President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit Cape Town on Friday to assess the Western Cape’s provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Western Cape currently accounts for nearly two-thirds of infections nationally. President Ramaphosa will be accompanied by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on his inspection of COVID-19 facilities[…]
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called for caution as thousands of people prepare to return to work on Monday when Level 3 of the lockdown comes into effect. He’s appealed to employers and employees to adhere to the strict safety regulations. The Western Cape has more than 19 000[…]
As the Western Cape ramps up its screenings and testing for Covid-19 as confirmed cases rise, the ANC in the province is calling for the return to Level 5 lockdown to be considered. On Friday, it said the situation in the province was getting worse, with hot spots in the[…]
The Western Cape Provincial Treasury on Saturday approved the allocation of R53 million additional funding for emergency food relief programmes which will run across the Western Cape. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said: “We know that the lockdown is tough on everyone and is impacting on the livelihoods of many[…]
While the South African National Defence (SANDF) received a fairly warm welcome from Cape Flats residents just over a month ago, questions have now been raised over the effectiveness of “Operation Lockdown”. National Police Minister Bheki Cele pre-maturely announced the deployed of the army to gang-ridden areas of Cape Town[…]
The government are currently hosting their Cabinet Lekgotla in Pretoria, throwing open their doors to leaders and elected members of Parliament for the next three days. The delegation includes ministers, deputy ministers and for the first time, premiers and their director generals. Alan Winde shares stark message with Cabinet Lekgotla[…]
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has condemned the latest incident of train arson, saying such attacks endanger the lives and livelihoods of residents of the province. On Tuesday night, another train was gutted at Cape Town station, which will result in chaos for commuters. According to a statement from PRASA,[…]
Newly elected Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, will announce his new Cabinet on Thursday in Cape Town. This is his first task since being inaugurated on Wednesday as the Western Cape’s eighth Premier. His predecessor, Helen Zille, had been previously slammed when she appointed an all-male Cabinet. Winde says[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele is to meet with Western Cape government officials within the next month to discuss failures relating to policing in the province. The provincial government has declared a formal intergovernmental dispute with the Police Minister, citing the shortage of police officers in the Western Cape as a[…]
Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde, says he wants to urgently roll out a pilot project which sees Western Cape Government volunteers doing duty as Commissioners of Oaths in Mitchell’s Plain and Bonteheuwel. This is so that police officers can focus on averting crime through patrols. “I’ve heard[…]
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