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Premier Winde requests urgent PCC to end the National State of Disaster

4 March 2022

Media release by Premier Alan Winde on request for urgent PCC to end the National State of Disaster ahead of 15 March 2022 4 March 2022 Read More

World Hearing Day and a new world of sound for Zion

3 March 2022

World Hearing Day is celebrated on 3 March 2022 with a global message: To Hear for Life, Listen with Care! Listening with care means avoiding exposure to loud sounds which can cause permanent damage to the sensory cells in your ears. Read More

Minister Anroux Marais Commends Crime Prevention Successes of K9 Units

3 March 2022

Minister Anroux Marais commends crime prevention successes of K9 Units across the Western Cape and urges Communities to support the brave work they do Read More

Minister Fernandez urges private frail care facilities to register with DSD

3 March 2022

All private residential facilities that have frail care units for older persons are required to be registered with the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD). Read More

First Thursdays with the Western Cape Government are back

3 March 2022

Media release by Premier Alan Winde on return of in-person Western Cape Government First Thursdays 03 March 2022 Read More

Minister Simmers to hand over title deeds in Mamre

2 March 2022

Today, 2 March 2022, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements Tertuis Simmers, will hand over 6 title deeds to residents in Mamre.  Read More

First 31 beneficiaries in Zwelihle, Hermanus now live in dignity

2 March 2022

Today, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers ensured that the first 31 qualifying beneficiaries of the Swartdam Road site C1 housing project in  Zwelihle, Hermanus, could move into their brand-new homes. Read More

Mamre residents empowered with title deeds

2 March 2022

Today, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers assisted 7 Mamre residents to become first time, legal and fully-fledged property owners, when he handed over their title deeds. Read More

Amended hospital visitation guidelines

1 March 2022

During the fourth wave, Western Cape Government Health had to restrict visitation at hospitals to align with regulations and to reduce the number of people in our facilities at a time. Read More

Media release by Premier Alan Winde on the removal of Albert Fritz

1 March 2022

Media release by Premier Alan Winde on the removal of Albert Fritz from the provincial cabinet This morning I informed Albert Fritz of my decision to remove him from the provincial executive cabinet, effective immediately. Read More

Lives changed in the Western Cape through wheelchairs and mobility aids

1 March 2022

Monday, 28 February 2022, marked the official handover of a donation of 900 wheelchairs and 1 200 mobility aids from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Western Cape Department of Health.   Read More

Minister Fernandez condemns baby dumping, urges public to assist

1 March 2022

Against the backdrop of recent reports of babies being dumped, the Western Cape Minister for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, condemns such acts in the strongest terms, and wishes to alert the public that ‘dumping’ a baby is a criminal offence. Read More

First 31 beneficiaries in Zwelihle, Hermanus to receive homes from Minister

28 February 2022

Tomorrow, 1 March 2022, Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements Tertuis Simmers, will hand over the first 31 houses to deserving and qualifying beneficiaries in Zwelihle, Hermanus. Read More

Western Cape Department of Agriculture launches Agri-Processing on Wheels Unit

28 February 2022

On Friday, 25 February 2022, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer, accompanied by the Executive Mayor of Saldanha Bay, Councillor André Truter, and the Executive Mayor of the West Coast District Municipality, Alderman Roelof Strydom,... Read More

Western Cape's Elsenburg Agricultural students Graduate

28 February 2022

On Saturday, 26 February 2022, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer joined academics, officials, parents and guardians as they gathered to witness the graduation of the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute's class of 2021. Read More

All government tenders at risk of grinding to a halt

28 February 2022

I have written to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Enoch Godongwana, to request that a note [attached] issued by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) on 25 February 2022, be withdrawn immediately.  Read More

2021 Systemic Test results confirm devastating impact of Covid-19 on education

27 February 2022

In January this year, I called for the scrapping of the 1 metre rule in schools which has required the continued rotation of learners in schools across the province and the country. Read More

Substance abuse harms unborn babies

23 February 2022

As an expectant mother, you want your baby to be as healthy as possible. Keep in mind that most of what the mother takes in, is passed through to her developing baby. Read More

Raising of canal wall good news for agriculture

23 February 2022

After two years of inaction by the national government, construction has finally begun to raise the wall of the four-kilometre feeder canal into the Brandvlei Dam by 300mm. The Western Cape Government warmly welcomes this. Read More

Victims of crime: Understanding the support you can expect

23 February 2022

The recent release of the crime statistics contextualizes the overwhelmingly negative impact violence has on the lives of thousands of women, girls, men and boys as it continues to be a barrier to society's overall well-being and development. Read More

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