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October Transport Month: Good progress on flood damage repairs on five roads in the Garden Route

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Good progress is being made on a Department of Infrastructure (DOI)...

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Summer Initiation Season to start on 1 November 2025

The 2025 Summer Initiation Season will start on 1 November 2025 and run until 31 January 2026, marking the beginning of a significant...

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Preventing violence before it starts: WC brings communities together through Planet Youth

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDGW) this week hosted two regional Planet Youth data-dissemination workshops, in the...

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October Transport Month: Good progress on emergency flood damage repairs on Franschhoek Pass

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Good progress is being made on a supplementary Department of...

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Department of Local Government presents 2025/26 budget priorities to the Provincial Government Medium-Term Expenditure Committee

The Western Cape Department of Local Government today presented its 2025/26 budget priorities to the Provincial Government Medium-Term...

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Heavy vehicle and logistics operators are encouraged to apply for Smart Truck permits

The Western Cape Government has introduced its Performance-Based Standards (PBS) Policy, enabling eligible heavy vehicles to carry higher...

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Western Cape Mobility Minister to lead congestion dialogue and close Mobility Month 2025

The Western Cape Mobility Department will tomorrow, Friday, 31 October 2025, host a Congestion Dialogue and Mobility Month Wrap-Up session...

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Garden Route Municipalities proactively managing water resources ahead of summer season

The Western Cape Department of Local Government, in collaboration with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the South African...

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Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal – Call for nominations

Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal – call for nominations for the chairperson, four (4) ordinary members and two (2) alternate members for...

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Premier celebrates business growth and infrastructure successes in visit to Hessequa Municipality

This week, Premier Alan Winde visited the Southern Cape, where he assessed progress on some of the Hessequa Municipality’s major...

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Transport Month 2025

The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) commemorates Transport Month in October 2025. DOI will use this opportunity to highlight its...

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October Transport Month: Periodic maintenance of roads near Wellington and Malmesbury complete

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Yet another periodic maintenance project by the Western Cape...

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