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Western Cape Provincial Treasury receives continental recognition for eProcurement system
The Western Cape Provincial Treasury has been recognised for its leadership in public sector procurement innovation, receiving the AfCFTA...
Western Cape Government secures fourth consecutive sweep of 100% unqualified audits for all departments and entities
The Western Cape Government has secured a fourth consecutive sweep of 100% unqualified audit opinions across all provincial departments and...
Western Cape Government welcomes Constitutional Court ruling declaring Public Procurement Act unconstitutional and invalid
The Western Cape Government (WCG) welcomes the ruling handed down by the Constitutional Court today declaring the Public Procurement Act...
Women-owned businesses secure more than a third of Western Cape Government procurement spend for a second consecutive year
Women-owned businesses received 34.69% of the Western Cape Government’s total procurement spend for the 2025/26 financial year, marking the...
Western Cape to upskill 200 officials through new Supply Chain Practitioner Learnership
This week the Western Cape Provincial Treasury launched the Supply Chain Practitioner Learnership Programme to strengthen procurement...
Minister Baartman congratulates winners at 2026 Western Cape Smart Procurement Conference Awards
Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, has congratulated the winners recognised at the 13th Smart Procurement Conference awards...
Western Cape maintains strong 2024/25 municipal audit performance
The Western Cape Government (WCG) welcomes the 2024/25 municipal audit outcomes confirming that 25 of the province’s 30 municipalities...
Financial Recovery Plans show varied progress across Beaufort West, Kannaland and Theewaterskloof
The Western Cape Cabinet adopted the latest quarterly progress reports on the implementation of Financial Recovery Plans (FRPs) in Beaufort...
How budget and funding priorities enable economic empowerment, safety and dignity
Honourable Speaker, After thirty-two years of democracy, the central question before us is no longer whether freedom was promised. It was...
Minister Bredell and Minister Baartman applaud RMB’s launch of Africa’s first Nature-Linked Outcomes-Based Bond
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, alongside Deidre Baartman...
Western Cape Budget 2026: Delivering Growth with Discipline and Care
Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, today tabled the Western Cape 2026/27 Budget in the Provincial Parliament. The theme...
Building on the Basics for Growth
Speech by Deidré Baartman Western Cape Minister of Finance 2025/26 Municipal Economic Review and Outlook Western Cape Provincial Parliament...
Minister Baartman delivers keynote at SiGMA Africa Summit 2026
Speech by Deidré Baartman Western Cape Minister of Finance 2026 SIGMA Africa Summit Cape Town 4 March 2026 Leaders and innovators in the...
#BudgetWithDeidre: Residents invited to share their tips for the 2026 Western Cape Budget
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, will table the province’s 2026 Budget in the Western Cape...
Western Cape municipalities generated R97 billion in operating revenue in 2024/25
Western Cape municipalities generated R97 billion in operating revenue in 2024/25 and delivered a collective operating surplus of R3.9...