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Department of Economic Development and Tourism

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Western Cape Growth for Jobs Strategy

Like the rest of South Africa, the Western Cape faces a range of deep, interconnected, socio-economic challenges that include unemployment, poverty and crime.

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Mr Velile Dube

Velile Dube was appointed Head of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism in May 2022. Velile completed BA Communications and BA...

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Dr Ivan Meyer

Former civil servant, academic, author, poet, politician and Federal Chairperson of the official opposition in South Africa, the Democratic...

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Contact Us

Street Address 12th Floor, NBS Waldorf Building, 80 St George's Mall, Cape Town, 8001 Postal Address PO Box 979, Cape Town, 8000 General...

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Red Tape Reduction

Log your query with the Business Support Helpline Service via email - redtape@westerncape.gov.za

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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 -...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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