News and Speeches
SASSA meeting provides valuable insights
22 February 2023I welcome and appreciate the transparent way in which Western Cape and national management from SASSA responded to concerns the provincial Department of Social Development team and I raised during a long-anticipated meeting yesterday. Read More
Premier appeals to Finance Minister to be bold
22 February 2023Media release: Premier appeals to Finance Minister to be bold & give local governments, small businesses & citizens monetary support for renewable energy transition Read More
Minister Allen to embark on West Coast district safety initiatives
22 February 2023Tomorrow, 23 February 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will embark on various safety initiatives in parts of the West Coast District. These include the following: Read More
Premier cautiously welcomes renewable energy tax incentives
22 February 2023Joint media release: Premier cautiously welcomes tax incentives for businesses & individuals announced in Budget 2023 to help ease energy crisis Read More
Emerging farmers and agri worker inspire hope
21 February 2023Four fruit farmers, Andreas Klaase, Belinda Williams, Debrah Theunissen, Liza Ambraal and the Western Cape Prestige Agri-Award winner, Nigel Klaasen, have just returned from a market access capacity building tour to the Netherlands and attending... Read More
Premier and Mobility Minister establish taxi task team as stay away is withdrawn
21 February 2023Joint media release: Premier and Mobility Minister establish taxi task team as stay away withdrawn Read More
NICD declares a measles outbreak in Western Cape following spike in cases
21 February 2023The Western Cape Department of Health notes today’s alert by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to declare a measles outbreak in the Cape Metro district. Read More
Premier welcomes new Mobility Minister to his Cabinet
20 February 2023Joint media release: Premier welcomes new Mobility Minister to his Cabinet Premier Alan Winde has appointed Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) Member Ricardo Mackenzie as the Western Cape’s new Mobility Minister. Read More
Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats
20 February 2023Minister Allen and provincial SAPS commissioner LT Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats Read More
Premier, Mobility Minister & Mayor to meet with SANTACO over "stayaway" threat
20 February 2023Joint media release: Premier, Mobility Minister appeal to minibus taxi leaders to engage with Western Cape Government Read More
Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school
20 February 2023Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport from operating, minibus taxi associations continued their illegal blockade today. Read More
More building plans passed & completed in the WC in 2022 than any other province
20 February 2023In 2022, between January and December, the Western Cape passed building plans worth R 37.0 billion, more than any other province in South Africa, including Gauteng. Read More
Swartland K9 unit ensures rifle and ammunition are confiscated
20 February 2023On Sunday, 19 February 2023, the Western Cape government’s Swartland K-9 unit once again assisted the Malmesbury South African Police Services (SAPS) and ensured that a rifle and two hundred sixty-eight (268) various caliber live rounds were... Read More
Premier urges homeless and vulnerable to access social services
20 February 2023Media release: Premier urges homeless and vulnerable to access social services Premier Alan Winde has today highlighted the support services which the Western Cape Government offers to all homeless and vulnerable people in the Western Cape. Read More
Greater cohesion is required to combat crime
19 February 2023The third quarter crime statistics, which were released yesterday, clearly indicate that there is a need for all spheres of government and society as a whole to work together, if we are to be effective in our crime fighting efforts. Read More
Swartland K9 unit assist SAPS to discover large cache of firearms
19 February 2023I commend the Swartland K-9 unit for the manner in which they assisted the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Malmesbury this past Thursday and Friday. Read More
Support the Western Cape school-based vaccination programme
19 February 2023From 20 February until 31 March 2023, the Western Cape Department of Health’s School-based vaccination programme will once again visit schools to provide integrated immunisation aimed at reducing vaccine preventable diseases. Read More
Premier applauds heroic Cape Town emergency officials for answering call to help
18 February 2023Media release: Premier applauds heroic Cape Town emergency officials for answering call to help in earthquake-stricken Turkiye Read More
SASSA needs a reboot
17 February 2023As Social Development MEC I have consistently raised my concerns about the experiences of the beneficiaries of SASSA grants. Read More
In run-up to SOPA 2023 Premier takes “Listening Tour” to Atlantis
17 February 2023Media release: In run-up to SOPA 2023 Premier takes “Listening Tour” to Atlantis to see for himself impact of loadshedding Read More
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