News and Speeches
Minister Simmers to conduct sod-turning for Qolweni housing project
30 August 2021Today, Monday, 30 August 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will conduct a sod-turning for the Qolweni Phase 3A 169 Housing project in Plettenberg Bay. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes the progress being made in the establishment of ABT
30 August 2021Minister Fritz welcomes the progress being made in the establishment of Area-Based Teams Read More
Qolweni sod-turning is the start of improved living conditions
30 August 2021Today, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers conducted a sod-turning to officially launch the Qolweni 169 Phase 3A Project in the Plettenberg Bay community. Read More
Uniondale learners receive Construction Toolkits as part of Youth Programme
30 August 2021On Sunday, 29 August 2021, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements handed over Construction Toolkits to 8 learners in Uniondale, within the George municipal area. Read More
Final Call for ECD Stimulus Employment Relief Fund Verification
30 August 2021The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) wishes to remind all Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres that applied for the ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund, to verify their details that have been captured on Government’s database... Read More
Uniondale learners to receive construction toolkits as part of Youth Empowerment
29 August 2021On Sunday, 29 August 2021, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements will hand over Construction Toolkits to 8 learners in Uniondale, within the George municipal area. Read More
Minister Fernandez launches two GBV shelters in Garden Route
29 August 2021On Friday, 27 August 2021, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, launched two newly established safe houses: Protea House for Women and Peonies House for Women. Read More
FLISP in Western Cape ensures youth home ownership
27 August 2021There was great joy today, when the Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers handed over 6 Financed Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) homes to beneficiaries who recently acquired their properties in the Conifers/Malibu... Read More
Red Cross associate professor shares her experiences in the emergency room
26 August 2021“It’s always a huge relief in the emergency room when the patients stabilise and we can send them on to the next ward or ICU knowing that they’ve turned the corner and will continue to get better,” confides Associate Professor Heloise Buys, head of... Read More
Minister Simmers to hand over FLISP houses in Conifers, Malibu Village
26 August 2021Tomorrow, 27 August 2021, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will hand over 7 Financed Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) homes to residents who recently acquired their properties in the Conifers/Malibu area. Read More
Empowerment and job opportunities to increase with Airport Precinct development
26 August 2021While visiting the Tambo and Luyolo housing development sites in Gugulethu today, Western Cape Minister of Humans Settlements, Tertuis Simmers said he was pleased to note the local job opportunities that are being created in the Airport Precinct... Read More
Minister Marais declares Blaauwberg Nature Reserve a provincial heritage site
25 August 2021Tuesday, 24 August 2021, Minister Anroux Marais officially unveiled the Provincial Heritage Site plaque at the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve. Read More
Premier welcomes over 63% of 60+ having received at least 1 dose of vaccine
25 August 2021To date, the Western Cape Government, through the Provincial Department of Health, has administered at least 1 dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to over 63% of all residents over 60. Read More
Minister Simmers to visit the Tambo and Luyolo infill sites in Gugulethu
25 August 2021Tomorrow, 26 August 2021, Western Cape Human Settlements Minister Tertuis Simmers will conduct a site visit at the Tambo and Luyolo sites in Gugulethu. Read More
Doctor’s appeal: This virus is vicious, we can’t predict how it will affect you
24 August 2021After a nine-hour shift, Dr Davianne de Bruin is relieved to return home to rest. The young doctor has worked at the Brackengate Hospital of Hope for most of the pandemic and is on the frontline once again amid the third wave. Read More
Pet owners are encouraged to be on the lookout for rabies
24 August 2021Yesterday, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services confirmed that they had received laboratory results confirming rabies in two dogs in Khayelitsha in the City of Cape Town. Investigations are currently underway to determine... Read More
A new day has dawned as over 18-year-olds line up for vaccination
24 August 2021Registration and vaccination for the last age bracket, 18–34-year-olds, opened on Friday which resulted in many eligible people queuing at vaccination sites. The fact that on the first day there were so many persons eager to be vaccinated is a very... Read More
Unemployment stats: Economic recovery depends on successful vaccine rollout
24 August 2021The Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released today (24 August 2021) reveals that at 25.8%, the Western Cape continues to have the lowest official unemployment rate and at 29.1%, the Western Cape continues to have the lowest expanded... Read More
Land invasion attempts across Western Cape steadily declining
24 August 2021Land invasions on state-owned properties over the last three weeks in August 2021 has consistently been below 10 incidents per week. In week one of the month, there were 8 attempts, followed by 9 in week two and another 9 during the third week of... Read More
Western Cape Government opposes Constitution 18th Amendment Bill
24 August 2021Today, the Western Cape Government held a digital press conference unpacking the Provincial Government’s decision to oppose the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill, 2021, through its comments submitted to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Amendment of... Read More
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