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“It’s all systems go” says WC COSATU ahead of mass strike over crime, fuel price

By Tauhierah Salie Western Cape residents are encouraged to prepare for a legal, mass strike by COSATU on Thursday morning. Thousands of members are expected to take to the streets to demand government urgently tackle high crime and fuel prices in the province. Provincial spokesperson, Malvern de Bruyn, said its ‘all systems go’ and that support has been received from at least fifteen unions. Hundreds of marshals have been appointed […]

3 August 2022

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‘I am extremely angry’: Alan Winde removes suspended MEC over damning sexual misconduct report

Western Cape premier Alan Winde has removed suspended community safety MEC Albert Fritz from the provincial cabinet adding that he was “not a fit and proper person to hold any position in my executive council”. Fritz was given the chop after the finalisation of an independent investigation into the veracity of allegations of sexual misconduct. A report on the findings of the probe was handed to Winde on Sunday evening. […]

1 March 2022

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Premier urges WC residents to comment on Climate Change Response strategy

The Western Cape Government has asked the public to comment on its Climate Change Response strategy. The provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning launched the strategy as the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) continues in Glascow, Scotland. The highly anticipated conference, which kicked off on 31 October 2021, comes at a crucial point in human history, during which industry experts have warned that earth is at […]

9 November 2021

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Western Cape police calls on communities with information regarding taxi violence to come forward

Western Cape police are calling on communities in areas that have been affected by ongoing taxi violence to come forward with any information that would assist them with their investigations. More than 80 people have been killed in the Western Cape in taxi-related violence between taxi associations, CATA and CODETA since the start of the year. Twenty-four of them have been shot and killed since the start of this month. […]

28 July 2021

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Western Cape ready to roll out more vaccination sites: Winde

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province is ready to roll out more vaccine sites from Monday. He says to date they have exceeded daily and weekly vaccine targets. This coming week, the department will increase the number of vaccination sites in the province to 154. Winde has urged residents to continue to play their part by ensuring that they are registered if they are eligible to do so. […]

5 June 2021

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Winde reiterate WC on track with implementing mass vaccine rollout

Premier Alan Winde has on Friday assured residents the Western Cape remains on track to implement a mass vaccination strategy, despite the temporary suspension of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It also appears the Easter long weekend has not led to a surge in COVID-19 infections. New cases, hospital admissions and deaths remain stable, while there are no signs of cluster outbreaks. There's still no indication of a third wave, with under […]

17 April 2021

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WC Premier warns of COVID-19 resurgence in Cape Metro

Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, has called on members of the public to take extra precautions against the coronavirus. He was speaking during a digital briefing on COVID-19. National government has made a similar call - urging South Africans to continue wearing masks, practicing social distancing and hand washing. Winde says the number of new infections has risen by at least 52% week-by-week in November. He says the trend will […]

26 November 2020

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Winde calls on govt to ‘think carefully’ about SAA bailout

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has appealed to the national government to “think carefully” about a possible bailout for South African Airways (SAA). He said all the provinces desperately need everything they can get, to recover from the Covid-19 lockdown and job losses. “Mr President, we don’t need state-funded planes, but we do need working trains in the Western Cape,” he said. He said everybody pulled together, from business to […]

23 October 2020

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SA’s debt has topped R3-trillion, premier Alan Winde tells developers

SA has passed the R3-trillion debt mark, with national borrowing averaging about R2bn every weekday, Western Cape premier Alan Winde said on Wednesday. “We have a very difficult path ahead of us,” said Winde, a keynote speaker during a Western Cape property development webinar. The premier, who recently recovered from Covid-19, was outlining the economic challenge in the wake of multiple shocks over the past few years, including load-shedding, drought, […]

20 August 2020

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