The tourism sector continues to shine in the Western Cape with tourist arrivals via air to Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) in the first six months of 2023 exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Read More
It is with great sadness that we have been informed of the murder of a 37-year-old LEAP officer who was fatally shot this past Sunday in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain. Read more below: Read More
The single biggest limitation to the efficient functioning of the Port of Cape Town (PoCT) is the status of the Rubber-Tyred Gantries (RTGs), used to load and offload internal and external trucks, and other operating equipment. Read More
It is with great sadness that the Western Cape Government has heard of the death of Dan Sleigh. Read More
Media Release: Premier’s 18th Energy Digicon – becoming smarter with energy use & demand side management Read More
Media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony of 23 Alpha on Saturday, 29 July 2023, at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai. The Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Mr Reagen Allen will deliver the keynote address. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure, in collaboration with the Cape Agulhas Municipality, will host a Housing Demand Database verification outreach. Read More
The Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units arrested twenty-seven individuals for an array of offenses over the past weekend. Of these, seven were apprehended in the Swartland municipal area and twenty in the Overstrand. The Swartland... Read More
The highly anticipated Netball World Cup starts in Cape Town on Friday, 28 July 2023. This tournament will not only be the first to be hosted on African soil, but it will also play an important role in giving the local economy a boost of an... Read More
A typical day for three surgeons at tertiary health care level: teamwork to save, extend, and improve lives Read More
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture‘s Veterinary Services is undertaking a rabies vaccination campaign in the Mossel Bay area from 17 to 27 July 2023. Read More
Media Release: Premier welcomes Electricity Minister’s proposed energy crisis interventions, but calls for more urgency and continued transparency Read More
Due to the increasing number of adult persons living on the street, particularly in the city centre, the Western Cape Government (WCG) identified a need for an additional homeless shelter in Cape Town. Read More
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, asks people to wear blue tomorrow as the provincial government recognise the call from the World Health Organization (WHO) to ‘Go Blue’ for... Read More
A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Read More
The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the largest exchange on the continent, announced a multi-year Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) development programme to s Read More
Young men between the ages of 18–25 years-old only have 7 days left to submit their applications for the new intake at the Chrysalis Academy. I am grateful to those who have already submitted their applications and wish to encourage other young men... Read More
Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government launches bold new economic growth strategy, ‘Growth For Jobs’ Read More
Today Premier Alan Winde, Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, and Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, officially introduced the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) new Growth For Jobs (G4J) stra Read More
The Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has confirmed in a letter to the Western Cape Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Opportunities and Tourism, that his department has missed its own deadline to introduce the Remote Working Visa i Read More