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Premier Winde and Minister Simmers launch largest inner-city housing development in Cape Town

Joint Media Release by Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers On Friday, 25 July 2025...

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Planet Youth launch: Helping communities raise healthier, happier teens

Planet Youth is a programme that empowers communities to work together in supporting young people to make positive life choices and build...

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Minister Bredell urges Western Cape residents to safeguard lives this Drowning Prevention Day

As the world marks International Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and...

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Addressing the scourge of pedestrian fatalities in the Western Cape

Pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road users, accounting for the majority of lives lost on Western Cape roads this month. Of the 72...

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Western Cape Government delivers roads and houses in the Overberg

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers On Thursday, 24 July 2025, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure...

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Vote 18: Health Budget Debate

House Chairperson, Honourable Minister and Deputy Minister, Fellow MECs, Honourable Members of the NCOP, Fellow South Africans It was Thomas...

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Premier Winde and Minister Simmers to unveil second major inner-city housing development, Cape Town

On Friday, 25 July 2025, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will unveil the second of three...

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Nearly 22 000 matrics attend #BackOnTrack classes over school holidays

22 July 2025 – Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape A total of 21 700 matric learners attended our...

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Western Cape Mobility Minister marks Mandela Day with hands-on acts of service

To mark Mandela Day, celebrated under the theme "It’s in Your Hands”, Western Cape Mobility Minister, Isaac Sileku, spent the day engaged in...

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Public invited to comment on Kannaland Municipality’s draft Financial Recovery Plan

Today, 21 July 2025, the draft Financial Recovery Plan (FRP) for Kannaland Local Municipality was published. Members of the public are now...

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Western Cape Department of Infrastructure celebrates one year of social investment with donations to three schools

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers Today, 21 July 2025, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis...

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WC Department of Infrastructure celebrates one year of social investment outreaches on Mandela Day

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers On Mandela Day this year, the Western Cape Department of...

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