News and Speeches for Provincial Cabinet
Western Cape cabinet gives conditional go ahead for initiation practice
29 March 2021The Cabinet of the Western Cape has in its meeting on the 24th March 2021 taken a decision to lift the suspension on initiation practice in the Western Cape as from 1 June 2021, subject to the following: The status of the COVID-19 pandemic and Read More
Minister Fernandez launches new GBV shelter
29 March 2021On Friday, 26 March 2021, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, launched the newly established Marigold Safehouse in the Central Karoo. Read More
Vote 10 Budget Vote Speech
29 March 2021Speech by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works 29 March 2021 The following speech was tabled by Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela on the occasion of Vote 10, in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament today. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping
29 March 2021Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping of Bellville businessman Read More
Alien Clearing Projects create 1000 jobs per annum
26 March 2021Earlier today, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Western Cape Department of Agriculture's (WCDoA) alien clearing project at Zonquasdrift located downstream of the Berg River in the Drakenstein Municipality, Cape... Read More
Minister Marais visits initiation Covid-19 safety training session
23 March 2021On Saturday, 20 March 2021, Minister Anroux Marais visited the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s Initiation Programme Training Session, as the Western Cape Government proactively prepares for the sacred practice of Read More
Human Rights Day: Promoting the dignity of Intellectually Disabled Persons
23 March 2021Every year, both Human Rights Day and World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on 21 March. Human Rights Day commemorates and honours those who fought for the rights & freedom that all South Africans enjoy today. Read More
Meyer welcomes the report on the investigation into Colenso Farm by Department
23 March 2021MEYER WELCOMES THE REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO COLENSO FARM BY DEPARTMENT, REQUESTS DIDIZA TO PROVIDE FULL LIST OF STATE-OWNED FARMS IN THE WESTERN CAPE Read More
Additional beds spaces for homeless citizens
23 March 2021Today, Tuesday 23 March 2021, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, conducted an oversight visit to the OWL Haven Shelter, a provincial Department of Social Development (DSD) funded shelter for homeless citizens... Read More
Mantashe’s announcement provides certainty, but urgency still needed
19 March 2021We welcome the announcement made by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, last night (18 March 2021) of the preferred bidders for the Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) and the release of Renewable Energy IPP... Read More
Minister Marais to visit initiation training session
19 March 2021As initiation practices in the province was suspended in 2020 to save lives and empower cultural practitioners through COVID-19 training, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted consultation sessions with traditional leaders and... Read More
Minister Marais to end National Library Week in the southern Cape
18 March 2021With National Library Week currently underway, from 15 - 21 March, Minister Anroux Marais will be visiting libraries in the Southern Cape to share the 2021 theme, Libraries Matter. Read More
UPDATE: COVID19 recoveries across old age homes continue to increase
17 March 2021As of 15 March 2021, the number of residents in old age homes, who have recovered from COVID-19 has increased to 2542. Read More
Minister Fritz provides support in obtaining a protection order
17 March 2021Under the leadership of Minister Albert Fritz, the Department of Community Safety is through its Court Watching Brief Unit continuing to provide support in GBV and Domestic Violence matters. Read More
Municipal Energy Resilience Project: Here are the six candidate municipalities
17 March 2021When I delivered my Budget 2021 Address in the Provincial Parliament yesterday (16 March 2021), I announced that we will spend R48.8 million over the medium term and provide a further R20 million in the pr Read More
Minister Fritz appalled by vigilante justice in Delft
16 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, was appalled to see the video footage circulated of two alleged robbers being attacked, one of whom was killed, by residents in Delft on 25 February 2021. Read More
Coronavirus and vaccine rollout update by Acting Premier Bonginkosi Madikizela
16 March 2021As of 1pm on 16 March, the Western Cape has 2531 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 277 710 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 263 542 recoveries. A total of 25 495 out of the 25 960 vaccines received to date as part of the Sisonke trial, had been... Read More
Western Cape Budget 2021 - “A Budget for Hope”
16 March 2021Today we tabled the Western Cape Budget 2021 in the Provincial Parliament. Read More
DSD urges ECDs to verify Employment Stimulus Relief Fund applications
15 March 2021The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is urging all Early Childhood Development programmes and services that applied for the ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund, to verify their details that have been captured on Government’s... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes progress on amendments to the WC Liquor Act
15 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is pleased with the progress being made on the amendments to the Western Cape Liquor Act, through his Department’s Western Cape Legislative Review Task Team. Read More
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