Media release: Premier to push for targeted, transparent Energy State of Disaster at PCC with clear accountability Read More
The formalisation of Social Housing Norms & Standards could not have come at a better time for the Western Cape rental property market, as the Regent Villas Social Housing project nears completion. The Regent Villas Extension 1 project is... Read More
Media release: Premier commends former Eskom CEO & wishes him well Premier Alan Winde has expressed his dismay at Andre de Ruyter’s immediate termination as Eskom’s Group Chief Executive. Read More
Joint media release: Premier welcomes Presidential Proclamation over establishment of Western Cape Departments of Infrastructure & Mobility Read More
As the number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases continues to increase in the country, the Western Cape Department of Health urges parents and caregivers to vaccinate their children against measles. It is a preventable disease. Read More
I welcome and appreciate the transparent way in which Western Cape and national management from SASSA responded to concerns the provincial Department of Social Development team and I raised during a long-anticipated meeting yesterday. Read More
Media release: Premier appeals to Finance Minister to be bold & give local governments, small businesses & citizens monetary support for renewable energy transition Read More
Tomorrow, 23 February 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will embark on various safety initiatives in parts of the West Coast District. These include the following: Read More
Joint media release: Premier cautiously welcomes tax incentives for businesses & individuals announced in Budget 2023 to help ease energy crisis Read More
Four fruit farmers, Andreas Klaase, Belinda Williams, Debrah Theunissen, Liza Ambraal and the Western Cape Prestige Agri-Award winner, Nigel Klaasen, have just returned from a market access capacity building tour to the Netherlands and attending... Read More
Joint media release: Premier and Mobility Minister establish taxi task team as stay away withdrawn Read More
The Western Cape Department of Health notes today’s alert by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to declare a measles outbreak in the Cape Metro district. Read More
Joint media release: Premier welcomes new Mobility Minister to his Cabinet Premier Alan Winde has appointed Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) Member Ricardo Mackenzie as the Western Cape’s new Mobility Minister. Read More
Minister Allen and provincial SAPS commissioner LT Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats Read More
Joint media release: Premier, Mobility Minister appeal to minibus taxi leaders to engage with Western Cape Government Read More
Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport from operating, minibus taxi associations continued their illegal blockade today. Read More
In 2022, between January and December, the Western Cape passed building plans worth R 37.0 billion, more than any other province in South Africa, including Gauteng. Read More
On Sunday, 19 February 2023, the Western Cape government’s Swartland K-9 unit once again assisted the Malmesbury South African Police Services (SAPS) and ensured that a rifle and two hundred sixty-eight (268) various caliber live rounds were... Read More
Media release: Premier urges homeless and vulnerable to access social services Premier Alan Winde has today highlighted the support services which the Western Cape Government offers to all homeless and vulnerable people in the Western Cape. Read More
The third quarter crime statistics, which were released yesterday, clearly indicate that there is a need for all spheres of government and society as a whole to work together, if we are to be effective in our crime fighting efforts. Read More