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Premier’s 23rd Energy Digicon visits Cape Town’s “battery” against energy crisis

2 September 2023

Media Release: Premier’s 23rd Energy Digicon visits Cape Town’s “battery” that protects residents against worsening power cuts Read More

Premier disappointed looming fiscal crisis has not been placed on PCC agenda

1 September 2023

Media Release: Premier Winde disappointed looming fiscal crisis has not been placed on agenda of PCC Read More

Media alert: National Teaching Awards – Western Cape Provincial Awards Ceremony

1 September 2023

This evening, 1 September 2023, the Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the Head: Education, Brent Walters, will announce the provincial winners of the 2023 National Teaching Awards. Read More

Women’s empowerment at the heart of Atlantis celebration

1 September 2023

On 1 September, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, joined a group of women in Atlantis for a Women’s Month celebration. Read More

Congratulations to the 2023 Western Cape Provincial Teaching Award winners!

1 September 2023

This evening, I had the great pleasure of hosting the Western Cape Provincial Teaching Awards for 2023, now in their 23rd year. Read More

Health care FOR YOU in YOUR mother tongue!

31 August 2023

Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness leads the way in providing health care in your mother tongue language, including sign language. Read More

Invitation to DSD Women's Month celebration

31 August 2023

Members of the media are invited to attend the Western Cape Government’s Department of Social Development’s Women’s Month celebration on Friday, 01 September 2023 in Atlantis. Read More

Minibus Taxi Task Team signs agreement to safeguard commuters

31 August 2023

Joint Media Release by Western Cape Government, SANTACO-WC and City of Cape Town Read More

Premier sends condolences to families of Johannesburg fire tragedy victims

31 August 2023

Media Release: Premier Winde sends condolences to families of Johannesburg fire tragedy victims & offers assistance Read More

Good governance & diverse leadership key to Wesgro’s continued strategic growth

31 August 2023

Today, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, welcomed four new Board members to Wesgro, after appointing them in consultation with the Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, in August 2023. Read More

Overstrand, Swartland and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units operations

30 August 2023

The Overstrand and Swartland Rural Safety Units (RSUs), along with their and the Mossel Bay K-9 units are continuing to make inroads into the fight against crime in their respective areas. Read More

Overstrand, Swartland and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units operations

30 August 2023

The Overstrand and Swartland Rural Safety Units (RSUs), along with their and the Mossel Bay K-9 units are continuing to make inroads into the fight against crime in their respective areas. Read More

President must urgently include looming budget cuts on PCC agenda

29 August 2023

Media Release: President Ramaphosa must include looming budget cuts on agenda of President’s Coordinating Council as matter of urgency Read More

Tygerberg Hospital provides maternal and foetal screening, diagnosis and therapy

29 August 2023

Tygerberg Hospital provides maternal and foetal screening, diagnosis and therapy in a friendly and caring setting Read More

WCDoA encourages vigilance in the fight against Avian Influenza

29 August 2023

Western Cape poultry owners are encouraged to please remain vigilant in order to prevent the spread of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI). Read More

Growing tourism and jobs - a whale of a time in Plett to kick off Tourism Month

29 August 2023

To celebrate and highlight the vital role that our tourism and hospitality industries play in the Western Cape, provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, which includes Tourism, Mireille Wenger kicked off her Tourism Month 2023 progr Read More

Infrastructure delivery progressing well in Bitou

29 August 2023

On Monday, 28 August, the Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, alongside the Executive Mayor, Dave Swart, and Ward Councillor, Claude Terblanche, officiated the bricklaying event at the Ebenhaeser... Read More

OP-ED: Latest crime stats calls for more from us

28 August 2023

As Western Cape Minister of Social Development, I deal on a daily basis with issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children. Read More

Premier and Minister of Infrastructure will visit the Ebenhaeser Project site

28 August 2023

On Monday 28 August, Premier Alan Winde and Provincial Minister Tertuis Simmers will visit the Ebenhaeser housing project site. They will be joined by the Executive Mayor of Bitou Municipality Dave Swart and take part in a bricklaying ceremony.   Read More

BFAP 2023 calls for decisive action to forge a sustainable future

25 August 2023

“We should heed the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) call for decisive action to forge a sustainable future,” said Western Cape provincial Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer. Read More

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