News and Speeches for Provincial Cabinet
Minister Fernandez welcomes release of World Drug Report 2020
25 June 2020The provincial Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez notes the findings in the World Drug Report released in Vienna, Austria today, and urges all those who need help with substance abuse to reach out to the Department. Read More
Supporting the Long Street Kiosks during the Covid-19 crisis
24 June 2020Businesses in the Western Cape have been hard hit during the Covid-19 crisis, and so we are doing everything we can to support them, especially entrepreneurs of small to medium enterprises and those in the informal sector. Read More
Broken promises leave provinces short-changed in the fight against Covid-19
24 June 2020We are on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19, including funding and providing temporary hospital facilities, quarantine and isolation facilities, humanitarian relief, and ensuring that schools can op Read More
Special Adjustment Budget: Time to deliver on promises made
23 June 2020Tomorrow (24 June 2020), the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will table a special adjustment budget in Parliament, which we hope will provide the clarity on the scale of national government’s financial support for the fight against Covid-19 in... Read More
MEC Fernandez welcomes ECD preopening assessments
23 June 2020The provincial Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez has welcomed the developments in the ECD and Partial Care sector, including the preopening self-assessment, but has called on the national department to commit to timeframes for the... Read More
Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services make R5.5 million abalone arrest
23 June 2020Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services arrested two men and confiscated abalone worth R5 682 000 at a strategically located roadblock over the weekend. Read More
Youth empowered by WCG YearBeyond programme
22 June 2020As we nationally commemorate youth this month, the Western Cape Government has developed an innovative Youth Service Programme, YearBeyond, which provides youth between the ages of 18 and 25 an opportunity to gain meaningful work experience, build... Read More
No taxi fare increases in the Western Cape
22 June 2020Media Release by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works This morning in Khayelitsha I met with the representatives of the Western Cape South SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) regarding the proposed taxi fare... Read More
Red Dot transports 12 000 healthcare workers
21 June 2020Media Release by Bonginkosi Madikizela Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Alert Level 3 lite: Further clarity needed on tourism & intra-provincial travel
18 June 2020We welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa last night of the further relaxation of restrictions on certain sectors of the economy such as personal care services, restaurants, accommodation, business conferences and meetings, and... Read More
11 000 Covid-19 safety kits to be rolled out to Western Cape businesses
17 June 2020Today (17 June 2020), I visited Calypso Square in Mitchells Plain and handed out the first of the 11 000 Covid-19 Business Safety Kits that will be distributed to businesses across the Western Cape to support them to implement the necessary health... Read More
Minister Marias announces #Slam4urlife winners on Youth Day
17 June 2020The Slam4urLife competition, coordinated by the Western Cape Government Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in partnership with Community Chest, FunDza Literacy Trust, Assitej South Africa and Harambee concluded yesterday, June 16 Youth Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the untimely loss of the Kirvan Fortuin
15 June 2020It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of the dancer and choreographer, Kirvan Fortuin. Read More
Minister Marais mourns the loss of literary giant Elsa Joubert
15 June 2020The Western Cape and South Africa have lost another big voice in the literary world with the passing of writer Elsa Joubert. Her death follows shortly after that of Jeanne Goosen. In the space of a week, we have lost two groundbreaking female... Read More
Chrysalis graduates to spread awareness of COVID-19 in Khayelitsha
14 June 2020Tomorrow, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will provide a briefing on the training programme for Chrysalis graduates, marking the launch of the targeted COVID-19 hotspot programme and their deployment as of Monday 15 June in... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes briefing of NHWs in Khayelitsha
13 June 2020Today, the Department of Community Safety held a briefing session for Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) members in Khayelitsha. The purpose of the session was to provide a briefing to the volunteers on the targeted COVID-19 hotspot area programme and to... Read More
Tourism for leisure should be allowed under Alert Level 3
12 June 2020With severe restrictions on international and local travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that the tourism sector has been hard-hit during this crisis, and will require a great deal of support to ensure its survival. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes arrests of 5 in suspected LGBTQI murder
12 June 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the five arrests made by SAPS of suspects for the murder of 16-year-old Liyabona Mabishi, who was stabbed 13 times in Nkanini, Khayelitsha, on 21 March, Human Rights Day. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes findings of WCPO investigation into train arson
11 June 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the findings by the Western Cape Police Ombudsman (WCPO), Mr JJ Brand, following his investigation into the constitutional duties of SAPS and the allegation that SAPS is unable to prevent... Read More
Cape Town International Airport open for business travel
10 June 2020Today (10 June 2020), Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier and City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, Alderman James Vos, visited Cape Town International Airport (CTIA)... Read More
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