News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
DSD offers services for people living with disabilities amidst COVID-19 pandemic
13 July 2020The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has continued to prioritise delivering services to people living with disabilities, their families and/ or caregivers, and the communities in which they live, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Minister Fritz condemns shooting of 6-year-old Kraaifontein girl
13 July 2020WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY Date: 13 July 2020 Read More
First-hand account of a healthcare worker losing her husband due to COVID-19
12 July 2020– Sister Sarah Willemse, Operational Manager of the Labour Ward at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, shares her inner feelings at losing her husband. Read More
Flip flop by Presidency on accommodation for leisure unacceptable
11 July 2020Last night, (10 July 2020) the Presidency of South Africa confirmed on Twitter that accommodation for leisure is open for travel within provinces under Alert Level 3. Read More
Garden Route health staff member shares his Covid-19 experience
11 July 2020Etienne Engelbrecht (39) works at Kuyasa Clinic and is one of the more than 70 000 people in the Western Cape who contracted COVID-19. Read More
Minister Fritz Launches NHW project to reduce spread of Covid-19
10 July 2020Tomorrow, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will hand over 15 starter kits to Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) structures, signaling the beginning of the NHW Safety Improvement Volunteers Project with Covid-19 relief measures in Khayelitsha. Read More
Minister Simmers receives quarterly Rental Housing Tribunal report
10 July 2020On Wednesday, the Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers and the Head of Department Jacqui Samson met with the Rental Housing Tribunal (RHT) Chairperson Lionel Esterhuizen. Read More
WC DSD prioritises safety of 12 000 essential workers during COVID-19 Lockdown
10 July 2020The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has provided 12 000 essential workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read More
Confirmed! Accommodation for leisure is open for travel within provinces
10 July 2020Note: There is an important update to this statement which you can read here: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/news/flip-flop-presidency-accommodation-leisure-unacceptable Read More
Groote Schuur Hospital sees FIVE patients discharged from ICU on one day
9 July 2020Successful high-flow nasal oxygen treatment at Groote Schuur Hospital sees FIVE patients discharged from ICU on one day Read More
Court interdict group who sought to disrupt Forest Village development
9 July 2020I welcome the Western Cape High Court’s finding today that the Ward 16 Business Forum and 9 other respondents have been interdicted and restrained from continuing their unlawful activities at our Forest Village Housing Development in Eersteriver. Read More
Minister Simmers condemns those denying Joe Slovo residents to move
8 July 2020It is a complete disgrace that yesterday, a small group of unruly Joe Slovo informal settlement community members, in Langa, denied 56 other residents from the same community the opportunity to move to their homes in Forest Village. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes training of LEAP to address liquor complaints
8 July 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the additional training provided to Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) law enforcement officers appointed through the Western Cape Safety Plan, to attend to liquor related complaints. Read More
Minister Madikizela and SANTACO condemn taxi related murders
8 July 2020Media Release by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Read More
Losing a loved one due to Covid-19
8 July 2020Many families across our province have had to face the tragic loss of their loved ones due to Covid-19. During the pandemic, the loss of a loved one is unfortunately complicated by the need to prevent coronavirus from spreading further. Read More
Capitec donates food parcels to MOD coaches and learners across the province
7 July 2020Yesterday, 6 July 2020, Minister Anroux Marais accepted Capitec's generous donation of food parcels to our MOD and Neighbouring Schools Programme coaches a Read More
Victoria Hospital celebrates discharge of longest ventilated Covid-19 patient
7 July 2020The story of Mr. Robson Shaby is one of hope and recovery in a time of overwhelming uncertainty. The 30-year-old Malawian gentleman overcame all odds to beat Covid-19 and became one of the first (and hopefully of many) critically ill recoveries in... Read More
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