News and Speeches Archive
Overstrand and Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units arrest 27 individuals
27 July 2023The Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units arrested twenty-seven individuals for an array of offenses over the past weekend. Of these, seven were apprehended in the Swartland municipal area and twenty in the Overstrand. The Swartland... Read More
Support the Netball World Cup at public viewing centres across the province
27 July 2023The highly anticipated Netball World Cup starts in Cape Town on Friday, 28 July 2023. This tournament will not only be the first to be hosted on African soil, but it will also play an important role in giving the local economy a boost of an... Read More
A typical day for three surgeons at tertiary health care level
27 July 2023A typical day for three surgeons at tertiary health care level: teamwork to save, extend, and improve lives Read More
Western Cape Holds Rabies Vaccination Campaign In Mossel Bay
26 July 2023The Western Cape Department of Agriculture‘s Veterinary Services is undertaking a rabies vaccination campaign in the Mossel Bay area from 17 to 27 July 2023. Read More
Premier cautiously welcomes Electricity Minister’s energy crisis interventions
26 July 2023Media Release: Premier welcomes Electricity Minister’s proposed energy crisis interventions, but calls for more urgency and continued transparency Read More
Update: Proposed Hope Exchange Shelter Development
26 July 2023Due to the increasing number of adult persons living on the street, particularly in the city centre, the Western Cape Government (WCG) identified a need for an additional homeless shelter in Cape Town. Read More
Western Cape Government recognises World Drowning Prevention Day
25 July 2023Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, asks people to wear blue tomorrow as the provincial government recognise the call from the World Health Organization (WHO) to ‘Go Blue’ for... Read More
#BackOnTrack: Over 23 000 learners attend holiday classes
25 July 2023A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Read More
WCG and JSE announce multi-year SME accelerator programme
25 July 2023The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the largest exchange on the continent, announced a multi-year Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) development programme to s Read More
Seven days left for young men to apply to get into Chrysalis
24 July 2023Young men between the ages of 18–25 years-old only have 7 days left to submit their applications for the new intake at the Chrysalis Academy. I am grateful to those who have already submitted their applications and wish to encourage other young men... Read More
Western Cape Government launches new economic growth strategy, ‘Growth For Jobs'
24 July 2023Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government launches bold new economic growth strategy, ‘Growth For Jobs’ Read More
WCG launches bold new economic growth strategy, ‘Growth For Jobs'
24 July 2023Today Premier Alan Winde, Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, and Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, officially introduced the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) new Growth For Jobs (G4J) stra Read More
527 days and still no Remote Working Visa
21 July 2023The Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has confirmed in a letter to the Western Cape Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Opportunities and Tourism, that his department has missed its own deadline to introduce the Remote Working Visa i Read More
Visit reaffirms investment in infrastructure is catalyst in economic development
20 July 2023The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and the executive management of the Department visited the West Coast district concluding the first leg of the Ministerial District Municipality Outreach Program. Read More
Report finds that Western Cape EATI graduates are more likely to be employed
20 July 2023A recent employability evaluation of graduates of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Elsenburg Agriculture Training Institute (EATI) has found that 68.1% of its youth graduates (18-35) were more likely to be employed. Read More
Craniofacial surgery at Tygerberg Hospital improves patients' lifelong outcomes
20 July 2023Craniofacial surgery at Tygerberg Hospital improves lifelong outcomes for patients Read More
Minister Anroux Marais: The time to support women’s sport is now
20 July 2023Statement by Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais Read More
WC Department of Health is protecting health services amid energy crisis
20 July 2023Media Release: Premier’s 17th Energy Digicon looks at how Western Cape Department of Health is protecting health services amid mass blackouts Read More
Private sector participation at the Port of Durban welcomed – next up Cape Town
20 July 2023I welcome the news that Transnet has confirmed a private sector partner to develop and upgrade Pier 2 of the Durban Container Terminal. Read More
K-9 and Rural Safety Units getting their claws into criminals
19 July 2023Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units getting their claws into criminals Read More
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