In celebration of Mandela Day, our Municipal Health Services (MHS) teams in collaboration with different stakeholders and organisations came together to reflect on Madiba’s life, legacy and his values and principles to make a difference in the lives of others. Our MHS team in WItzenberg joined forces with the Western Cape Government Department of Social […]

The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) gathered at Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), Stellenbosch on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, together with the Senior Management Team (SMT) to review the AG reports, internal audit reports and comments made by the SMT and audit committee. It is important to understand who the MPAC is and the role […]

The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) proudly hosted a series of certificate ceremonies from 24 to 26 June 2025, honouring beneficiaries of its Entrepreneurial Seed Fund and Small-Scale Farmer/Agro-Processing Programmes. These events, held across the district, celebrated the achievements of local entrepreneurs and farmers who have participated in the programmes over the past three financial […]

The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), in collaboration with various partners, empowered vulnerable women from the Breede Valley through a Baking Skills Training Programme during the month of June. The initiative culminated in a certificate ceremony held on Friday, 27 June 2025. Together with its partners—the Breede Valley Municipality, the Department of Social Development, the […]

The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), supported by the Western Cape Government Department of Social Development, has designed an annual skills development programme for unemployed women and youth that will afford participants an opportunity to undergo hairdressing training. This year’s training ran from 2 June to 23 June 2025, accommodating 14 participants from Stellenbosch, and […]

The Division: Rural and Social Development of the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) has ringfenced part of their budget to provide a variety of products and programmes that assist in promoting dignity. One of the initiatives was the handover of hearing aids that took place in Worcester at the CWDM offices on Thursday 12 June […]

The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), through its Rural and Social Development Unit, remains committed to promoting dignity and care through the continued distribution of diapers to old-age homes, disability centres and other care facilities. An annual budget is allocated to this initiative, ensuring that diapers are supplied to elderly service centres, early childhood development […]