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Western Cape leads in job creation and labour market strength

Media Release by Western Cape Government Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer The Western Cape has once...

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Western Cape leads in job creation and labour market strength

The Western Cape has once again demonstrated its economic resilience, recording a net gain of 69 000 jobs year-on-year in the second quarter...

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Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy.

Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy", says Minister Ivan Meyer at West Coast Export...

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Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy

Media Release by Western Cape Government Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer The Western Cape...

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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development, and Tourism opens Africa Food Show 2025 with vision for growth and food security

Yesterday, 10 June 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, officially opened the...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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WCG partners with private sector for ‘Day of 1 000 Opportunities’ for youth

Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, attended a ‘Day of 1 000 opportunities’...

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