News and Media Economy and financial matters PCS 1 March 2024 Tech & Innovation The latest Premier's Council on Skills was held at UWC Innovation Hub in Bellville in the Western Cape. The theme was G4J Strategy PFA 5 -... Read more Economy and financial matters Department of Economic Development and Tourism Budget Speech 2015 Growing the economy and creating jobs is not the easiest job at the best of times. But when you throw in policy uncertainty, unreliable... Read more Economy and financial matters Private sector participation urgently needed at Port of Cape for economic growth “We are heading into an export crisis in the Western Cape at the end of the year. With the good rains we have experienced, our agricultural... Read more Tourism More than 6.8 million passengers through Cape Town International between Jan-Sep Between January and September of 2023, more than 6.8 million two-way international and domestic passengers passed through our award-winning... Read more Built environment More building plans passed and completed in the WC in 2022 than any other province In 2022, between January and December, the Western Cape passed building plans worth R 37.0 billion, more than any other province in South... Read more Tourism Western Cape prepares for record-breaking summer tourism season The provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, hosted her second annual ‘Summer Tourism Readiness Dialogue’... Read more Tourism Two-way passengers through the CTIA international terminal increase by 64% Two-way passengers through the Cape Town International Airport’s (CTIA) international terminal remained strong between January and August... Read more Tourism Cape Storm: Preliminary findings of storm impact on tourism industry Following the extreme weather over the Heritage weekend, the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is hard at work to... Read more Tourism Over a million inbound seats expected as WCG marks World Tourism Day in Langa To mark World Tourism Day, Mireille Wenger, the provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities which includes Tourism, lauded the... Read more Tourism WC grows air access to 10 new African cities since 2015 The Western Cape Government (WCG) is determined to further unlock and enable the enormous potential of the tourism and hospitality sector in... Read more Education Call to Action! Have your say on critical skills shortages to boost business The Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Labour Market Intelligence unit has recently released a survey to identify... Read more Economy and financial matters Ripping off red tape is key to growing private sector investment in WC Regulatory ‘red tape’ is a known hindrance to business establishment and expansion, no matter the sector. Launched in 2011, the Department... Read more Tourism Latest tourism figures show 69% increase in international passengers International two-way passengers through Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) between January and July 2023 reached 1.6 million, growing... Read more Tourism Good governance and diverse leadership key to Wesgro’s continued strategic growth Today, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, welcomed four new Board members to Wesgro, after appointing them in... Read more Tourism Growing tourism and jobs - a whale of a time in Plett to kick off Tourism Month To celebrate and highlight the vital role that our tourism and hospitality industries play in the Western Cape, provincial Minister of... Read more Load More
