The maintenance of road verges plays an important role in the safety of our motorists and pedestrians. Keeping the verges clear of grass and weeds ensures that everyone always has a clear view of the road ahead.  This function is especially important in the rural areas as children and commuters often need to wait on […]

The heavy rainfalls experienced in early February caused havoc on our roads everywhere, but the Theronsberg Pass was particularly affected. On Sunday 5 February 2023, the pass was closed as the rains had washed away a section of the road. Our Technical Services team in Witzenberg was informed and Bertus van Wyk, Deputy Director: Roads […]

It is a sad reality that the shortage of access to menstrual support and feminine hygiene products has an adverse impact on school-going girls in our communities. The Cape Winelands District Municipality continues to support the initiative of distributing sanitary towels to schools in the district. This year, the CWDM departments of Rural and Social […]

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 […]