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Premier welcomes agreement to save jobs at Langeberg and Ashton Food cannery

Premier Alan Winde welcomes the agreement that will save the jobs of thousands of employees at the Langeberg and Ashton Food (LAF) cannery...

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Celebrating International Museum Day

Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, joins the global community in celebrating International Museum Day...

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Minister Simmers opens rehabilitated Divisional Road 1688 (the old ‘Sementpad’) between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, today...

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Premier chairs special Premier’s Coordinating Forum to provide clarity on Western Cape budget process

Premier Alan Winde chaired a special Premier’s Coordinating Forum (PCF) on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, to provide clarity to the province’s...

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The Western Cape Government mourns the loss of Cornal Hendricks

The Western Cape Government mourns the sudden passing of Cornal Hendricks, former Springbok and Bulls rugby player, who died on 14 May 2025...

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Premier Winde and Minister Simmers officially open Robinson Pass, Garden Route

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers On 15 May 2025, during the Western Cape Premier’s Cycle Tour in...

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Western Cape Government launches Constitutional Court challenge on Public Procurement Act

The Western Cape Government (WCG) has launched an application in the Constitutional Court seeking an order declaring the Public Procurement...

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Good progress being made on Maalgate Bridge Project, George

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers Good progress is being made on the Maalgate Bridge Project outside...

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Don’t wait! Late online applications for Grade R, 1 and 8 close on 16 May 2025

14 May 2025 – Statement by Statement by Bronagh Hammond, Director: Communication, Western Cape Education Department The on-time admissions...

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Western Cape’s unemployment rate remains stable for another quarter, still the lowest in South Africa

The Western Cape Government is encouraged by the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data, which shows that the province still has...

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