News and Speeches for Western Cape Government
Western Cape learners will not return to school next week
29 April 2020In a presentation to national parliament today, the Department of Basic Education made a presentation with tentative dates for the reopening of schools across the country. These dates were not definite and do not constitute an official announcement... Read More
"One Day" tourism campaign launched to inspire future travellers
28 April 2020Today (28 April 2020), we are excited to announce the launch of the “One Day” campaign to support the tourism industry in the Western Cape during the Coronavirus crisis. Read More
New system to gather public transport user feedback during the lockdown
27 April 2020A key responsibility of the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) during the lockdown is managing public transport operator compliance with national government regulations regarding loading restrictions, Read More
Businesses have made their voices heard on the Covid-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy
27 April 2020In the last 48 hours our teams have worked around the clock to engage with economic stakeholders across the Western Cape to ensure that the many voices of business are heard as part of national government’s consultation on the proposed Covid-19 Risk... Read More
Isolate and #StopTheSpread
27 April 2020In line with international and national advice, the Western Cape Government has embarked on the isolation (of infected people) and quarantine (of their contacts), as a very important step in the process to suppress the spread of COVID-19. Read More
Businesses – have your say on the Covid-19 Risk-Adjusted Strategy
26 April 2020Yesterday (25 April 2020), the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel, released a draft framework setting out the services that will be permitted to operate in key economic sectors under the new risk-adjusted approa Read More
R690 960 allocated to support Chrysalis-JazzArt dancers
26 April 2020Under the leadership of the Provincial Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, the Department of Community Safety has allocated R690 960 towards the appointment of twenty JazzArt dance interns. Read More
Quality Teaching @ home (Part 5)
26 April 2020With schools closing all over the world due to Covid-19, online or distance learning have become the new buzz words in many countries. Read More
Health and Wellness of our employees during COVID-19
26 April 2020Dear Principals and Teachers The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is keenly aware of the anxiety and stress that many of our colleagues are experiencing during this challenging time of lockdown and in the uncertain months to come, both in... Read More
New risk adjusted lockdown welcomed in the Western Cape
24 April 2020We welcome the commitment by President Cyril Ramaphosa to implement a new approach to the lockdown and ease the current restrictions from 1 May 2020 in South Africa. Read More
Greater Kosovo informal settlement support and upgrade programme to commence
24 April 2020I am pleased to inform you that the Greater Kosovo stakeholder engagements, as it pertains to the Rapid Informal Support and Upgrade Programme (RISSUP)/re-blocking, started yesterday. Read More
Western Cape Liquor Authority suspends 10 licenses, investigates 37
24 April 2020To date, the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) have conducted 37 investigations on matters of non-compliance with the National Disaster Regulations whereby liquor traders sold alcohol during the lockdown period. Read More
Minister Fritz calls to allow accredited NHW's to operate in the WC
23 April 2020Minister Fritz calls on Minister Cele to allow accredited Neighbourhood Watches to operate in Western Cape Read More
Celebrate World Book Day by reading a story to your children
23 April 2020Today is World Book Day, first celebrated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1995 to promote reading and publishing Read More
W.C. DSD awaiting further details on President Ramaphosa’s social relief plan
23 April 2020On 21 April 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a social and economic relief plan, which included additional relief for social distress through various mechanisms. Read More
Thanking our health workers during World Immunisation Week
23 April 2020As World Immunisation Week (24 April to 30 April) is commemorated globally, the Western Cape Government Health (WCGH) would like to thank all frontline health workers who work tirelessly to protect people from vaccine preventable diseases. Read More
Deciduous Fruit producers donate 10 000 fruit parcels
23 April 2020Earlier today, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture and the Deciduous Fruit Development Chamber of South Africa (DFDC-SA) handed over 10 000 fruit parcels to the NGO, Gift of the Givers, for further distribution amongst vulnerable communities... Read More
Online safety to feature in Life Orientation curriculum as learners move online
22 April 2020The lockdown period has brought South Africa face to face with the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read More
Western Cape human settlements ensures contractors are paid during lockdown
22 April 2020Although we’re in a lockdown period, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has managed to settle all its payments to contractors and suppliers. As claims were received for work done prior to the lockdown, most payments (90%) were only due... Read More
Repatriation of foreign nationals to their home countries continues
21 April 2020More than 5000 foreign nationals have been repatriated from Cape Town since 3 April 2020. The countries involved include: 1. Germany – 3 596 people 2. United Kingdom – 1 354 people Read More
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