Western cape premier alan winde
Still no resolution to CT taxi violence after days of talks
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.
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WC's Winde wants more soldiers deployed to help deal with taxi violence
A rash of shootings in Cape Town this month has left several people dead and has affected bus services.
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Coordinated efforts in motion to end CT taxi violence - WC govt
There was a spate of shootings last week in which several people were killed and wounded.
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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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Winde assures WC residents that authorities on high alert to deal with unrest
'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.
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WC's Winde urges residents to help curb spread of COVID-19 during third wave
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.
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You can still catch COVID even if you've had jab, Netcare doctor warns
Manager at the Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Doctor Louis van der Hoven, has stressed the importance of everyone playing their part to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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WC Health Dept ready says it is ready to deal with COVID-19 third wave
The province now joined the Free State, Gauteng, the North West and the Northern Cape as provinces confirmed to have entered a third wave.
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Western Cape now officially in third wave of COVID-19 - Winde
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that there'd been a more than 34% increase in COVID-19 cases week on week.
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WC ropes in 267 UWC nursing students to help with COVID-19 vaccinations
These students have received additional training from the provincial health department on how to inoculate people.
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WC Premier Winde requests special provincial funeral for Surtie-Richards
She passed away on Monday in Cape Town. The beloved actor forged her career on TV, the big screen and on stage over more than three decades.
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WC aiming to vaccinate 70,000 people this week
Since the mass vaccination drive got under way, more than 110,000 people who were 60 years and older in the province had been inoculated.
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WC Premier Winde would have preferred 'flexible' approach to level 2 lockdown
While Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has criticised government's handling of the lockdown, he also admits that 'things could have gone worse', with respect to the tightening of restrictions in anticipation of a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
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Western Cape govt urges families to register elderly for COVID-19 jab
More than 181,000 citizens over the age of 60 have so far registered for the vaccine but Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said more people need to register.
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Health Dept concerned over rise in COVID-19 infections in some provinces
The department said that over the past 14 days there'd been significant increases in the Free State, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the North West.
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WC govt pushing ahead with plans to procure own COVID-19 vaccines, says Winde
This was despite Health Minister Zweli Mkhize urging it not to.
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WC Premier Winde suspends MEC Madikizela over CV qualification claim
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has suspended Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela for claiming to have a BCom degree in his CV when he has admitted that he has not completed his degree.
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Winde: Current state of WC's public transport preventing economy from growing
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that a single transport authority was needed.
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Winde criticised for not detailing plans announced in WC Sopa
The Good party's Brett Herron said that Winde had failed to give details of his infrastructure plans.
