News and Speeches
First Thursday to be held in Stellenbosch for the first time
26 February 2020The Western Cape Open Government First Thursday event will be going on the road for March- with the first outside event to be held in Stellenbosch on 5 March. The event will be held at Rietenbosch Primary School in Cloetesville. Read More
Fruitful engagements with Hermanus stakeholders about housing development
26 February 2020Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Tertuis Simmers, says he is pleased with the fruitful engagements he had in Hermanus about the Greater Hermanus Housing Development. Read More
2019 Language and Mathematics Awards to schools
26 February 2020Last night, the WCED celebrated the achievements of our Province’s schools who produced excellent results and improvements in our Grade 3, 6 and 9 language and mathematics systemic tests in 2019. Read More
Minister Fritz visits Ocean-View following gang-related shootings
26 February 2020Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, visited the SAPS Ocean View station and the bereaved family of Emaan Solomons (8) who was killed whilst playing in her yard during an alleged gang-related shout out in Ocean View yesterday... Read More
Transport Ministers visit Paarl in bid to resolve ongoing taxi violence
26 February 2020Tomorrow, Thursday 27 February 2020, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Bonginkosi Madikizela together with Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula will visit Mbekweni in Paarl in a bid to resolve the ongoing taxi Read More
Minister Maynier's response to Budget 2020
26 February 2020The Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, has lost control of our public finances and provinces will have to absorb significant budget cuts over the medium term to bailout zombie state-owned enterprises, which risks compromising service delivery in... Read More
Career resilience workshops for AMSA workers in Saldanha Bay a success
25 February 2020Over 1,000 people visited the Western Cape government’s Career Resilience Outreach Workshops that took place at the White City Multipurpose Centre in Saldanha last week to provide support for those affected by the winding down of the ArcelorMittal... Read More
Minister Fritz launches safety outreach for Mitchells Plain youth
25 February 2020Last night, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, opened the three-day ‘Leadership and Opportunities Youth Outreach Programme’ for 100 matriculants from Mitchells Plain who completed their studies in 2019. Read More
WC Government wants answers on how Tazne murder suspect was out on parole
25 February 2020The Western Cape Government shares the anger with residents of this province that the alleged murder of Tazne van Wyk was committed by a suspect who had been released on parole, with many prior convictions on record. Read More
Garden Route’s young theatre stars make history at Eden Drama Festival
24 February 2020The Eden Drama Festival came to an historic end on Saturday 22 February 2020, with four of the participating groups invited to perform at the Baxter Theatre’s annual Zabalaza Festival. Read More
DCAS and stakeholders highlight importance of mother languages
24 February 2020The importance of indigenous languages was brought into focus this past weekend as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) partnered with several other organisations to celebrate International Mother Language Day. Read More
Thousands participate in first Cape metro housing demand database drive
24 February 2020Western Cape Human Settlements Minister, Tertuis Simmers, says he is pleased with the turnout to this past weekend’s housing database verification and registration drive, which occurred in the Southern Suburbs of the Cape Metro municipal area. Read More
Understanding Encephalitis in Children During World Encephalitis Day
21 February 2020World Encephalitis Day is commemorated on 22 February 2020. Dr Alvin Ndondo, paediatric neurologist at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, shared the following information regarding Encephalitis: Read More
SOPA Debate Speech by Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela
21 February 2020State of the Province Address (SOPA) Debate Speech by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works Mr Speaker Mr Premier Leader of the official opposition Cabinet colleagues Members of the House Read More
A full-spectrum of targeted services is key to tackling substance abuse/misuse
20 February 2020Minister Fernandez conducted a site visit to Saltun Bahu facility and Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre yesterday, to highlight measures that promote social cohesion in high crime areas. Read More
Tazne van Wyk: Court Watching Brief Unit activated
20 February 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes with a heavy heart that the body of Tazne van Wyk (8) was found last night in a storm water pipe outside Worcester. This follows numerous searches, patrols and an extensive investigation into her... Read More
Premier Alan Winde's State of the Province Address 2020
20 February 2020Good morning!! I’m going to do the protocol a little bit differently today: Residents of Mitchells Plain and surrounds! All citizens of the Western Cape Special Guests Community leaders Religious leader Read More
Report location of Tazne van Wyk for R10 000 reward
19 February 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has welcomed the arrest of Moehydien Pangaker on Monday evening at Cradock station, Eastern Cape. Minister Fritz has reiterated that a R10 000 reward will be made to anyone with information on Tazne’s... Read More
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