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Notice traffic closure of Seven Passes Road from NMU Campus to Whites Road, Wilderness

Residents and Emergency Services will be allowed access from NMU campus (Km5.0) to Idille Guest Farm(Km8.0) and from Whites Road(Km10.5) up...

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Robben Island clean-up success

On Saturday, 21 March 2026, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), joined by partners the Robben Island Museum, Coca-Cola...

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Western Cape Foot-and-Mouth Disease response proceeding well as more vaccine doses arrive

The Western Cape’s coordinated Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) response plan has been further bolstered with the arrival of 8,000 more vaccine...

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Minister Simmers to table R9.85 billion budget to accelerate infrastructure delivery towards our future Western Cape, together

On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, will table the Department’s 2026/27 Budget Vote at...

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Western Cape fuel supply update

The Western Cape Government recognises the very real concerns raised about the impact of the Middle East conflict on fuel supply in the...

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Paarl Hospital fire: R67 million investment secures recovery and future resilience

The Western Cape Government has allocated R67 million to rebuild and strengthen Paarl Hospital following a recent fire, with the funding...

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Premier Winde, Minister Simmers and Mayor Hill-Lewis unveil third major inner-city housing development in Cape Town

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Today, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of...

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Do you speak Maths? Winners of school library competition announced

16 March 2026 – Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape This morning I visited Watsonia Primary School in...

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Outcomes of Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting held on 11 March 2026

On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, Premier Alan Winde chaired a meeting of the Western Cape Government Cabinet. Cabinet received a briefing from...

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Minister Simmers celebrates 20-year anniversary of Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme with new bursars

Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers On Saturday, 14 March 2026, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure...

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When every second counts: New emergency care professionals graduate in the Western Cape

More than 50 new emergency care professionals and rescue technicians graduated today from the Western Cape Government’s College of Emergency...

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When every second counts: New emergency care professionals graduate in the Western Cape

More than 50 new emergency care professionals and rescue technicians graduated today from the Western Cape Government’s College of Emergency...

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