Media Release: Premier hands out load shedding relief packs to school learners Read More
Minister Simmers honors the Masakh’Isizwe bursars and Apprentice programme graduates Read More
During the month of May, when we commemorate Child Protection Month, the Western Cape Department of Social Development will ramp up its awareness-raising initiatives about child abuse and the preventive measures we offer as the Department. Read More
Since the on-time admissions window for parents applying for a place for their child in Grade 1 or 8 in 2025 closed on 12 April 2024, we have received late applications for an additional 8 092 learners. Read More
Congratulations to the incredible Thusong teams at the Department of Local Government and Western Cape Municipalities for their outstanding achievements at the recent Thusong Awards Ceremony! Read More
On 26 April 2024, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) announced the launch of the 2024 Western Cape Prestige Agri Awards (WCPAA). Read More
On 25 April 2024, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) celebrated a significant milestone as the Agri-Processing Hub, situated at Elsenburg, attains the prestigious Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 accreditation. Read More
Joint Media Release: Premier & Minister Allen praise professionalism & partnerships of Western Cape law enforcement bodies Read More
Media Release: Premier Winde wishes all South Africans a happy Freedom Day Read More
Joint Media Release: N7 Refinery Interchange officially opened Read More
Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, to award Masakh’iSizwe Bursaries to successful applicants Read More
State-of-the-art Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute nears completion, performed more than 4 700 postmortems in 2023/24 Read More
Systematic police failures leads to 84 cases of gender-based violence struck off court roll during 3rd quarter. Read More
Twenty arrests by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week. Read More
Ceremonial opening of the N7 Refinery Interchange by Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers Read More
As we celebrate World Book Day today, we are excited to announce the winners of our 2023 school library competition! Read More
Over the past five years, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has supported 170 smallholder and commercial farmers. One of these is Chamomile Farming Enterprise, owned by Wadea and Achmat Brinkhuis. Read More
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that during 2023, 3 159 offenders, who had been sentenced to more than 24 months of imprisonment, were released on parole. Read More
Media Release: Outcomes of Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting Premier Alan Winde chaired a meeting of the Western Cape Government (WCG) Cabinet on Wednesday, 18 April. Read More
In September 2019, the Western Cape Government (WCG) launched its Western Cape Safety Plan (WCSP) in a determined manner to counter high rates of murder and violence across the province. The primary aim of the WCSP is to halve the murder rate by... Read More