Western cape
Taxi violence and school burglaries disrupt teaching and learning in SA
Taxi violence and school burglaries in some provinces have disrupted teaching and learning on the second day of the reopening of schools in the country.
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WC administers more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccines
Western Cape has hit a significant milestone as it enters the peak of its third wave.
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WC public transport committee to meet this week to address taxi violence
All transport role players including Prasa, Santaco, Golden Arrow and others will be participating in Thursday's meeting.
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Aiming for the 1m mark: Over 960,000 COVID vaccines administered in WC so far
In an effort to ramp up the province's inoculation drive, vaccinations are being offered at 10 sites this weekend.
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WC gov deploys more resources to parts of CT due to ongoing taxi violence
Over the past few weeks, there's been a number of operators and commuters who have been killed or wounded.
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MEC Fernandez: All systems go for WC to start vaccination in social dev sector
She's urged all who qualify to be vaccinated to make use of the opportunity.
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Snow predicted for WC, Gauteng warned to prepare for cold snap
Snowfall has been predicted for mountainous regions in the Western Cape from Tuesday night while cold snap will see Gauteng's temperatures dip below the zero mark.
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WC dam levels now sitting on an average of 74% as more rain is expected
Further rainfall predicted for this week will see levels rise even further, as two cold fronts prepare to set in over the next two days.
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WC govt assures citizens that there's sufficient fuel supply for province
Department officials say fuel shortcomings in KwaZulu-Natal will not be supplied from the Western Cape but will be supplemented by stepping up imports to those regions.
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SANDF soldiers to be deployed in WC from Friday
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.
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WC health officials warn COVID-19 cases rapidly increasing
Provincial head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that COVID-19 cases continued to increase and that they were seeing an average of 2,335 new diagnoses each day.
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WC vaccinates over 42,000 education staff members
This equates to 76% of the 55,000 target.
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WC Transport MEC visits Khayelitsha taxi rank to encourage COVID-19 compliance
The visit formed part of Santaco Western Cape’s drive to distribute personal protective equipment to the taxi industry across the province.
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Delta variant widespread in parts of WC’s sewage plants, scientists say
Biomedical researchers from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) analysed wastewater samples from various towns in the province and detected the presence of the highly infectious variant.
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Garden Route health authorities worried as COVID cases rise by 95% in last week
This comparison to the previous seven to 14-day period. Western Cape authorities in the region said cases have been rapidly rising in all sub-districts, especially in George and Mossel Bay due to the population density in these towns.
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Western Cape still reeling from week-long inclement weather
Heavy downpours, icy temperatures and strong to gale force winds battered the Cape last week when three cold fronts made land fall.
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Officials expect WC to hit COVID-19 third wave peak at the end of July
Health authorities are anxiously awaiting Gauteng to hit its peak as the Western Cape is predicted to follow the same trajectory two to three weeks later.
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WC sees concerning continued uptick in COVID-19 cases - officials
More than 12,400 Western Cape Residents have succumbed to the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
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WC aims to wrap up teaching staff vaccinations by Thursday
In the Western Cape, more than 20,000 vaccine shots have been administered to teachers in the basic education sector so far.
