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 […]
Ceres dressed up for World Environment Day The Municipal Health Services (MHS) of the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) collaborated in an environmental awareness drive for World Environment Day. As part of our ongoing commitment to protect the public’s health and the environment, the MHS participated in an effort to promote environmental responsibility in the […]
Taalmonument, municipality and trust sponsor phenomenal prizes once again The Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument (ATM), Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) and Historium Trust are delighted to announce the fourth Phenomenal Women Awards. This leading annual event will celebrate the remarkable achievements of the incredible women in our community. The call for nominations is now […]
The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Drakenstein Municipality and the Cape Winelands Elderly Forum hosted the District Golden Games recently at the Dal Josafat Athletics Stadium in Paarl on Thursday, 22 May 2025.Senior citizens from forums across the Cape Winelands District, were buzzing […]
Issued by the Office of the Acting Municipal Manager17 April 2025 The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) confirms the appointment of Mr Wilhelm Markus, Director: Community Services of the West Coast District Municipality, as Acting Municipal Manager of the CWDM. This appointment, ratified at a Council meeting held earlier today, follows the precautionary suspension […]
The Cape Winelands District Municipality ‘s (CWDM) Fire Services welcomed Fire Smart Canada on Monday 31 March 2025, for the commencement of a three-day information session. The session marks a significant collaboration between Canadian and South African stakeholders in the domain of wildfire prevention and mitigation. Fire Smart Canada has a long history in […]
Following a successful compliance visit by verifiers of the South African Emergency Services Institute (SAESI), the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) Fire Services is proud to announce a significant expansion of its training capabilities. The CWDM Fire Training Academy has been accredited with an additional 18 programmes of the International Fire Services Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), […]