Nearly a week ago, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting consultation with provinces ahead of any extension of the disaster declaration.
The minister has lashed out at the provincial goverment, saying that it was lying to residents about national government not doing enough to support the province.
The forum is focused on the migration of the ECD programme from the provincial Department of Social Development to the provincial Education Department.
With a fleet of 135 minibus taxis, the service, which transports residents to COVID-19 vaccine sites, is currently deployed at districts across the province.
Earlier this week, the Western Cape officially exited the peak of the third wave.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that it was not fair on small businesses, especially in the hospitality sector, to have restrictions in place for a day longer than they were required to protect the health system.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that easing restrictions would help the economy and enable them to get the balance right between saving lives and jobs.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde welcomed the easing of lockdown regulations as a first step to help the economy.
The province is one of several, including Gauteng, that have passed the peak of the COVID-19 third wave.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that this was essential for job creation, especially in the hospitality and events sector as the tourism season approached.
Western Cape leaders said that an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution would be irrational and would destroy the rule of law.
Premier Alan Winde said that the IEC's application to the Constitutional Court risked setting a dangerous precedent.
The ongoing violence has left commuters in fear for their lives and stranded as taxis and buses have scaled-down operations in parts of Cape Town.
A rash of shootings in Cape Town this month has left several people dead and has affected bus services.
There was a spate of shootings last week in which several people were killed and wounded.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that troops would also be deployed in the province and has welcomed the move to restore calm to areas where riots were taking place.
'So far, so good. We have maximum mobilisation and absolute high alert vigilance and it’s across the province,' Western Cape Premier Alan Winde told a media briefing on Thursday.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called on residents to be vigilant as the Western Cape is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 infections with an average of 1000 new cases a day.
