Media Release: Premier welcomes Electricity Minister’s proposed energy crisis interventions, but calls for more urgency and continued transparency Read More
Due to the increasing number of adult persons living on the street, particularly in the city centre, the Western Cape Government (WCG) identified a need for an additional homeless shelter in Cape Town. Read More
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, asks people to wear blue tomorrow as the provincial government recognise the call from the World Health Organization (WHO) to ‘Go Blue’ for... Read More
A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Read More
The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the largest exchange on the continent, announced a multi-year Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) development programme to s Read More
Young men between the ages of 18–25 years-old only have 7 days left to submit their applications for the new intake at the Chrysalis Academy. I am grateful to those who have already submitted their applications and wish to encourage other young men... Read More
Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government launches bold new economic growth strategy, ‘Growth For Jobs’ Read More
Today Premier Alan Winde, Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, and Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, officially introduced the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) new Growth For Jobs (G4J) stra Read More
The Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has confirmed in a letter to the Western Cape Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Opportunities and Tourism, that his department has missed its own deadline to introduce the Remote Working Visa i Read More
The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and the executive management of the Department visited the West Coast district concluding the first leg of the Ministerial District Municipality Outreach Program. Read More
A recent employability evaluation of graduates of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Elsenburg Agriculture Training Institute (EATI) has found that 68.1% of its youth graduates (18-35) were more likely to be employed. Read More
Craniofacial surgery at Tygerberg Hospital improves lifelong outcomes for patients Read More
Statement by Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais Read More
Media Release: Premier’s 17th Energy Digicon looks at how Western Cape Department of Health is protecting health services amid mass blackouts Read More
I welcome the news that Transnet has confirmed a private sector partner to develop and upgrade Pier 2 of the Durban Container Terminal. Read More
Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units getting their claws into criminals Read More
On Monday, 17 July 2023, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, hosted the Spar Proteas Netball team at Leeuwenhof to wish the team all the best as they prepare to compete in the Netball World Cup... Read More
From 14 to 16 July 2023, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), through its YearBeyond Programme, hosted a successful conference at the University of Western Cape campus. Read More
Mireille Wenger, provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, spent the morning at the I-CAN Centre in Elsie’s River which is a flagship and pioneering community-based centre, developed in partnership with the City of Cape Town, which p Read More
On Tuesday, 18 July 2023, the provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, hosted a recognition ceremony for Western Cape athletes and administrators who have achieved exceptional results in the past few months. Read More