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The DA in the Western Cape welcomes the R4.5 million spent by the Department of Economic Opportunities and Tourism on the construction of trading spaces for informal traders and Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in the 2019/2020 financial year. The initiative includes the establishment of container parks in the Cape Agulhas and Witzenberg Municipalities, …
During an oversight visit to the Ankerlig Power Station by the Standing Committee of Finance, Economic Opportunity and Tourism, Eskom revealed the process of converting the station from diesel to liquified natural gas (LNG) was on track with the Ankerlig power station set to come online in September 2024. This conversion represents a potential cost …
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) by StatsSA for the second quarter of 2020 reveals an increase in the expanded unemployment rate to 42%. Youth unemployment continues to grow with the current rate at a staggering 48.6% 2.2 million people lost their jobs during the course of lockdown, adding to the existing unemployed pool of …
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament received a presentation by the provincial department on a feasibility study for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) development in Saldanha Bay. This represents an estimated direct infrastructure investment of R35bn ($2.1bn), with a projected impact on GDP of R125bn ($9.4bn). …
At the tabling of the Western Cape’s provincial Special Adjustment Budget today, the MEC of Finance and Economic Development brought to the legislature a plan which will see the province weather the storm of Covid-19, albeit alone. MPP Deidré Baartman says: “MEC Maynier’s budget involves a prudent three-phase process, reliant on savings and cost containment …
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape welcomes the announcement of the newly launched Tourism Product Development Fund by the Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The initiative pledges a total of R5 million to both current and new tourism products in the province. MPP Deidré Baartman says: “We welcome the funding initiative which …
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey, released today by Statistics South Africa, revealed that the Western Cape continues to hold the lowest official unemployment rate in South Africa at 20.9%. The province also has the lowest expanded unemployment rate in the country, at 24.8%. The expanded figure includes those out of employment but who are not …
Cape Town has been ranked the most innovative city in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to the Countries Global Ranking of Startup Ecosystem 2020 by international agencies, the Health Innovation Exchange and Moscow Agency of Innovations. Deidré Baartman, MPP says: “We welcome this prestigious ranking for Cape Town, which really highlights the …
Whilst the President announced last night the reopening of personal care and dine-in restaurant services, his cabinet continues to provide very little meaningful relief to the tourism sector. In the Western Cape, almost half of all tourism businesses are closing and over 240 000 people stand to lose their livelihoods in the coming months. MPP …
At least 1 in 22 jobs in the Western Cape will be lost if national government does not intervene to save the tourism industry. The province contributes over 24% to South Africa’s overall tourism share. MPP Deidré Baartman says: “At least R65-billion is generated in tourism revenue by the Western Cape. This represents 248,872 tourism-related …
The Western Cape economy will shed an estimated 240 000 jobs as a result of national lockdown regulations, with 104 505 jobs being from the tourism sector alone. Deidré Baartman MPP said: “In a presentation made by the provincial Department of Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism last week, it was revealed that tourism in the …
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape welcomes the long overdue undertaking by President Cyril Ramaphosa to allow municipalities to source energy directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), as announced during his State of the Nation Address last night. We also welcome the announcement that NERSA will continue registering small scale distributed generation for own …
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape has welcomed the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released yesterday by Statistics South Africa. The Western Cape remains the province with the lowest Expanded Unemployment Rate at 24,5% compared to the national average of 38,5%. This means that the Western Cape’s Expanded Unemployment Rate is a full 14 percentage …
Dear Cape Town I will be meeting with the Western Cape Minister of Finance, David Maynier, requesting that the province rejects the proposed Special Appropriations Bill [B10-2019], also known as the Eskom Bill, which seeks to cut money to the provinces and hollow out provincial budgets to bail out the ailing national power producer. I …
