The Western Cape Government wishes to point out to the Mail and Guardian that we have never claimed to have a constitutional mandate over land reform. In a report this morning (“The DA’s dodgy land claims”) the newspaper makes the obvious point that the constitutional mandate for land reform lies with national government, but then…
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“Good governance starts a domino effect. After years of effort, by many partners, the Western Cape is beginning to reap the rewards,” Premier Helen Zille announced in her keynote address at the 2017 State of the Province. And she’s right.
Half-way into the DA’s second term in office, the Province boasts the lowest unemployment rate – more people have hope for finding a job here than in any other province in the country. Pass rates in the Western Cape’s poorest schools have improved from 57.7%, when the DA took office in 2009, to 75.2% in 2016! And under the DA’s leadership, the Province has delivered 75 300 title deeds to date.
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WCED introduces new tool for parents to track their admission application as schools open admissions for 2019
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has introduced a new online function to assist parents with tracking applications for admission to public schools. The WCED increasingly faces large volumes of queries relating to applications for admission submitted to schools which places undue pressure on the system. This new function was introduced to relieve some of…
Read MoreEmployment rate: DA-led Western Cape continues to hold the lowest unemployment rate and create jobs
The DA in the Western Cape is delighted to note that the latest unemployment figures released by Statistics South Africa yesterday show that the Western Cape now has the lowest official unemployment rate in the country, sitting at 19.5%. When taking into account the national unemployment rate of 26.7% and especially the national expanded unemployment…
Read MoreMinister Schäfer congratulates successful learners in the Western Cape
On the release of the 2017 National Senior Certificate (NSC), I would like to congratulate the 82.8% of learners in the Western Cape who passed the 2017 NSC examination. While there is a tendency to focus solely on the provincial pass rate (which is an important indicator), we must also consider other important indicators of…
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