News and Speeches Archive
Statement on health budget vote by Dr Nomafrench Mbombo
29 March 2021Today Minister Dr Nomafrench Mbombo delivered her budget vote speech in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The following statement sets out a summary of her address. Introduction: Read More
Health Budget 2021/22 - Budget of Hope
29 March 2021Dr Nomafrench Mbombo 2021/22 Department of Health Budget Speech Speaker Honourable Premier, Alan Winde Read More
HPV vaccination for girls can take us closer to eliminating cervical cancer
29 March 2021Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) significantly increases the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life. Read More
Malgas Pont has been reopened
26 March 2021The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) is pleased to announce that the new motorised pont on the Breede River at Malgas is fully operational. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes 9 arrests for public violence amid protest action
26 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the nine arrests made on Thursday, 25 March 2021 and Wednesday, 24 March 2021, in connection with the spate of violent protest action seen in Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein, Delft and surrounds. Read More
School admission process for 2022 extended until 1 April 2021
26 March 2021In recent days the WCED has noticed an upsurge in website activity on the online application system. We have also received a number of requests from parents to accommodate an extension to allow parents to complete the last few applications. Read More
Alien Clearing Projects create 1000 jobs per annum
26 March 2021Earlier today, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Western Cape Department of Agriculture's (WCDoA) alien clearing project at Zonquasdrift located downstream of the Berg River in the Drakenstein Municipality, Cape... Read More
Healthcare worker vaccination update
26 March 2021The vaccination of healthcare workers as part of Phase 1 of Johnson & Johnson Sisonke implementation study has steadily been picking up speed with more healthcare workers being vaccinated daily during the past week. Vaccination Progress (... Read More
One year on: Education resilience in a time of Covid
25 March 2021Tomorrow, marks the one-year anniversary of lockdown in South Africa. Education, as a sector, has certainly had its fair share of ups and downs since the 26th of March 2020, but as a sector, we are stronger and more determined than ever. Read More
MEC Fritz deeply concerned by death of 1 civilian and injury of 4 officers
25 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is deeply concerned that one person has hit by a car and killed during violent protest action yesterday, and that four police officers have been injured. Read More
Robyne Smith: a day in the life of a School Safety Ambassador
25 March 2021For Robyne Smith, a 31-year-old woman from Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, the School Safety Ambassador Programme was a lifechanging experience. Read More
Bicycles to be used by community-based organisations
25 March 2021Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela handed 20 bicycles over to the Open Streets organisation yesterday. Read More
Junior Traffic Training Centre launched at Hoopsig
25 March 2021Children get to know the rules of the road From now on, Paternoster’s children are expected to be much safer in traffic, thanks to the establishment of a Junior Traffic Training Centre (JTTC) established at Hoopsig. Read More
Provincial Sporting Achievers Honoured at Sport Awards
24 March 2021On Tuesday, 23 March the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a smaller version of its Annual Sport Awards. Read More
Minister Fritz condemns violent protest along N2 and surrounds
24 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns the spate of violent protest action which affected both directions of the N2 highway, Mew Way, Baden Powell, R300 and Hindle Road starting in the early hours of yesterday morning. Read More
Department sets aside funds to fight corruption
24 March 2021The Department of Local Government in the Western Cape has set aside an amount of R8.6 million towards strengthening an internal forensic investigation unit. Read More
WCG and partners developing emergency response to TB, R80mn in funding secured
24 March 2021This World TB Day, the Western Cape Government has joined hands with our partners in civil society and the private sector to develop an urgent, targeted and data-driven response to TB. Read More
‘Don’t shame people who have TB,’ nurses appeal
24 March 2021Stigma and shame attached to Tuberculosis (TB) undermines efforts to fight the communicable disease, and nurses have called on the public to help them raise awareness. Read More
Minister Marais visits initiation Covid-19 safety training session
23 March 2021On Saturday, 20 March 2021, Minister Anroux Marais visited the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s Initiation Programme Training Session, as the Western Cape Government proactively prepares for the sacred practice of Read More
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