News and Speeches
Minister Reagen Allen concludes oversight visits to SAPS in Garden Route
17 July 2023This past week, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen conducted various announced and unannounced oversight visits to South African Police Services (SAPS) stations in the Garden Route District. Read More
Mandela Day Surgeries project is back, providing life-improving surgeries
17 July 2023Mandela Day Surgeries project is back, providing additional life-improving surgeries to more than 350 patients Read More
LEAP deployment nearly doubles in Delft to combat highest murder rate in WC
17 July 2023LEAP deployment nearly doubles in Delft to combat highest murder rate in the province Read More
Premier’s Council on Skills showcases new Growth for Jobs strategy
17 July 2023Joint Media Release: Premier’s Council on Skills showcases new Growth for Jobs strategy Read More
SADTU/Equal Education collaboration school challenge dismissed by WC High Court
17 July 2023Today the Western Cape High Court has dismissed the challenge made by SADTU/Equal Education against the validity of our collaboration schools model, which makes high quality no-fee education available to learners in poor communities in the Western... Read More
Minister Mackenzie urges motorists to drive with caution
17 July 2023Media release by Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape Minister of Mobility Read More
Delft VEP Forum & GBV Ambassadors Launch
17 July 2023In a first for the Cape Metro, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) has launched a Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) Forum and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Ambassadors model in Delft. Read More
Damage to Western Cape agriculture infrastructure estimated at R1.053 billion
14 July 2023Following the recent severe floods in the Western Cape, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) today released an updated assessment of the estimated financial cost of the damage. Read More
Dyesselsdorp beneficiaries living with disabilities receive keys to new homes
14 July 2023On Thursday, 13 July, the Dysselsdorp community came out in their numbers to celebrate as five beneficiaries living with disabilities received their new houses. Read More
Vine-tastic – 3 Western Cape vineyards in the top 50 of the World's Best
14 July 2023The top 50 vineyards in the world were announced this week at an event in Bodegas Beronia in the heart of Rioja Alta, Spain, by World's Best Vineyards which compiles an annual list, showcasing the finest vineyard experiences from around the globe. Read More
Premier's 16th Energy Digicon looks at the future of power generation
14 July 2023Media Release: Premier Winde’s 16th Energy Digicon looks at the future of power generation in South Africa Read More
INVITATION TO DELFT GBV AMBASSADORS LAUNCH
14 July 2023The media are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s (WCDSD) Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) Forum and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Ambassadors programme in Delft. The event will take place on Monday... Read More
Celebrating SMME Booster Fund’s success with Langa’s Bicycle Empowerment Network
13 July 2023Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and provinical Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, had the pleasure of joining the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN), one of the organisations currently funded through the Depart Read More
Tygerberg Hospital’s specialised burn centre a beacon of hope for burns victims
12 July 2023Coping with a serious burn injury can be a challenge, especially if it covers large areas of an individual’s body or is in places easily seen by other people. Read More
Premier impressed with progress at George water infrastructure project
12 July 2023Media Release: Premier impressed with progress at multi-million-rand water infrastructure project in George Read More
Getting Grade 10 Mathematics #BackOnTrack
12 July 2023This morning I visited some of the 440 Grade 10 learners from the Metro South Education District who are attending #BackOnTrack Mathematics classes at the University of the Western Cape this week. Read More
Criminality in Mossel Bay to be met with “heavy metal”
12 July 2023Joint Media Release: Criminality in Mossel Bay to be met with “heavy metal” with launch of armoured vehicles Read More
Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety units arrest 15 individuals
12 July 2023The Overstrand and Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units arrested fifteen individuals for various crimes over the past weekend. Of these, eleven were apprehended in the Swartland municipal area and four in the Overstrand. The Swartland arrests... Read More
Minister Simmers to handover houses to beneficiaries living with disabilities
12 July 2023On Thursday 13 July, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, will hand over houses to persons with disabilities in Dysselsdorp, Oudtshoorn. Read More
World Drug Report: Tik on the increase in Africa
11 July 2023The latest World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals Methamphetamine trafficking is on the increase in Africa. Read More
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