Premier Alan Winde Archives - Voice of the Cape

Premier tours Mitchell’s Plain to celebrate its successes

This week Premier Alan Winde celebrated Mitchells Plain’s rich and vibrant culture, as well as its many success stories, by paying the area a visit. With mobility an important priority of the Premier and October being National Transport Month, he and Western Cape Mobility Minister Daylin Mitchell tested an exciting new mobile application. Local tech start-up, Loop, demonstrated its app, which connects commuters to participating mini-bus taxi companies that are […]

21 October 2022

Local

‘SA can’t afford another lockdown, economy needs to recover,’ says Winde

South Africa cannot afford to go into another lockdown, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Thursday. “Our economy cannot afford it. We’re getting poorer, we are losing jobs – we need to recover now,” he said during his weekly digital press briefing. “We will only recover, only make sure we claw back those jobs and the economy that we’ve lost, if we make a safer environment for this to […]

6 November 2020

Local

WCape Premier tests positive for COVID-19

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Winde announced his positive status on his Facebook page. He says he tested positive after he experienced flu-like symptoms over the weekend. Winde says he will now be going into isolation for 14 days. He says he will continue to perform his duties while in isolation. Winde, who’s a diabetic, says he is at a higher risk of […]

9 July 2020

News

‘Violence against children is a pandemic’, says incoming WCape child commissioner

Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde announced that the appointment process for the Children's Commissioner had been concluded as Christina Nomdo formally accepted the post last week. The child rights specialist Nomdo would officially take up office on 1 June 2020. Nomdo has worked with children in various positions for the better part of 30 years. “I’ve served as a child librarian then as a youth development worker, I was formally […]

19 May 2020

Local

Western Cape bracing for estimated 80 000 Covid-19 cases

The Western Cape is expecting 80 000 people to be infected by Covid-19 at its peak, with a shortfall of 750 beds in critical care facilities, Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday. However, the good news is that at least 90%, who contract the coronavirus, will be able to recover at home. The Western Cape has experienced three waves - imported cases, cases associated with imported cases - which have […]

22 April 2020

Premier Alan Winde

Premier tours Mitchell’s Plain to celebrate its successes

‘SA can’t afford another lockdown, economy needs to recover,’ says Winde

WCape Premier tests positive for COVID-19

‘Violence against children is a pandemic’, says incoming WCape child commissioner

Western Cape bracing for estimated 80 000 Covid-19 cases

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