020 Budget which is a budget for you, all of you, in the Western Cape. Read More
Media Statement: Minister Anroux Marais honours long serving officials
10 March 2020On Friday evening, 6 March 2020, Minister Anroux Marais presented Long Service Awards to officials of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in Paarl. Read More
Two new junior traffic training centres for the Garden Route
10 March 2020The Road Safety Management component of the Department of Transport and Public Works recently launched junior traffic training centres (JTTCs) at Formosa Primary School in Plettenberg Bay and Thembalethu Primary School in Georg Read More
Minister visits funded shelters in recognition of International Women’s Day
9 March 2020In recognition of International Women’s Day and in an effort to fight the ongoing scourge of violence against women and children in South Africa, the Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez visited DSD funded Shelters for women and children... Read More
Minister Fritz to join Woordfees panel on youth unemployment
9 March 2020Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will participate in a panel discussion at the Woordfees discourse series in Stellenbosch, on ‘youth unemployment’. The panel aims to unpack solutions. Minister Fritz will be joined on the panel... Read More
New Head of Agriculture for Western Cape
9 March 2020Dr Ivan Meyer, Provincial Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, has officially announced Dr Mogale Sebopetsa as the new Head of the Western C Read More
Minister Fritz condemns shooting at Khayelitsha illegal drinking establishment
9 March 2020PRESS RELEASE BY ALBERT FRITZ WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY Date: 9 March 2020 Release: immediately Read More
Saldanha Bay IDZ lands new investments
9 March 2020I am pleased to announce that the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) has signed three new investment agreements worth R300m bringing the total number of signed investors to eleven. The SBIDZ has also recently launched several new... Read More
Dam levels Update
9 March 2020The latest average dam level for the Western Cape is 44.35% (2019: 39.83%). Read More
Residents flock to second Cape metro housing database drive
9 March 2020Over the past two days, 2 371 residents from Belhar, Matroosfontein, Elsies River and neighbouring areas, flocked to the Belhar Minor Hall, Leonsdale Community Centre and Adriaanse Civic Centre, to participate in the second Housing Demand Database (... Read More
Media Statement: Minister Anroux Marais celebrates youth in music excellence
9 March 2020Yesterday, 8 March 2020, Minister Anroux Marais addressed participating students at the Youth in Music Excellence Initiative hosted by the Cape Town Music Academy (CTMA) as part of the Toyota US Woordf Read More
Talented youth pull out all the stops at Zabalaza Festival
9 March 2020Youth from across the Western Cape showed off their drama talent at the tenth anniversary of the Read More
Residential facilities for Older Persons must be registered
9 March 2020The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is committed to ensuring, protecting and promoting the rights and wellbeing of older persons. All our elderly residents deserve to live a life with good health and dignity. Read More
Seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa
9 March 2020The Minister of Health Dr ZweliMkhize, on 9 March 2020 announced that more people have tested positive for COVID-19. This now brings the total of confirmed cases to seven in South Africa – six in KwaZulu Natal and one in Gauteng. All were part of... Read More
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