On Monday, 30 October 2023, the Western Cape Government signed a Letter of Intent with Hisense South Africa for the establishment of a Tevolution Museum in Cape Town. Read More
The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the decision by the Registrar to include ‘Karoo Lamb / Karoo Lam’ as a Geographical Indication (‘GI’) in the South African register established under the Regulations for the... Read More
The 2023 matric exams begin tomorrow, which will be the culmination of the hard work our matrics and their teachers have put in to prepare for the exams. To our matric #ClassOf2023, We wish you the very best for the matric exams! Read More
Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais has congratulated the Springboks on their spectacular single point victory over New Zealand in the final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Read More
Following the conviction and sentencing of four suspects for the 2019 brutal murder of farmer Tool Wessels and the attempted murder of his wife on their farm in Bonnievale, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer said, “This guilty ... Read More
Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais has extended her best wishes to the Springbok rugby team ahead of the World Cup final against New Zealand. Read More
Operational successes for Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units Read More
Media Release: Power to the people: virtual electricity wheeling to further open up South Africa’s energy market Read More
Strengthening community relationships is key to improving mental health and wellbeing for residents Read More
Public-Private Partnership initiative aims to attract investment into education and establish the Western Cape as an innovation powerhouse. Read More
Western Cape Department of Infrastructure and Hope Cape Town’s journey comes full circle with title deed handover and book donation Read More
Media Alert: Premier’s 28th Energy Digicon looks at Eskom’s wheeling framework Electricity wheeling is gradually becoming more integral to South Africa’s efforts to end loadshedding. Read More
Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government provides update on road closures and repairs to road infrastructure damaged in Heritage weekend storms Read More
In an announcement by actor Stephen Fry in Paris, France, this afternoon, Dr Mariëtte Wheeler, a Life Sciences teacher at Protea Heights Academy, was nominated as one of the Top 10 finalists for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize! Read More
Media Release: The Western Cape Government is doing all it can to help young people find jobs Read More
The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers and the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Mireille Wenger launched the Western Cape Govern Read More
This Stroke Awareness Week (25 October – 1 November), we are calling on all the residents of the Western Cape to make healthier choices to reduce their risk of having a stroke. One incredible survivor, Mr Deon Lackay of Pniel, describes recovery... Read More
On Monday 23 October, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will launch the Western Cape Government’s electricity wheeling toolkit for municipalities. Read More
A total of 76 903 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year. Of these, 64 105 are full-time candidates, and 12 798 are part-time candidates. Read More
The provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, hosted her second annual ‘Summer Tourism Readiness Dialogue’ with key stakeholders from across the tourism and hospitality sector in the province. Read More