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Western Cape leads with biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year

Joint Media Release: Western Cape leads with the biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year According to the Quarterly Labour Force...

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Western Cape hotel occupancy up and outshines South African averages over December

Hotel occupancy in the Western Cape in December 2023 stood at 73.4%, up from 71.6% in December 2022, compared to 62.4% for South Africa in...

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Two-way passengers through the CTIA international terminal increase by 64%

Two-way passengers through the Cape Town International Airport’s (CTIA) international terminal remained strong between January and August...

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Cape Storm: Preliminary findings of storm impact on tourism industry

Following the extreme weather over the Heritage weekend, the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is hard at work to...

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Over a million inbound seats expected as WCG marks World Tourism Day in Langa

To mark World Tourism Day, Mireille Wenger, the provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities which includes Tourism, lauded the...

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WC grows air access to 10 new African cities since 2015

The Western Cape Government (WCG) is determined to further unlock and enable the enormous potential of the tourism and hospitality sector in...

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Call to Action! Have your say on critical skills shortages to boost business

The Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Labour Market Intelligence unit has recently released a survey to identify...

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Ripping off red tape is key to growing private sector investment in WC

Regulatory ‘red tape’ is a known hindrance to business establishment and expansion, no matter the sector. Launched in 2011, the Department...

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Latest tourism figures show 69% increase in international passengers

International two-way passengers through Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) between January and July 2023 reached 1.6 million, growing...

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Good governance and diverse leadership key to Wesgro’s continued strategic growth

Today, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, welcomed four new Board members to Wesgro, after appointing them in...

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