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Western Cape outlines preparedness to mitigate tensions around illegal immigration protests

Premier Alan Winde and several members of his Cabinet attended a Joint Operations Centre (JOC) meeting, led by the Provincial Disaster...

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Minister Marais condemns triple murder in Khaylelitsha and calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has strongly condemned the senseless murder of three people...

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LEAP stats support General Patekile's call: Municipal policing powers must be expanded

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the remarks made by outgoing Western Cape...

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Minister Marais welcomes graduation of 15 new Peace Officers in Breede River Municipality

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the graduation of 15 new Peace Officers in the...

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Premier and Western Cape Government Cabinet strongly condemn xenophobic violence

The Western Cape Government Cabinet has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, all acts of violence, intimidation, or lawlessness...

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Power outage update - West Coast, Winelands, Garden Route and Overberg

Power outage update from Premier Alan Winde, 1 June 2026 Since the severe weather that affected most of the Western Cape last month, I have...

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Minister Marais condemns deadly shooting in Kayamandi and calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has condemned the shocking wave of violence that claimed the...

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Premier Winde and Minister Marais cautiously welcome reduction in murders, but warn violent crime still unacceptably high

Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, have cautiously welcomed the decrease...

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Western Cape Government Cabinet satisfied with state of readiness of disaster management agencies and other stakeholders ahead of severe weather

The Western Cape Government Cabinet met last night to assess the state of readiness of disaster risk management teams ahead of an intense...

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More illegal firearms off of Western Cape streets but Minister Marais repeats call for improved prosecutions

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, welcomed the seizure of approximately 60 illegal firearms...

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