News and Speeches for Ministry of Finance
MEC Strachan clarifies Liquor Act
6 April 2009Following media reports about problems regarding the implementation of the Western Cape Liquor Act, and a meeting with senior management of the SAPS, Provincial MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Garth Strachan, said: Read More
Property Management Corruption: Investigative Task Team Appointed
5 April 2009"The Western Cape Provincial Government has amply demonstrated its commitment to good governance and integrity, and will investigate allegations of corruption in provincial property management without fear or favour. Read More
Budget Essay Winners Announced
23 February 2009Business and political leaders have a responsibility to safeguard the future of the Province and contribute to the socio-economic upliftment of all its citizens. Read More
Fourth Group of Western Cape Cheese Makers Travel to France
24 April 2008Statement by Kobus Dowry, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Read More
South African Equine Export Industry and African Horse Sickness
10 March 2008Statement by Cobus Dowry Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape Read More
Western Cape Minister for Agriculture Visits First Carbon Neutral Wine Estate
27 February 2008The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will visit Backsberg Wine Estate this afternoon at 16h00 to observe the activities on Backsberg which is the first Wine Estate in South Africa to obtain Carbon Neutral status. Read More
Western Cape Farmers Urged to Cooperate with Regard to Ovine Johne's Disease
21 February 2008PRESS RELEASE 22 February 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT BY COBUS DOWRY - MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE WESTERN CAPE Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) - Proposed control policy options Read More
Joint Agriculture/Eskom Task Team Meets
20 February 2008The task team consisting of representatives from Agriculture and ESKOM had its first meeting this morning in order to address the effect of load shedding on Agriculture and to determine the way forward in finding an amicable solution with the... Read More
107 Title Deeds Handed Over to Farmworkers
22 November 2007The Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry will hand over 107 Title Deeds to farmworkers of the Oaks Village Association on the farm of the Molteno Brothers in Elgin on 23 November 2007. Read More
More Farmworkers Killed in Another Accident
13 November 2007Statement by Cobus Dowry: Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape Read More
2007 Provincial Farmworker of the Year Awards
24 October 2007MEDIA INVITATION: 25 OCTOBER 2007 The annual provincial farmworker of the year awards ceremony will take place at the Protea Hotel, Technopark Stellenbosch, tonight at 18:30 for 19:00. Read More
Western Cape Agriculture Takes World Food Day to Murraysburg
8 October 2007The aim of the World Food Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. Read More
Media Invitation: Western Cape Agricultural Education and Training Forum Launch
3 October 2007You are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Agricultural Education and Training Forum (WCAEF) at the Percheron Hall of the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training at Elsenburg: 5 October 2007 8:15 - 9:00 ARRIVAL, TEA AND... Read More
Outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in Western Cape
17 September 2007Press Release by the Minister of Agriculture: Western Cape, Mr. Cobus Dowry Read More
Minister Essop Launches Mobile Unit for Craft SMEs in Rural Areas
10 September 2007A mobile unit that will give crafters on the West Coast, Central Karoo and Eden access to the skills development opportunities that the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) offers, was launched on Tuesday, 11 September 2007 in Piketberg by Western... Read More
Statement by Minister for Agriculture): On Floods in the Swartland Area
13 June 2007Parts of the Swartland area received high intensity and constant rainfall from the night of the 6th June to the 11th June 2007, which caused flooding to the towns of Moorreesburg, Hopefield, Vredenburg, Piketberg, Porterville and the surrounding... Read More
Unanimous Decision: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Conference
11 June 2007Statement by Cobus Dowry MEC For Agriculture In The Western Cape Read More
Further Aid for Train Crash Victims
12 February 2007The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry, will be present at the handing out of food vouchers to survivors and family members of the train crash that claimed the lives of 19 farmworkers on 13 November last year. Read More
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