The Environmental Health Practitioners of the CWDM’s Municipal Health Services (MHS) have the significant task of ensuring that our environment is hygienic and safe.  One of their responsibilities is to create awareness about the importance and benefits of personal hygiene. It is well known that children learn better through play and interaction, and for this […]

Accolades for the Top Achievers “Like all of you, I waited anxiously to see what the matric results would be.  And again, the matriculants of the Cape Winelands District made me proud!  Not only have we increased our pass rate from 77.2% to 77.5%, but we are home to the two best matriculants in the […]

Cape Winelands Plays Host To International Women’s Cricket Conference On Sunday, 05 April 2023 ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, Ald (Dr) Elna von Schlicht, Executive Mayor did the official welcome at the Women’s Cricket Conference at Labori Estate in Paarl. ” Sport is a very powerful tool for achieving gender equality. We currently […]

The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) is happy to announce that the Auditor-General has expressed the ninth consecutive, unqualified audit opinion with no findings for the municipality. The Auditor-General’s scope covers the auditing of financial statements, reporting of performance against predetermined objectives, as well as compliance with laws and regulations. It is required that the […]

Cleaning up our act The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM’s) Technical Services division hosted a seminar to address the contentious topic of waste management.  Throughout the world the issue is raised about what to do with all the waste we create and how to manage it.  Waste has a bad reputation and is blamed for […]

World AIDS Day The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) partnered with the Western Cape Government, Langeberg Municipality and local organisations, the ACVV and BRAM Homebase Care Project, for the World Aids Day commemoration held at the Zolani Community Hall in Ashton. World Aids Day has been observed annually on 1 December since 1988, and was […]

Prepared for Fire Season 2022/23 The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services, together with partners Cape Nature, the Winelands FPA, NCC, Henley Air, the Western Cape Government’s Disaster, Fire and Rescue Management and the local municipalities, hosted the annual fire season preparedness meeting in Paarl on 30 November 2022. The Executive Mayor, Ald (Dr) Elna […]

Safety is everyone’s business! The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM’s) Disaster Management unit hosted the introduction of the multisectoral District Community Safety Forum in Paarl on 28 November 2022. The forum aims to bring together resources to create a safer environment for the citizens of the Cape Winelands.  During her opening address, the Executive Mayor, Ald […]

CWDM encourages unity against femicide. To launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) engaged with various partners on Friday, 25 November 2021 in Klapmuts, Stellenbosch. While the world moves on from the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa is still battling its other pandemic, […]

CWDM Fire Services welcome new firefighters On 18 and 24 November, the Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM’s) Fire and Rescue Training Academy in Stellenbosch hosted the official passing-out parade for the Spring 2022 graduates. The CWDM’s Fire Services are proud members of the fire services fraternity and are committed to improving the standard of their […]