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WC to host World Heritage Site celebration for Cradle of Human Culture
2 August 2024On Sunday, 4 August 2024, Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, will host an activation ceremony to celebrate the successful inscription as a World Heritage Site of two rock shelters in the... Read More
Don’t wait! Grade R and transfer applications for 2025 open today!
1 August 2024Parents who wish to apply for Grade R or a school transfer for the 2025 school year can do so from today, 1 August 2024. The on-time application window closes on 16 August 2024. Grade R applications Read More
Handover of 184 title deeds to beneficiaries in Malmesbury
1 August 2024Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers will hand over 184 title deeds to beneficiaries in Malmesbury Read More
Executive Summary of the Premier’s Opening Address 2024
31 July 2024Today, 31 July 2024, Premier Alan Winde delivered his opening address to mark the first sitting of the 7th Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Below is a summary of the Premier’s address: Protecting and upholding our democracy Read More
Community Work Programme (CWP) Local Reference Committee (LRC) workshop in Oudts
30 July 2024On 30 July 2024, the Department of Local Government hosted a CWP Local Reference Committee workshop at the Bhongolwethu Thusong Centre in Oudtshoorn. Read More
Premier to deliver his address at the official opening of WCPP
29 July 2024Media Alert: Premier to deliver his address at the official opening of the first session of 7th Administration of Western Cape Provincial Parliament Read More
WC Government labels Public Procurement Act a “handbrake” on service delivery
29 July 2024Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidre Baartman, have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa raising serious concerns over the constitutionality of the Public Procurement Act. Read More
Taking human trafficking awareness to the streets
29 July 2024The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD), together with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), and the non-profit organization (NPO), A21, conducted a joint Trafficking in Persons Awareness Day event on 29 July 2024 at the... Read More
Minister Mackenzie's arrival following inscription of World Heritage Site
29 July 2024Minister Mackenzie's arrival following successful inscription of World Heritage Site Read More
First Thursdays is back!
29 July 2024The Premier and the Mayor are calling all residents – First Thursdays is back! Read More
WCDoA welcomes the DMA declaration to curb the spread of FMD to the Province
27 July 2024Earlier today, John Steenhuisen, the National Minister of Agriculture, published measures in the State Gazette No 50977 to prevent the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease virus through the movement of cattle, sheep, goats, and products derived from... Read More
Invitation to Human Trafficking Awareness event
26 July 2024Human trafficking is a prevalent crime that affects millions of people worldwide, including vulnerable people who are often trafficked through transportation hubs. Read More
Update on MR310 (R303) and other routes to Citrusdal
26 July 2024Citrusdal has experienced significant challenges to road access following multiple severe weather events which flooded routes to the town. A section of the link to the N7 completely washed away. Access route status Read More
Minister Anton Bredell visits Goedverwacht to monitor restoration efforts
26 July 2024Recent heavy seasonal winter rains from 10 July 2024 to 17 July 2024 have caused significant disruptions to water supplies across various communities in the Western Cape Province. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Goedverwacht Local Community near... Read More
Media release: UNESCO proclaims new World Heritage Site in WC and KZN
26 July 2024On Friday, 26 July 2024, the 46th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee proclaimed World Heritage status for three sites in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, as part of the South African nomination, ‘The Emergence of Modern Human... Read More
Address by MEC Mackenzie at the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee
26 July 2024Inscription of the Emergence Of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites Of South Africa New Delhi, India Friday, 26 July 2024 Read More
Heavy congestion on the N1 inbound after two weeks of rain
25 July 2024The Western Cape Government’s Department of Infrastructure has had to close certain lanes of the N1 inbound near Sable Road for safety reasons, as well as along the Sable Road Service Corridor at the second Century City ac Read More
Innovative new Swims App a “Game-Changer” for social workers
25 July 2024On 25 July 2024, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Social Development Jaco Londt launched the Social Work Integrated Management System (SWIMS) Application in Langa, Cape Town. Read More
Construction of Malmesbury Bypass link road is well under way
24 July 2024The construction of a 6.7km greenfield road link between the Hopefield Interchange on the N7 highway and the intersection of the R45, in the direction of Wellington, and the R46 towards Riebeek Kasteel near Malmesbury is progressing well. Read More
Don’t wait! Grade R and transfer applications for 2025 open soon!
23 July 2024Parents who wish to apply for Grade R or a school transfer for the 2025 school year can do so from 1 August 2024. Grade R applications Read More
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