News and Speeches
DCAS relief funding application process progresses to adjudication phase
18 June 2020In response to the adverse implications the global health pandemic and subsequent national lockdown imposed on the cultural and sport sector, the Western Cape Government resolved to fund provincial athletes and artists through a Read More
Minister Simmers continues Garden Route visits in Oudtshoorn and Mosselbay
18 June 2020Tomorrow, 19 June 2020, Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers will continue his Garden Route visits, in Oudtshoorn and Mosselbay. Read More
Health COVID-19 Platform Status Update
18 June 2020Following the release of the outcomes of recovery trial in the UK, the Ministerial Advisory Committee has considered the results and made recommendation for the use of dexamethasone for patients on ventilators and oxygen. Read More
Colleagues support accounts clerk through Covid-19 treatment
18 June 2020Pauline Ruiters, an Accounts Clerk at Tygerberg Hospital, considers herself blessed after she was flooded with daily messages of encouragement and hope while undergoing treatment for the coronavirus (Covid-19). Read More
11 000 Covid-19 safety kits to be rolled out to Western Cape businesses
17 June 2020Today (17 June 2020), I visited Calypso Square in Mitchells Plain and handed out the first of the 11 000 Covid-19 Business Safety Kits that will be distributed to businesses across the Western Cape to support them to implement the necessary health... Read More
Youth Café to launch online pilot
17 June 2020In celebration of youth month, the Provincial Minister of Social Development welcomes a new pilot which will see the ongoing development of young people, while minimizing the risk of the spread of Covid 19. Read More
Minister Marias announces #Slam4urlife winners on Youth Day
17 June 2020The Slam4urLife competition, coordinated by the Western Cape Government Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in partnership with Community Chest, FunDza Literacy Trust, Assitej South Africa and Harambee concluded yesterday, June 16 Youth Read More
Groote Schuur Hospital Appreciation Wednesday hero: Russell Stubbs
17 June 2020Russel Stubbs who works as an Administration Clerk in the Finance Department is today’s Appreciation Wednesday hero at Groote Schuur Hospital. The campaign seeks to give appreciation to ordinary heroes who are inspiring others during the Covid-19... Read More
MEC Fritz calls for WC Liquor Authority to work with licensees-flatten the curve
17 June 2020PRESS RELEASE BY ALBERT FRITZ WESTERN CAPE MINISTER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY Date: 17 June 2020 Release: immediately Read More
Department adheres to lockdown regulations in handing title deeds to elderly
17 June 2020Yesterday, 16 June 2020, the Head of the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements, Ms Jacqui Samson handed over title deeds to the community of Voorbrug in Delft. Read More
Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute reopens doors for students
17 June 2020ELSENBURG AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE REOPENS DOORS FOR STUDENTS Earlier today, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomed back senior students at the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute (EATI). Read More
Recovered Covid-19 patients explain why they decided to isolate in a facility
16 June 2020Our elders and those with comorbidities are most at risk for severe COVID-19, and if infected can die. You can save their lives by going into an isolation (confirmed infections) or quarantine (possible infections) facility. Read More
Statement by Premier Winde on Youth Day
16 June 2020Today, as we celebrate Youth Day, we must remember the past and pay tribute to those young people who stood up, and paved the way for the young people of today. But it is also about looking at the future for young people and finding ways to make... Read More
Oversight visit in Garden Route to clarify Human Settlements processes
15 June 2020As part of my continued visits to our Human Settlements construction sites to ensure they are compliant with the COVID-19 and all other health and safety prescripts as issued by my Department, I’ll be conducting a similar oversight in the Garden... Read More
Youth empowerment a continued priority for Western Cape Human Settlements
15 June 2020As we embark on celebrating Youth Day 2020, it is critical for all young people of the Western Cape to know that for the Provincial Department of Human Settlements, they continue to be one of our priorities. Read More
Minister Anroux Marais mourns the untimely loss of the Kirvan Fortuin
15 June 2020It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of the dancer and choreographer, Kirvan Fortuin. Read More
Developing youth for the future of agriculture
15 June 2020Over the past five years, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has spent R53.7 million on programmes targeting the development of our Read More
Minister Marais mourns the loss of literary giant Elsa Joubert
15 June 2020The Western Cape and South Africa have lost another big voice in the literary world with the passing of writer Elsa Joubert. Her death follows shortly after that of Jeanne Goosen. In the space of a week, we have lost two groundbreaking female... Read More
Minister Fernandez Observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15 June 2020In observing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez calls on the whole of society to protect the rights and dignity of older persons, particularly in the context of Covid 19. Read More
Chrysalis graduates deployed to Khayelitsha hotspot
15 June 2020Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, held a press briefing on the training provided to Chrysalis youth graduates, marking their deployment into the Khayelitsha targeted COVID-19 hotspot, the day before youth day. Read More
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