The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is deeply concerned that one person has hit by a car and killed during violent protest action yesterday, and that four police officers have been injured. Read More
For Robyne Smith, a 31-year-old woman from Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, the School Safety Ambassador Programme was a lifechanging experience. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela handed 20 bicycles over to the Open Streets organisation yesterday. Read More
Children get to know the rules of the road From now on, Paternoster’s children are expected to be much safer in traffic, thanks to the establishment of a Junior Traffic Training Centre (JTTC) established at Hoopsig. Read More
On Tuesday, 23 March the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a smaller version of its Annual Sport Awards. Read More
The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns the spate of violent protest action which affected both directions of the N2 highway, Mew Way, Baden Powell, R300 and Hindle Road starting in the early hours of yesterday morning. Read More
The Department of Local Government in the Western Cape has set aside an amount of R8.6 million towards strengthening an internal forensic investigation unit. Read More
This World TB Day, the Western Cape Government has joined hands with our partners in civil society and the private sector to develop an urgent, targeted and data-driven response to TB. Read More
Stigma and shame attached to Tuberculosis (TB) undermines efforts to fight the communicable disease, and nurses have called on the public to help them raise awareness. Read More
On 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
Every 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, REQUESTS DIDIZA TO PROVIDE FULL LIST OF STATE-OWNED FARMS IN THE WESTERN CAPE Read More
The case in the consideration of the common law right of counter-spoliation by landowners as a legitimate means to repel land invasions, launched as part B of an application by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Economic... Read More
Today, 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
MEDIA RELEASE: WCDOA AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) UPDATE Date: 23 March 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read More
Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela will hand over bicycles to the Open Streets organisation on Wednesday 24 March 2021. Read More
The Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has welcomed the decision by the Western Cape High Court in a matter relating to the Kannaland municipality. Read More
“This Human Rights Day, the Western Cape Government commits to a recovery that delivers jobs, safety, dignity and ultimately, hope” Read More
We 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