Between 5 December 2022 – 1 January 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers effected the arrest of 747 individuals for an array of offences. LEAP is an initiative of the Western Cape Government (WCG) and is run in partnership with the... Read More
Children across the Province have started their new school year this week. It is important to ensure that your child stays healthy this year so that they can learn and thrive. Read More
The results of the 2022 National Senior Certificate exams will be announced today and tomorrow. All statements and soundbites will be posted on the WCED’s media group on WhatsApp. To be added to the group, please send your cellphone number to Kerry. Read More
The most effective way for us to reduce the risk of COVID-19 is to be up-to-date with our vaccinations and boosters. What better way to ease into the new year than to be vaxxed and relaxed with the Vaxi Taxi this weekend. Read More
Media release: Premier welcomes calling of President’s Coordinating Council meeting on the energy crisis. Read More
We are delighted that the Western Cape matric Class of 2022 has beaten the odds and increased our provincial matric pass rate to 81.4%, with 49 102 candidates passing their exams – the largest number of successful candidates we’ve ever had! Read More
This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Starling Primary School, to celebrate the start of the 2023 school year and welcome learners back to school in the Western Cape. Read More
The Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units made their presence felt throughout the December holiday period. Between 23 December 2022 – 15 January 2023, these units arrested 55 suspects. Read More
On Wednesday, 18 January 2023, Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, met the Proteas Netball team as they get ready to take part in the Netball Quad Series over the coming weekend. Read More
Media release: Premier writes to President calling for him to work with all of us to address the energy crisis. Read More
On 15 December 2022 I wrote to the national Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu. At the time we had received numerous complaints of Postbank-issued SASSA gold cards not working. Read More
On Wednesday, 18 January 2023, Premier Alan Winde will join Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the WCED’s Superintendent-General, Mr Brent Walters, for a visit to Starling Primary School to celebrate the start of the school year. Read More
We are aware of various representatives of political parties currently undertaking visits to our schools as we start the school year, and planned visits for the first day of school. Read More
Media release: Premier welcomes reduction in road fatalities for the past festive season. Premier Alan Winde welcomes the marked reduction in road fatalities in the Western Cape for the past festive season. Read More
With hotter days expected, the Western Cape Department of Social Development urges residents to be cautious, especially those living in densely populated areas where fires can spread rapidly. Read More
Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger today warmly welcomed preliminary statistics received from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which showed that Cape Town International Airport recorded a spectacular... Read More
Media release: Premier cautiously welcomes partial resumption of Eerste River- Bellville train service. Read More
The Western Cape Education Department is ready for the 2023 school year, with 35 872 teachers and 7 578 public service staff returning to schools today to prepare for the arrival of over 1.2 million learners on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Read More
As of 20 December 2022, 99% of our Grade 1 and 8 learners had been placed at schools for the start of the school year, with 680 learners still requiring placement. Read More
Media release: Premier Winde disappointed at Eskom tariff hike. Read More