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Schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg education districts will remain close

8 April 2024

Schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg education districts will remain closed on Tuesday, 9 April 2024. Read More

Getting employers on the bus

8 April 2024

Employers urged to join WC jobseeker travel voucher programme   Read More

Premier hosts digicon to update citizens on possible impact of severe weather

7 April 2024

Premier Alan Winde will lead a digicon on Sunday, 7 April to update members of the media and public on the measures the Western Cape Government is putting in place to prepare for the possible impact of the severe weather which is expected to bring... Read More

Premier updates public on measures to mitigate impact of extreme weather

7 April 2024

Joint Media Release: Premier updates public on proactive measures Western Cape Government is taking to mitigate possible impact of severe weather system Read More

Cape Winelands, Overberg and Helderberg schools closed on Monday, 8 April 2024

7 April 2024

Schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg education districts, as well as the Helderberg basin area, will be closed on Monday, 8 April 2024, as a result of the severe storm warnings for these areas. Read More

Disaster Management prepares for storm winds and heavy downpours

6 April 2024

“The Western Cape can expect strong winds and torrential downpours from Saturday evening through to Tuesday,” Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, environmental Affairs and Development Planning said today. Read More

PDMC on full activation as approaching cut-off low weather system is upgraded

6 April 2024

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning said the Provincial Disaster Management Centre is fully activated in anticipation for the cut-off low weather system which is expected to make la Read More

We are doing everything we can to protect our schools from budget cuts

5 April 2024

What is causing panic and confusion is the twisting of facts about the cost containment measures being implemented as a result of massive budget cuts imposed by national government in the Western Cape. Read More

Minister Marais mourns the death of Luke Fleurs

4 April 2024

Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Cape Town born Kaizer Chiefs soccer star Luke Fleurs, who was killed in an alleged highjacking on the West Rand on Wednesday night. Read More

Operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units

4 April 2024

Operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week. The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas, have continue to... Read More

Cape Winelands Career Exhibition

4 April 2024

The Public Service Commission visited Tulbagh and conducted a public meeting.  The Community Development Workers Program was tasked to conduct community survey which was done before the visit of the Public Service Commission and identified... Read More

Premier assesses Western Cape Government energy interventions

4 April 2024

Media Release: Premier assesses Western Cape Government energy interventions Read More

We are doing everything to support our schools following major budget cuts

4 April 2024

In 2023, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) was dealt a devastating blow after the national government announced major budget cuts, which forced us to implement stringent cost containment measures. Read More

Individual Housing Subsidy applications now open

3 April 2024

Applications are now CLOSED. Read More

Record-breaking 200 000 international air arrivals in 2024

3 April 2024

“Tourism in the Western Cape continues to grow and strengthen. Read More

Minister Simmers hands over houses to Stanford beneficiaries

3 April 2024

Transforming Communities: Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers hands over houses to Stanford beneficiaries. Read More

148-bed Mitchells Plain Transitional Care Facility alleviates service pressures

2 April 2024

148-bedded Mitchells Plain Transitional Care Facility is alleviating service pressures on hospital platform Read More

Beneficiaries to receive homes in Stanford

1 April 2024

Stanford housing development beneficiaries to receive their homes from Minister Simmers Read More

Masakh’iSizwe bursary applications open

30 March 2024

Applications for the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure’s Masakh’iSizwe Bursary open on 1 April 2024. Read More

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