News and Speeches
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
New high school in Kraaifontein
31 January 2019The Kraaifontein High School was one of several Western Cape schools built by Department of Transport and Public Works to have opened its doors earlier this month. Read More
Minister Marais to celebrate cultural expression and sporting activity
31 January 2019MEDIA ALERT: MINISTER MARAIS TO CELEBRATE CULTURAL EXPRESSION AND SPORTING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CAPE Read More
Promoting Business with Government
30 January 2019The Provincial Treasury is committed to supplier development and assist local businesses to register on the Central Supplier Database which will enable these businesses to become suppliers to government. Read More
WC DSD and Partners Combating Teen Addiction
30 January 2019The Minister of Social Development, Albert Fritz, commends the Mudita Foundation, a Western Cape Department of Social Development (WC DSD) funded NPO, for its great strides in providing high quality mental health care and substance abuse treatment... Read More
Red Tape Reduction Unit achieves R 1 billion savings target
30 January 2019The Western Cape Government has achieved its strategic goal of generating R1 billion in economic savings and benefits from interventions aimed at reducing red tape and improving the ease of doing business in the province. Read More
Premier rejects ANC’s false statements on proposed amendments
29 January 2019Premier rejects ANC’s false statements on proposed amendments to Provincial Constitution Read More
Premier Zille welcomes interdict granted against Public Protector Report
29 January 2019Premier Zille welcomes interdict granted against Public Protector Report Read More
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