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DA to table no-confidence motion against its own Western Cape Legislature Speaker
DA Speaker of the Western Cape Legislature, Masizole Mnqasela, was suspended from all party activities in May. The party cited…
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Calls for a dedicated anti-kidnapping unit
Western Cape authorities are calling for a dedicated unit to help tackle kidnappings. Thursday the police ministry and SAPS provided…
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SACP accuses WC Premier Winde of refusing to meet with them on crime issues
The SACP in the Western Cape is accusing premier Alan Winde of refusing to meet with them. This is according…
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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde welcomes new extension to 2022 census count
Premier Alan Winde has welcomed yet another extension of the 2022 census count. The deadline, which was meant to be…
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Premier Winde praises nurse for calming patient who shot 3 people at CT hospital
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has thanked a nurse who was on duty at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape…
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Western Cape premier calls on Capetonians to be counted
The Statistician-General has given the people of the Western Cape province a further two weeks to come to their senses…
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WC Premier Alan Winde announces changes to cabinet
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has announced changes to his cabinet. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer resigned this week after eight…
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Western Cape Education MEC resigns
The Western Cape MEC of Education, Debbie Schäfer, handed in her resignation to Premier Alan Winde on Wednesday which he…
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WC health sector receives a massive boost
The Western Cape health sector’s cold chain network has received a major investment boost. Telecommunications giant, Vodacom, donated 257 cold…
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WC ANC to discuss s.e.xual assault claims against dismissed MEC Fritz
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape on Monday said it will raise the matter of allegations of…
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Government’s move to lift national state of disaster welcomed
The decision by the government to lift the national state of disaster has been widely welcomed. President Cyril Ramaphosa made…
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WC Premier will again ask for national state of disaster to be lifted
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde will again ask that the national state of disaster be lifted at a meeting with…
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Premier Winde visits gang-ridden Manenberg after police presence beef up
Police operations have been stepped up amid a spate of gang violence in Manenberg in Cape Town. Law enforcement officers…
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WC deviates from SA stance on Russia in support of Ukraine
The Western Cape has distanced itself from what it calls ‘South Africa’s ambiguous position’ on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The…
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WC Premier Alan Winde wants Ramaphosa to end COVID regulations
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants clarity around when COVID-19 lockdown regulations will be lifted. This despite Cabinet saying the…
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Premier Winde calls for clear timelines on end of national state of disaster
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants clear timelines showing when exactly the national state of disaster and its regulations will…
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Premier Winde says complainants in Albert Fritz s.e.xual misconduct matter receiving support
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that they were providing support to complainants involved in the sexual misconduct matter of…
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Western Cape safety committee hears details of Albert Fritz s.e.xual misconduct charges
Details of s.e.xual misconduct charges against axed MEC Albert Fritz have been revealed in a Western Cape Community Safety Committee…
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Premier Winde prepared to explain Alberts Fritz decision
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says he is prepared to give an account of how he decided to fire former…
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Western Cape ANC calls on Premier Winde to fire Alberts Fritz as member of legislature
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape is calling on Premier Alan Winde and the Democratic Alliance (DA)…
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Western Cape opposition parties left with unanswered questions after Albert Fritz sacking
Opposition parties in the Western Cape said there were still many unanswered questions relating to former Community Safety MEC Albert…
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Albert Fritz resigns from DA amid s.e.xual misconduct claims
Former Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, who faces allegations of s.e.xual misconduct, has resigned as a member of…
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WC Premier Winde fires Albert Fritz
Suspended Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has been fired by Premier Alan Winde. An independent investigation has found…
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ANC wants answers from Premier Alan Winde as Albert Fritz s.e.xual misconduct probe drags on
One month after the suspension of Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, the ANC in the Western Cape is demanding an…
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Alan Winde breaking public service guidelines with Madikizela appointment, says WC ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) has accused the Western Cape premier of contravening public service guidelines in the appointment of…
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GBV is a major problem in the Western Cape, says Alan Winde
While delivering his State of the Province address in Velddrif, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde placed emphasis on gender-based violence…
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Velddrif residents hope Premier Winde addresses housing & youth development in Sopa
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde will table his State of the Province Address (Sopa) in Velddrif on Tuesday and some…
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Western Cape ANC slams CoCT for long sale of alcohol hours
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has taken a swing at the City of Cape Town and…
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Probe into s.e.xual misconduct claims against WC MEC Albert Fritz ongoing
More than two weeks after placing Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz on immediate suspension after s.e.xual misconduct claims…
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Western Cape premier confirms Albert Fritz is facing s.e.xual misconduct allegations
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has confirmed that the allegations against suspended Minister Albert Fritz are related to cases of…
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DA is not above the law – ANC’s Anwar Dramat on Albert Fritz s.e.x scandal
The ANC’s Anwar Dramat says the DA and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde are not above the law. He says…
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John Steenhuisen: DA will be first to lay charges against Albert Fritz
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said that the party would be first in line to lay criminal charges against…
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Western Cape ANC wants to know whether claims against Albert Fritz amount to criminal conduct
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape legislature has requested that the provincial police commissioner’s department investigate whether…
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Advocate to lead probe into allegations against MEC Albert Fritz
An advocate will lead the investigation into misconduct allegations against suspended Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz. The provincial…
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Western Cape premier breaks silence on Albert Fritz’s suspension
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has broken his silence on the suspension of Albert Fritz. He has remained mum since…
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We won’t rule out possibility of criminal charges against Albert Fritz, says Premier Winde
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has not ruled out the possibility of criminal charges against Albert Fritz. Fritz has been…
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Premier Winde’s office confirms 4 Community Safety officials suspended alongside Albert Fritz
Four Western Cape Community Safety Department officials have been suspended. It comes after MEC Albert Fritz was also placed on…
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Western Cape premier Alan Winde suspends Albert Fritz
Western Cape premier Alan Winde has suspended the province’s community safety MEC Albert Fritz pending an investigation into allegations made…
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Western Cape Premier says more people will suffer and die from COVID-19 lockdown extension
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said more people will suffer and die from extending the lockdown than COVID-19. This comes…
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Cape Town firefighters honoured after battling Parliament blaze
Cape Town firefighters who battled a blaze at Parliament have been honoured for their selfless commitment to serve others. National…
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WC premier calls for state of disaster to be lifted
It’s time to lift the national state of disaster. At least that’s what Western Cape premier Alan Winde believes. He…
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Premier Alan Winde: Western Cape Covid-19 cases declining
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the number of Covid-19 cases in the province is declining as it reaches its…
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WC says it now expects more new cases of Covid-19 than at the peak of the third wave
Head of provincial health Dr Keith Cloete said the Western Cape’s new cases of Covid 19 were mirroring short-term predictions…
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WC fighting its way through fourth wave of COVID-19 infections
The Western Cape Government is fighting its way through the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. It’s joined several other province’s…
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Premier Alan Winde: FW De Klerk played a critical role in dismantling the system of apartheid
Cape Town Premier Alan Winde extended his condolences after the news of former President FW de Klerk’s passing and said…
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Western Cape government ready to welcome newly elected officials
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and MEC for Local Government Anton Bredell have congratulated candidates for municipal councils across the…
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Public Protector clears Premier Winde of improper conduct over Oudtshoorn municipality
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Friday cleared Western Cape Premier Alan Winde of improper conduct involving allegations that he breached…
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WC encouraged by the continued decline in Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions
The Western Cape government said that with the summer season fast approaching, it has been encouraging to see that Covid-19…
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Premier Winde still waiting for Presidency reply on ending national state of disaster
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde claims that he hasn’t heard back from the Presidency on whether it intends to end…
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Bheki Cele’s visit was an election roadshow, says Winde
Following Police Minister Bheki Cele’s visit to the Western Cape, the province’s Premier Alan Winde has lashed out at Cele.…
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