The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services, together with partners, CapeNature are responsible for the management of fires affecting all wildland and veld and other rural areas throughout the District. “Beating a wildland fire and protecting lives and livelihoods, is never achieved through an individual team or organisation.  It can only be achieved through integrated […]

Tankwa Family Day 2025 was more than an event. The CWDM team together with many other partners, celebrated connection and community. The annual Tankwa Family Day took place on Saturday, 4 October 2025. Executive Mayor Ald. (Dr) Elna von Schlicht said: “Family Day in the Tankwa Karoo shows that all communities, irrespective of their location, […]

The Honourable Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Fiki Hlabisa, honoured the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) with two prestigious awards at the National Good Governance Awards, hosted during the annual Local Government Indaba at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. The awards recognise CWDM’s remarkable achievement of 11 consecutive clean audit […]