Skip to main content
Menu
Log in
Home
Services
News and Media
Contact us
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
Search
Search
Home
Services
Documents
News and Media
Our Programmes
About Us
Contact Us
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
Business support
Shaping a Greener Future: How Collaborative Efforts Overcame Red Tape to Light Up Darling Green Estate's 6MW Solar Success
With the country experiencing ongoing power outages for years, the Western Cape Government (WCG) has worked swiftly to implement innovative...
Read more
Tourism
The Western Cape is ready for a bumper summer tourism season
According to Dr Ivan Meyer, provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, the Western Cape is set for another bumper...
Read more
Business support
12 400 young people secure permanent jobs through WCG’s skills programmes
Since 2020, the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Experiential Learning programme has helped approximately 12 420 young, unemployed South...
Read more
Economy and financial matters
Western Cape maintains lowest unemployment rate in SA
Joint Media Release: Western Cape maintains the lowest unemployment rate in SA, with 82,000 more people employed year-on-year. According to...
Read more
Economy and financial matters
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...
Read more
Tourism
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...
Read more
Economy and financial matters
Private sector participation urgently needed at Port of Cape for economic growth
“We are heading into an export crisis in the Western Cape at the end of the year. With the good rains we have experienced, our agricultural...
Read more
Tourism
More than 6.8 million passengers through Cape Town International between Jan-Sep
Between January and September of 2023, more than 6.8 million two-way international and domestic passengers passed through our award-winning...
Read more
Built environment
More building plans passed and completed in the WC in 2022 than any other province
In 2022, between January and December, the Western Cape passed building plans worth R 37.0 billion, more than any other province in South...
Read more
Tourism
Western Cape prepares for record-breaking summer tourism season
The provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, hosted her second annual ‘Summer Tourism Readiness Dialogue’...
Read more
Pagination
Page 1
Next page
››
Subscribe to Department of Economic Development and Tourism