News and Speeches for Ministry of Finance
Over 9 300 jobs supported over Western Cape summer tourism season to date
15 April 2024Preliminary figures from the first three months (Dec-Feb) of the four-month peak summer tourism season, indicate the arrival of almost half a million (466 469) international terminal passengers at Cape Town International Airport (Source: ACSA) alone, Read More
Business confidence in the Western Cape highest in SA
11 April 2024According to the most recent RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI), business confidence in the Western Cape is higher than any other province and higher than South Africa’s business confidence level. Read More
Record-breaking 200 000 international air arrivals in 2024
3 April 2024“Tourism in the Western Cape continues to grow and strengthen. Read More
Private sector participation at Port of Cape Town critical for growth and jobs
15 February 2024This week, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, together with officials from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, hosted the Western Cape Government’s fifth annual Port Stakeholder Engagement. Read More
Remote Working Visa loading: have your say on proposed amendments
9 February 2024The Department of Home Affairs has released the draft second amendment of the Immigration Regulations, dealing with two key categories of visas - Read More
Western Cape hotel occupancy up & outshines South African averages over December
6 February 2024Hotel occupancy in the Western Cape in December 2023 stood at 73.4%, up from 71.6% in December 2022, compared to 62.4% for South Africa in December 2023, slightly up from 62.2% in the same month in 2022. Read More
New Digital Enablement Fund to boost economic growth and jobs in the WC
31 January 2024Applications are now open for the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s (DEDAT) new Digital Enablement Fund. Read More
Record-breaking 400 000+ visitors to Western Cape attractions in December
21 January 2024“Across the Western Cape, and especially in Cape Town, our expectations of a record-breaking summer season have been realised. Read More
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in tourism, clothing, &BPO created in growing WC
20 December 2023In the eight months between the beginning of April and the end of November 2023, targeted skills programmes, run by the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), in partnership with the private sector, re Read More
Private sector participation urgently needed at Port of Cape for economic growth
6 November 2023“We are heading into an export crisis in the Western Cape at the end of the year. With the good rains we have experienced, our agricultural goods for export are anticipated to increase by 25%. Read More
More than 6.8 million passengers through Cape Town International between Jan-Sep
5 November 2023Between January and September of 2023, more than 6.8 million two-way international and domestic passengers passed through our award-winning Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), of which 1.9 million were international two-way passengers, and 4.9 mi Read More
Western Cape prepares for record-breaking summer tourism season
23 October 2023The provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, hosted her second annual ‘Summer Tourism Readiness Dialogue’ with key stakeholders from across the tourism and hospitality sector in the province. Read More
Two-way passengers through the CTIA international terminal increase by 64%
16 October 2023Two-way passengers through the Cape Town International Airport’s (CTIA) international terminal remained strong between January and August 2023, reaching more than 1.7 million passengers in the year to date, exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 107% and g Read More
Cape Storm: Preliminary findings of storm impact on tourism industry
5 October 2023Following the extreme weather over the Heritage weekend, the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is hard at work to fully understand the impact of the storm specifically on tourism and hospitality businesses across the... Read More
Over a million inbound seats expected as WCG marks World Tourism Day in Langa
27 September 2023To mark World Tourism Day, Mireille Wenger, the provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities which includes Tourism, lauded the vital contribution that the province’s tourist guides make to the tourism and hospitality sector at a graduat Read More
PERO: Agricultural growth stands out,but youth unemployment requires bold action
21 September 2023Note to editors: Minister Wenger’s full PERO speech can be accessed Read More
WC grows air access to 10 new African cities since 2015
13 September 2023The Western Cape Government (WCG) is determined to further unlock and enable the enormous potential of the tourism and hospitality sector in the Western Cape to grow the economy, because more tourism means more jobs. Read More
Call to Action! Have your say on critical skills shortages to boost business
7 September 2023The Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Labour Market Intelligence unit has recently released a survey to identify occupations in high demand, occupational shortages, and skills gaps in South Africa, and at a provincial level. Read More
Ripping off red tape is key to growing private sector investment in WC
6 September 2023Regulatory ‘red tape’ is a known hindrance to business establishment and expansion, no matter the sector. Read More
Latest tourism figures show 69% increase in international passengers
3 September 2023International two-way passengers through Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) between January and July 2023 reached 1.6 million, growing by 69% compared to the same period in 2022. Read More
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