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Western Cape residents urged to take advantage of over 500 housing opportunities

The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements strongly encourages first-time home buyers to take advantage of over 500 affordable housing...

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The wine sector must not be sujected to an increase in excise duties

On Friday, I wrote to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, requesting her assistance in ensuring...

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Wesgro’s performance delivers impressive economic impact for the province

Amid significant challenges, least of which is the energy crisis which severely compromises economic growth and job creation, it is critical...

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Western Cape hosts International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

The 10th International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops was convened in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape from 29 January to 2...

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Overstrand and Swartland K-9 units off to a sharp bite in 2023

As 2023 commenced the Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units ensured that criminals were fully aware of their presence. Between 16 January – 5...

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No more talk, action is needed to implement the remote working VISA

I welcome the renewed commitment from President Cyril Ramaphosa to “introduce[e] a remote worker VISA and a special dispensation for high...

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End of an Era: We mourn the loss of Jerry Watt

It is with great sadness that we have heard of the death of Jerry Watt, the well known singer who was part of The Rockets, one of our...

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Future of women’s sport looks bright as we host the opening match of World Cup

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport is proud to be supporting the hosting of the T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa this...

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Ramaphosa wants to corporatise Postbank while it fails to disburse SASSA grants

I have made it my duty to continue applying pressure on my national counterpart, Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, to fix the...

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Neighbourhood Watch structures exceeds 600 and 17 000 members in Western Cape

I am delighted to learn that in the Western Cape, we have reached 615 accredited neighbourhood watch (NHW) structures. We now have 17 546...

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