CWDM continues with sanitary towel handover CWDM’s Sanitary Towel Project helps to ensure that girls attend school It is a sad reality that many of our school going girls do not have access to sanitary towels, especially in the current difficult economic climate, as we nagaviate our lives towards a post- covid-19 world. The Cape […]

Pomp and Ceremony to celebrate new robes The CWDM hosted a small ceremony to celebrate our new Council Robes was held t our last council meeting.  This is the first time in many years that the council has procured new ceremonial robes.  The Municipal Manager, Henry Prins led the ceremony and stated, “When Karina let […]

CWDM assists with driver’s licenses The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), in partnership with Breede Valley Municipality embarked on an integrated governmental relations programme for interns. The programme affords them the opportunity to obtain a driver’s licence in addition to the workplace experience gained at the municipality.  Skills development, including induction to the workplace, is […]

Investing in our Youth On March 16th, 15 young adults of Touwsrivier received their certificates after successfully completing a culinary course, an initiative by the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) to upskill and uplift the youth of the district. The intimate gathering was not merely a certificate handover, at it was followed by a lunch […]

Cape Winelands Netball Team Wins The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) was thrilled to hear that the Cape Winelands netball team won the 2021 SPAR National Netball Championship.  The team were crowned the champions after a phenomenal performance and victory against Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) 66-54 in the final held at Hoërskool DF Malan in […]

IDP Stakeholder Engagement The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) invited stakeholders to attend the two Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Stakeholder Engagements held at the Worcester and Paarl. Registered community organisations and NGO’s/NPO’s from areas across the district attended with the goal to discussed burning issues in their communities. “Public participation is paramount in a democracy. […]

Newsflash – Condolence

Fire Services respond to 75 fires! 27 January 2022 – Immediate Release The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fires Services have for the period of 19 – 25 January responded to 75 fires.   Seven of these were notable for either their potential for damage to livelihood or property and/or the large fire line, it is suspected […]