News and Speeches
#ThankATeacher: Show your appreciation with words of gratitude
1 October 2024October is National Teacher Appreciation month, with World Teachers’ Day being celebrated around the world on 5 October 2024. Read More
World Rabies Day - Breaking Rabies Boundaries
30 September 2024This year, 28 September will mark the 18th World Rabies Day. This year’s "Breaking Rabies Boundaries" highlights that One Health is not for a selected few but for everyone. Read More
Western Cape Government is committed to spatial redress despite challenges
30 September 2024As a government that prioritises the needs of the residents of the Western Cape, especially the most vulnerable, the Western Cape Government (WCG) is proud of its record of delivery when it comes to addressing the province’s complex and significant h Read More
#ClassOf2024: Cheating in the matric exams has serious consequences
29 September 2024As we count down the days to the start of the matric exams on 21 October 2024, we remind all candidates that cheating in the exams can have serious consequences for their futures. Read More
Premier celebrates Tourism Day & Month by visiting Overberg
25 September 2024To mark World Tourism Day, observed annually on 27 September, Premier Alan Winde visited the Overberg earlier this month to showcase some of the region’s many tourist offerings and highlight tourism's importance for the Western Cape economy and... Read More
WC Indigenous Games Festival 2024 - celebrating our collective heritage
25 September 2024On Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, officially opened the Western Cape Indigenous Games Festival 2024 in Kuils River, celebrating our collective South African heritage. Read More
Western Cape Department of Infrastructure updates on repairs to Meiringspoort
25 September 2024Over the last two years, the Western Cape has experienced severe weather conditions which has negatively impacted transport infrastructure. One such road is Trunk Road 33/4 and Trunk Road 34/2, better known as the N12 between De Rust and Prince... Read More
Minister Simmers hands over houses and title deed in the Garden Route
23 September 2024On Friday, 20 September 2024, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, visited the Garden Route to hand over title deeds Read More
Project update on the upgrading of Louis Fourie Road, Mossel Bay
23 September 2024Project update on the upgrading of Louis Fourie Road, Mossel Bay Read More
#ClassOf2024: 30 days until the matric exams begin!
22 September 2024Yesterday, 21 September 2024, marked 30 days to the start of the 2024 National Senior Certificate exams, with the first matric exam being written on 21 October 2024. Read More
Outcomes of Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting
20 September 2024On Wednesday, 18 September 2024, Premier Alan Winde chaired a regular Western Cape Government (WCG) Cabinet meeting. Read More
Celebrate Heritage Weekend by keeping our roads safe
20 September 2024With schools closing today and the Heritage Day long weekend, roads across the Western Cape will become busy with holiday goers and families taking advantage of this time. Read More
Minister Simmers to handover houses and title deeds in the Garden Route
19 September 2024On Friday, 20 September 2024, Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, will visit the Garden Route to hand over title deeds at the Toekoms Housing Project in Mossel Bay, and houses at Metro Grounds Housing Read More
Over 120 cataract surgeries underway at Central Karoo InReach
19 September 2024On 17th September 2024, Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, visited Beaufort West Hospital to meet and engage with the partners, staff and volunteers who are performing over 120 cataract surgeries in a sterile portable... Read More
WC donates 8 608 indigenous trees to restore infrastructure and flood damage
19 September 2024On Monday, 16 September, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Western Cape Development of Agriculture’s Worcester Veld Reserve Research Farm outside Worcester. Read More
Minister Mackenzie brings world-renowned Madiba sculptures to Mitchells Plain
19 September 2024On Thursday, 19 September 2024, Provincial Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, facilitated the donation of two Marco Olivier sculptures – depicting the face of Nelson Mandela – to RLabs House in Mitchells Plain. Read More
WC Agriculture and CASE IH sign agreement to boost research, precision farming
18 September 2024The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement with CASE IH, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, at the recently held Nampo Cape in Bredasdorp. Read More
Annual Thusong Outreach event held in Saron, celebrating 30 Years of Democracy
18 September 2024Today, the Department of Local Government, in partnership with the Government communication and Information System (GCIS) Cape Winelands District Municipality and Drakenstein Local Municipality, proudly launched its two-day Annual Thusong Outreach... Read More
World Bank Education Sector Analysis report released today
17 September 2024The report on the World Bank’s Education Sector Analysis (ESA) undertaken at the request of the Western Cape has been released today, 17 September 2024. Read More
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