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Department of Economic Development and Tourism

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Western Cape TVET Student Entrepreneurs Shine in Allan Gray Makers Intercollege Challenge 2025

The spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship was alive and thriving as the six TVET colleges, proudly sponsored by the Department, took...

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How the Red Tape Reduction Unit assisted FrenchCraft Vintners with their red tape challenge!

FrenchCraft Vintners is a wine company that blends French winemaking expertise with the terroir of South Africa to create unique wines. The...

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Western Cape Investment Summit 2025 - A bold step towards R1 trillion provincial economy

Joint Media Release by Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer Western...

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Western Cape leads in job creation and labour market strength

The Western Cape has once again demonstrated its economic resilience, recording a net gain of 69 000 jobs year-on-year in the second quarter...

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Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy.

Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy", says Minister Ivan Meyer at West Coast Export...

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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development, and Tourism opens Africa Food Show 2025 with vision for growth and food security

Yesterday, 10 June 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, officially opened the...

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Western Cape maintains lowest unemployment rate in SA

Joint Media Release: Western Cape maintains the lowest unemployment rate in SA, with 82,000 more people employed year-on-year. According to...

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Western Cape leads with biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year

Joint Media Release: Western Cape leads with the biggest decrease in unemployment year-on-year According to the Quarterly Labour Force...

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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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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...

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