News and Speeches
WC Agriculture and CASE IH sign agreement to boost Research, Precision Farming
18 September 2024The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreem Read More
Annual Thusong Outreach Event held in Saron, Celebrating 30 Years of Democracy
18 September 2024Today, the Department of Local Government, in partnership with the Government communication and Information System (GCIS) Cape Winelands District Municipality and Drakenstein Local Municipality, proudly launched its two-day Annual Thusong Outreach... Read More
World Bank Education Sector Analysis report released today
17 September 2024The report on the World Bank’s Education Sector Analysis (ESA) undertaken at the request of the Western Cape has been released today, 17 September 2024. Read More
Double-up deployment of LEAP officers
17 September 2024Joint media release by the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town. Read More
Minister of Mobility and PRASA opens door to transport collaboration
17 September 2024On Monday, 16 September 2024, the Western Cape Mobility Minister, Isaac Sileku, had his first official meeting with the Group Chief Executive Officer of PRASA, Hishaam Emeran. Read More
Heinz Park GBV ambassadors ready to be positive change agents
17 September 2024On 17 September 2024, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) launched a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Ambassador programme and Victim Empowerment Forum in Heinz Park. Read More
Critical learner support programmes under threat due to unfunded wage agreement
16 September 2024The national government’s decision to not fully fund the 2023 multi-year public sector wage agreement has put critical learner support programmes at risk across the country. Read More
Entries open for the Western Cape Big Walk
16 September 2024On Sunday, 6 October 2024, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in partnership with the City of Cape Town and Western Province Athletics, will be hosting the annual Western Cape Big Walk. Read More
Minister Sileku attends memorial service for Van Rhyn’s Pass bush crash victims
16 September 2024On Friday, 13 September 2024, the Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, attended the memorial service for the eleven people who died in the bus on Van Rhyn's Pass, two weeks ago. Read More
Minister Simmers hands over title deeds in Vredendal, Matzikama Municipality
15 September 2024Yesterday, 14 September 2024, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, handed over title deeds to 334 beneficiaries of the Vredendal North Phase 5 housing development Read More
The Western Cape will not support the signing of the BELA Bill
13 September 2024The Western Cape Government will not support or attend the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill today. Read More
Heinz Park GBV Ambassador Programme launch
13 September 2024The media are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) Forum and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Ambassadors programme in Heinz Park. Read More
World-class Lavender Hill Shared Facility boosts sport and recreation
13 September 2024This week, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport and the Western Cape Education Department hosted a celebration of the Lavender Hill Shared Facility, bringing together local learners, school principals, seniors fitness groups,... Read More
We can only make our communities safer if we work together
12 September 2024On Tuesday, 10 September 2024, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, held a meeting in Parow, Cape Town with ward councillors from Subcouncil 4 - which includes Parow, Goodwood, Ravensme Read More
Project update on Clarence Drive and Palmiet River bridge
12 September 2024The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) is hard at work reinstating and rehabilitating parts of the R44, Clarence Drive, after heavy rainfall in the Overberg municipal area in September 2023 caused excessive da Read More
MEC Londt meets with SASSA Western Cape
11 September 2024We are continuing to foster a positive working relationship with the provincial management of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the interests of our residents in the Western Cape. Read More
Deaf Awareness Month: Seek urgent care if you have hearing problems
11 September 2024September is National Deaf Awareness Month aimed at increasing awareness of the deaf and hard-of-hearing population. Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) appeals to residents to seek medical care if they have problems with their hearing, or their child is... Read More
New Hanover Park Community Health Centre in the works
11 September 2024On 5th September, Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger met with City of Cape Town Subcouncil Chairperson Councillor Antonio van der Rheede and Hanover Park community structures, including the Hanover Park Clinic Committee to... Read More
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