The Western Cape #ClassOf2023 has increased the matric pass rate again to 81.54%, despite facing an exceptionally challenging year, and we now have over 50 000 successful candidates! Read More
This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Westcott Primary School to welcome learners and staff back to school for the 2024 school year. Read More
The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers ensured greater visibility in various hotspot areas where they are deployed. Between 4 and 31 December 2023, the officers arrested 1 103 individuals for various crimes, while confiscating 15... Read More
Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen Read More
Please attribute the below to Minister Sharna Fernandez We are barely two weeks into 2024 and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is already making headlines in the worst way for once again letting down our most vulnerable citizens. Read More
Irresponsible road user behaviour could lead to the full closure of Franschhoek Pass during repair period Read More
Media Release: Premier thanks all disaster management, law enforcement, and tourism sector role players for their incredible hard work over the festive season Read More
We are doing everything we can to build new schools at a faster rate than ever before through our Rapid School Build programme, despite a massive R716.4 million blow to our education budget in the Western Cape. Read More
Media release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers The Franschhoek Pass which connects Franschhoek and the towns of Grabouw and Villiersdorp will be closed between 8 am and 5 pm on weekdays for construction purposes. Read More
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, through its Youth and After School Programme Office, is calling for unemployed youth, aged 18-25, to apply to be part of the YearBeyond youth service programme for 2024. Read More
I am deeply disturbed that three Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) vehicles were damaged over the weekend in Hanover Park. Read More
Media Release: Premier welcomes official announcement of the opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Read More
While many revelers rang in the new year on beaches across the Western Cape, staff from the provincial Department of Social Development (DSD) provided support to children who were separated from their families. Read More
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is happy to announce the birth of 253* babies at Western Cape public health facilities on 1 January 2024. The total number reported from 00:00 on New Year’s Day, comprises of 107 boys and 146 girls. Read More
Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is happy to announce the birth of 231 babies at public health facilities throughout the Western Cape on Christmas Day 2023.* The total number reported from 0:00 on 25 December 2023, comprises of... Read More
The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas, continues to make inroads in the fight against crime in their respective areas, particularly in reducing... Read More
Media Release by Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, has expressed shock and sadness at the passing of celebrity cook, Fatima Sydow, at the age of only fifty. Read More