News and Speeches
Collaboration on school safety yields jail sentence for school vandals
1 November 2018I am delighted to announce that, after a long period of discussions between the WCED, the Western Cape Department of Community Safety, the SAPS and NPA, we have agreed on the format of a Victim Impact Statement to be used in crimes of vandalism... Read More
Two Bloemhof Girls HS learners take top two places in the 2018 SADC Essay
1 November 2018It gives me great pleasure to congratulate two Western Cape learners, both from Bloemhof Girls High School in Stellenbosch, for being placed in first and second place nationally in the 16th Annual 2018 South African Development Community (SADC)... Read More
Partnerships critical in combatting crime
1 November 2018Partnerships critical in combatting crime Read More
Minister Beverley Schäfer sworn in as Minister of Economic Opportunities
1 November 2018This morning, Western Cape Judge President John Hlope conducted the swearing in ceremony for Minister of Economic Opportunities, Beverley Schäfer. Read More
Provincial Treasury hosts 2018 Fiscal Policy Seminar
1 November 2018Economists and Fiscal Policy experts recently gathered to provide advice to the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Dr Ivan Meyer, as he sets about finalising the Western Cape Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Read More
Central Karoo athletes achieve gold and silver at Provincial RSDP
31 October 2018On Saturday 27 October 2018 the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) co-hosted the Provincial Rural Sport Development Programme (RSDP) Game Read More
Advocate assassination shows SAPS’ inability to clamp down on gang warfare
30 October 2018Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Advocate assassination shows SAPS’ inability to clamp down on gang warfare Read More
George Fires
30 October 2018The Outeniqua Fire in the George area remains active on the mountain slopes and the situation remains serious with bad conditions prevailing. Read More
Western Cape has created 95 000 new jobs in the past year
30 October 2018The Stats SA quarterly labour force survey, released today, shows that the Western Cape has created 95 000 new jobs in the past year, with the drought-hit agricultural sector showing promising signs of recovery. Read More
Minister calls on WC to support fire victims
30 October 2018The Minister of Social Development in the Western Cape, Albert Fritz, conveys his deepest condolences to the family of the eight Karatara residents who lost their lives in a fire yesterday. The victims of the fire include two women, an unborn child... Read More
Check your driving licence card status
29 October 2018If you've applied for a driving licence card from July 2018, you can check the status of your application by sending an SMS. The Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) has implemented an SMS shortcode which will allow applicants to check their status. Read More
Active participation at 2018 Metro Better Together Games
29 October 2018The sweltering heat could not dampen the enthusiasm of staff members from the 13 Western Cape Government departments who attended the Metro Better Together Games on Friday, 26 October 2018. Read More
Enforcement unit deployed to protect rail commuters and infrastructure
29 October 2018Joint media release between the City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government and PRASA Read More
Palliative care is part of health care!
29 October 2018When a person reaches the end-of-life stage we look for ways of making that person’s journey as comfortable as possible. Palliative care provides such support. Read More
New West Coast (South) District Safety Plan to address road safety harms
29 October 2018An integrated enforcement, education and engineering road safety plan for the southern part of the West Coast District was launched on Friday 26 October 2018 in Morreesburg by the Read More
WC DSD supports fire victims in Overcome Heights
29 October 2018The Minister of Social Development in the Western Cape, Albert Fritz, conveys his deepest sympathies to those who have been displaced due to a fire that broke out on Thursday 25 October in the Overcome Heights informal settlement in Lavender Hills. Read More
WC Cabinet supports recommendation to dispose of old Conradie Hospital site
26 October 2018Western Cape Cabinet Supports Recommendation to Dispose of Old Conradie Hospital Site For Better Living Model Development Read More
Matric update and appeal to part-time learners
25 October 2018Today, National Senior Certificate candidates will be writing Tourism and Information Technology. Tomorrow, they will be writing Mathematics, Mathematics Literacy and Technical Mathematics and Religion Studies. We wish all our candidates the best... Read More
Journey to Service Excellence winners announced
25 October 2018Gilbert Muchanyara, from Gilbert’s Catering in Hermanus is this year’s Journey to Service Excellence hero. Muchanyara runs a restaurant, takeaway and catering business in Mount Pleasant. Read More
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