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Budget VOTE 7 Social Development speech 2021/2022

30 March 2021

It is important that we recognize the impact of Covid 19 on our country and Province. The first and second wave required that we dig deep as a Province to combat the consequences of Covid 19 in the Social Sector. Read More

Appropriation Bill 2021: Dept. of Economic Development and Tourism (Vote 12)

30 March 2021

Two weeks ago, we tabled “A Budget for Hope”, which is a budget that provides hope because it supports job creation, because it builds safer communities and because it delivers well-being in the Western Cape.  Read More

Appropriation Bill 2021: Provincial Treasury (Vote 3)

30 March 2021

Two weeks ago, we tabled “A Budget for Hope”, which is a budget that provides hope because it supports job creation, because it builds safer communities and because it delivers well-being in the Western Cape.   Read More

Department of Community Safety budget vote speech for 2021/22

30 March 2021

“We will do whatever it takes to make the province safer for all” Honourable Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Honourable Premier and Cabinet Colleagues, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, Read More

Human Settlements Appropriation Budget Vote 8 Speech

30 March 2021

Appropriation Budget Vote 8 – Cape Town 30 March 2021 Venue: Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) Honourable Speaker Honourable Premier Honourable Cabinet Colleagues Honourable Members and Read More

e-Booklets to fast track climate change resilience in agriculture

30 March 2021

Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, launched the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA’s) e-booklets on climate change entitled “The Mercury Rises”. Read More

SASSA UPDATE: More than 12 000 unaccounted Temporary Disability Grant clients

30 March 2021

On Monday 29 March 2021, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, met with SASSA regarding the nearly 53 000 Temporary Disability Grants (TDGs) and Care Dependency Grants that were suspended by the national agency, across... Read More

Provincial Traffic Services traffic operations: 22 - 28 March 2021

30 March 2021

Results of Provincial Traffic Services traffic operations: 22 - 28 March 2021 Read More

Minister Marais' 2021/22 Financial Year Budget Speech

30 March 2021

Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais 2021/22 Financial Year Budget Speech  30 March 2021 Read More

Dam levels

30 March 2021

The Departments of Local Government and Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape continue to take proactive steps to ensure greater water security for the Western Cape. Read More

“We will do whatever it takes to make the province safer for all”

30 March 2021

Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, presented the Department of Community Safety’s budget for the 2021/22 financial year. In Minister Fritz’s speech, he highlighted that the Western Cape Government “will do whatever it takes to... Read More

Travel safe and support businesses over the Easter weekend

30 March 2021

The tourism and hospitality industry has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and so we encourage those who can afford to do so, to head out over the long weekend and safely support businesses, especially small businesses in the Western Cape.    Read More

Minister Madikizela to launch Easter Road Safety Plan

30 March 2021

As part of Western Cape Government’s COVID-19 awareness and road safety enforcement campaign, the Western Cape Transport and Public Works Minister, Bonginkosi Madikizela, will tomorrow, Wednesday 31 March 2021, launch the provincial road safety plan... Read More

R80 million funding to help address Tuberculosis over three years

30 March 2021

The Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, and its partners are proud to announce that they have secured R80 million in funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to drive the Tuberculosis (TB) response over the next three years. Read More

Western Cape cabinet gives conditional go ahead for initiation practice

29 March 2021

The Cabinet of the Western Cape has in its meeting on the 24th March 2021 taken a decision to lift the suspension on initiation practice in the Western Cape as from 1 June 2021, subject to the following: The status of the COVID-19 pandemic and  Read More

Minister Fernandez launches new GBV shelter

29 March 2021

On Friday, 26 March 2021, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, launched the newly established Marigold Safehouse in the Central Karoo. Read More

Vote 10 Budget Vote Speech

29 March 2021

Speech by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works 29 March 2021 The following speech was tabled by Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela on the occasion of Vote 10,  in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament today. Read More

Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping

29 March 2021

Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping of Bellville businessman Read More

Statement on health budget vote by Dr Nomafrench Mbombo

29 March 2021

Today Minister Dr Nomafrench Mbombo delivered her budget vote speech in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The following statement sets out a summary of her address. Introduction: Read More

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