Western Cape Government Health, in partnership with Courage to Care and the City of Cape Town, hosted a pop-up registration and vaccination site at the Kalkfontein Community Hall on 20 July. Read More
We welcome the announcement today by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE that they have signed a letter of intent with the Biovac Institute (Pty) Ltd. Read More
Today, the Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and the Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works, Daylin Mitchell, met with Golden Arrow Bus Services’ (GABS) management, as part of efforts to ensure more public transport capacity is... Read More
The ongoing taxi violence in the City of Cape Town has continued today despite every effort by both the national and provincial governments to find a lasting resolution to the dispute over contested routes. Read More
Premier Winde calls for additional SANDF boots on the ground to ensure the safety of commuters Last week, the SANDF deployed a company of soldiers in the Western Cape as part of its countrywide response to unrest seen in some provinces. Read More
The Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, is happy to confirm that the Western Cape Government is ready to rollout vaccinations in the social development sector in the province. Read More
Today, the Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers conducted a visit to the Golden Valley Housing project in George to ascertain the readiness of the houses, so that they can swiftly be handed over to deserving and qualifying... Read More
The latest average dam level for dams in the Western Cape is 74.1% (2020: 60.7%) while the latest average level for dams providing water to the City of Cape Town, is 95.7% (2020: 77%). Read More
The ongoing taxi violence in the City of Cape Town has continued today despite every effort by both the national and provincial governments to find a lasting resolution to the dispute over contested routes. Read More
Thursday saw the opening of the registration portals to those 35-49 years old to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More
Western Cape Government Health has opened a new vaccination site at the Goodwood Civic Centre which is set to vaccinate approximately 400 residents a day. Read More
The Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) PDMC can confirm as of 10h00 on 16 July, there have been no verified incidents of looting reported for any region in the Western Cape. Read More
Western Cape Department of Health in partnership with NPO partners, Ward Councillors and the local Neighbourhood watch group have embarked on a registration drive and pop-up vaccination site at a local shopping centre in Ikwezi, Khayelitsha on... Read More
With the recently new age bracket of 35 – 49 added to the COVID-19 vaccine registration portal, it has emerged that several of this age group also received valid EVDS appointment slots. Read More
Today, the Minister of Community Safety in the Western Cape, Adv. Albert Fritz, thanks neighbourhood watches, community policing forums, private security companies and all community structures and members who have played a role in averting public... Read More
Today Western Cape Minister of Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers, helped 41 residents in Slangrivier to become fully-fledged and legal homeowners when he handed over their title deeds. Read More
The Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been informed that the South African National Defence Force will be deploying a company of soldiers in the Western Cape today as part of the national deployment of soldiers gazetted earlier this week. Read More
There is currently no concerns related to fuel availability in the Western Cape. Read More
Ravensmead Community Day Centre’s vaccine centre has been decommissioned. Our health platform remains under pressure and COVID-19 cases continue to rise, although at a slower rate. Read More
There have been no incidents of looting in any region of the Western Cape today. The Western Cape Government, the SAPS, the City of Cape Town, and other law enforcement entities continue to work closely together to ensure that this calm is... Read More