News and Speeches
Residents to impact national policy through Community Conversations
11 February 2019A group of Capetonians will have their voices heard by the presidency of South Africa after taking part in the first of three Nation Building and Social Cohesion Community Conversations events in 2019 on Friday 8 February. Read More
Athletes brave the hot sun to commemorate Madiba
11 February 2019Runners of all fitness levels took part in the Read More
AgriProtein makes 2019 Global Cleantech 100 list
11 February 2019Cape Town based company Agriprotein has been named among just two companies hailing from Africa in the Global Cleantech 100, a list of the 100 companies best positioned to solve the future’s clean-tech challenges and make an impact on the market... Read More
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) outbreak
8 February 2019Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) outbreak: Tygerberg Hospital’s Neonatal Service Read More
Media Alert: Madiba's prison release to be commemorated by Minister Marais
8 February 2019Ahead of the 29th annual commemoration of Tata Madiba’s release from Victor Verster Prison on 11 February 1990, Minister Anroux Marais will officially celebrate his legacy while acknowledging our shared heritage in the coming days. Read More
Acting Premier Alan Winde Delivered Annual Diplomatic Keynote Address
8 February 2019Today, Acting Premier Alan Winde addressed the Diplomatic Corps at the annual Diplomatic Brunch, held at Leeuwenhof. Read More
Mr Arendse should get his facts straight
8 February 2019Mr Arendse should get his facts right before approaching media with his uninformed and wild accusations. The accusations he makes are extremely serious and have no substance whatsoever. The facts as reported to me are as follows: Read More
Statement by Minister Beverley Schäfer on the Total gas discovery
8 February 2019The Western Cape Government welcomes the announcement from Total on their gas condensate discovery in Block 11B/12B on the southern coast of South Africa. Read More
Bartolomeu Dias Museum celebrates its 30th birthday
6 February 2019On Saturday, 2 February 2019, the Bartolomeu Dias Museum celebrated its 30th birthday, almost 531 years to the day after the Portuguese explorer first set foot on South African soil. Read More
DEDAT support helps agri-processing SMMEs grow
6 February 2019The Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT)’s Agri-Processing Support Program has helped small businesses in the province grow their sales. profitability, increase cash flow and create new jobs. Read More
Sans Souci Girls High School – corporal punishment is unacceptable
6 February 2019I am aware of a video that is circulating on social media of an incident between a learner and an educator at Sans Souci Girls High School during class time. Read More
Child protection must be a priority for us all
5 February 2019In the past few weeks, there has been a number of child abuse cases reported to and responded to by the Western Cape Department of Social Development. Read More
Nine arrests in the bag
4 February 2019Weekly statement on Rail Enforcement Unit – a joint media release from Metrorail, the City Of Cape Town and the We Read More
HPV vaccination to tackle cervical cancer
4 February 2019As we commemorate World Cancer Day today (4 February 2019), Western Cape Government Health teams will visit all Grade 4 girls who are nine years old and attending public schools from 5 February until 15 March to administer the first dose of the... Read More
Cape Town has most job opportunities and Western Cape has highest paying jobs
4 February 2019Jobs search engine Adzuna has found that Cape Town is the city with the most job opportunities, with 14 023 jobs advertised on the site in January 2018. The finding is based on an analysis of 140 000 vacancies advertised over this period. Read More
Minister Alan Winde hosts his first meeting with PSAC Committee
4 February 2019On Tuesday, 22 January 2019, Minister of Community Safety, Mr Alan Winde, hosted this year’s first Western Cape Provincial Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) meeting. Read More
Karoo receives some much needed rainfall
4 February 2019Karoo receives some much needed rainfall 4 February 2019 Statement by Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell. Read More
Western Cape schools bursting at the seams
1 February 2019The WCED has received and collated enrolment figures for the 2019 school year. As it stands, the schooling system in this Province has increased by 18 285 learners compared to last year, 16 285 of which are from outside the Province. Read More
Community Protest Action in Mfuleni preventing access to schools
1 February 2019The WCED has for some time been negotiating with the Mfuleni Education Forum and the Mfuleni Development Forum with regards to new schools to accommodate the learners who still require placement. Read More
Proposed 3% average increase in motor vehicle licence fees
31 January 2019The Provincial Government gazette has published the draft regulation pertaining to motor vehicle licence (MVL) fee increases in the province< Read More
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