News and Speeches
Western Cape 2022 National Senior Certificate Awards
2 February 2023Good morning, Premier Alan Winde, and Tracy Winde, and thank you for hosting us again this year at your lovely home. Welcome to our principals, and our teachers, and our parents, and our colleagues, and our supporters. Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Candidates
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Schools
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Minister Marais calls on public to nominate Provincial Heritage sites
2 February 2023The Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, would like to encourage members of the public to nominate heritage resources in the Western Cape as Provincial Heritage Sites. Read More
Department of Community Safety to host Policing Needs and Priorities engagement
2 February 2023On 03 February 2023, the Department of Community Safety will host its Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) engagement in the City of Cape Town for the SAPS Metro West area. Read More
Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2022 Awards Ceremony livestream
1 February 2023On Thursday 2 February 2023, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, will host the Western Cape National Senior Certificate (NSC) 2022 Awards Ceremony at Leeuwenhof, the Premier’s Residence. Read More
Community Safety host successful Rural Safety Summit in Central Karoo
1 February 2023On 30 January 2023, the Department of Community Safety hosted yet another successful Rural Safety Summit and Policing Needs and Priorities (RSSaPNP) engagement in the Central Karoo District. Read More
Minister Marais encourages reading to children for World Read Aloud day
31 January 2023World Read Aloud day is celebrated on 01 February and Anroux Marais, the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, encourages all people to read aloud to young people, not just on this day but every day. Read More
Excitement brewing among Prince Albert youth
31 January 2023Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, joined dozens of young people from Prince Albert, Leeu Gamka, and Klaarstroom on 28 January 2023 for a Youth Indaba hosted by the Prince Albert Community Trust (PACT). Read More
Nurses on wheels bring healthcare to rural doorsteps
31 January 2023Simonè Louw is 23 years old. She lives at the Kuiperskraal Farm, a rural community outside of Durbanville. Like many other residents in her community, Simone looks forward to the monthly visit from the Durbanville Community Day Centre (CDC) nursing... Read More
New round of boosters to fight COVID-19 subvariant
31 January 2023COVID-19 is not gone. The highly contagious omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 is leading to increased COVID-19 infections across the world. Read More
Premier to request meeting with President over energy crisis
30 January 2023Media release: Premier to request meeting with President over energy crisis. Read More
R88.8 million in emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding
30 January 2023Joint media release: R88.8 million in emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding in local municipalities. Read More
Minister Simmers rates Gauteng MPL 2 day working visit a success
30 January 2023On Friday, January 27, the Gauteng MPL-delegation for Human Settlements concluded it’s 2 day working visit to the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Anroux Marais: Arts and Culture funding applications now open
30 January 2023On Monday, 30 January 2023, the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) announced the opening of applications for arts and culture funding for the 2023/24 financial year. Read More
Providing emergency medical care to all who need it
30 January 2023It was a busy weekend for the Western Cape Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) where their interventions in critical moments and prompt transport to the nearest health facility were in high demand. Read More
Police resourcing allocation behind by 20 years and almost 90 000 Officers short
29 January 2023Having commemorated the annual National Police Day this past Friday, I am at pains to point out that there is no appetite from the National Minister of Police, Bheki Cele to address crime in the Western Cape, let alone our Read More
Criminals target Western Cape schools during holiday period
27 January 2023Western Cape schools again fell victim to criminal activity during the December/January school holidays. Read More
Hotel occupancy surpasses pre-pandemic levels in December 2022
27 January 2023Data from the South African Hotel Review, complied by STR, which gathers data directly from hotels across South Africa, has confirmed that hotel occupancy for the Western Cape stood at 72% in Read More
Community Safety to host its District Rural Safety Summit in Central Karoo
27 January 2023On 30 January 2023, the Department of Community Safety will host its District Rural Safety Summit and Policing Needs and Priorities (RSSaPNP) engagement in the Central Karoo District. Read More
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