We are always ready to welcome visitors from all over to our neck of the woods. During the month of April CWDM and representatives from the Local Tourism Associations (LTAs) displayed what the district had to offer at the World Travel Market Africa, which was held in Cape Town as well as at the Namibia […]
In commemoration of World Hand Hygiene Day, our Environmental Health Practitioners visited Annie Brown Clinic in Ceres to raise awareness on the importance of handwashing. The EHPs, distributed awareness material and conducted 33 handwashing demonstrations to staff and patients. Water restrictions and water-shedding are currently implemented in Witzenberg and our EHPs used the opportunity to […]
We recently hosted the German Delegation, from our partner, KiEZ Sachsen-Anhalt. Discussions revolved around how we could strengthen our MOU and further growth opportunities for our youth in the Cape Winelands District. The agreement between the CWDM and the organisation Landesverband Kinder- und Jugenderholungszentren Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. Kieze (www.kieze.com), known as KIEZ in Germany has been […]
“As we gather here today to commemorate International Firefighters Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. Our firefighters are the true heroes of our community, and their unwavering commitment and dedication to their profession is an inspiration to us […]
Our Executive Mayor, Elna von Schlicht and Cllr Deon Carinus, Portfolio holder for Technical Services, attended the official handover of the newly completed ablution facilities at Erris Möller Primary School just outside Wolseley. “The learners can now visit the new bathroom, knowing that they can flush the toilet and wash their hands in lovely, fully […]
Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) in partnership with Hood Hop Africa (HHA) and Breede Valley Municipality hosted Touwsriver tournament on the 29th of April 2023 at Touwsriver Sport Stadium in Touwsriver. Sport that was played among others was the seven rugby, netball, soccer and arts and culture which was held at the community hall in […]
The Cape Winelands District’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Summit took place in Worcester on Tuesday, 18 April 2023 in partnership with Western Cape Education: Cape Winelands District and brought together distinguished speakers and role players in the ECD sector. The summit’s objective was to create an ECD sector where our children, in other words the […]
On 31st March, Cllr Xolisa Mdemka and Cllr Minnie Petersen visited 15 elderly people at Ebenheaser old age home in Cloetesville. They spend some quality time with the elderly and handed over goodie bag that included toiletries items and a night gown. “Our senior citizens are the custodians of our knowledge and culture; therefore it […]
How three small businesses are being the change we want to see in the world. Since this edition of the Grapevine is our ‘green’ edition, we looked at some of our local businesses and considered their impact on our environment. One of the projects of the Local Economic Development unit of the CWDM is the […]
The Cape Winelands invited the world to our neck of the woods by showing off what we have to offer at the ITB Berlin 2023 held from 5 to 7 March. The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), together with the local tourism association, Visit Stellenbosch, and various stakeholders proudly represented at the South Africa stand. […]