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Premier Winde pleased with Western Cape’s low youth unemployment figures
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has lauded the province for maintaining the lowest youth unemployment rate in the country in…
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Western Cape Cabinet has first look at preliminary independent report into George building collapse
The Western Cape Cabinet has had a first look at a preliminary independent report the provincial government commissioned on the…
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Alan Winde prioritises reducing unemployment for 7th administration
Financial sustainability and infrastructure-led economic growth are among the priorities for the Western Cape over the next five years. This…
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Western Cape ANC calls on Premier Winde to declare state of provincial disaster
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape is calling on Premier Alan Winde to declare a state of…
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Premier Winde vows to hold those responsible for George building collapse accountable
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the provincial government will leave no stone unturned in finding out exactly what led…
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Premier Winde says Port of Cape Town’s failure to create jobs slowing down economy
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the Port of Cape Town is one of the worst-run ports in the world.…
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Alan Winde expected to address load shedding, crime during W Cape SOPA
Premier Alan Winde is expected to deliver the last State of the Province Address (SOPA) of the 6th Parliament of…
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Premier Winde says Western Cape continuing to push for solutions to Port of Cape Town’s challenges
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the province was continuing to push for solutions to resolve infrastructure problems at the…
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Call for MEC Simmers’ suspension for allegedly flouting rules of the ministerial handbook
Premier Alan Winde has chosen to remain mum over allegations that a member of his executive flouted the rules of…
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Cape storms: SANDF engineers called to assist as mop up operations continue
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been requested to allow engineers and experts from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to…
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Taxi stakeholders involved in strike called to return to negotiating table & refrain from violence
The Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has urged minibus taxi leaders affiliated with Santaco to return to the table and…
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WC Premier Winde says load shedding undermines police crime-fighting efforts
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said there was a strong link between Eskom’s load shedding and crime. This after he…
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Alan Winde welcomes govt’s decision to overturn Eskom’s PFMA exemption
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to overturn Eskom’s exemption from reporting irregular expenditure.…
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Western Cape govt puts 15-year plan in place to manage water supply and demand
The Western Cape government said that it had learnt a lot from the energy crisis, adding that it had put…
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Western Cape’s Winde concerned about EFF’s call for national shutdown
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said there’s no economic freedom if you shut down the economy. This is in response…
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Premier Winde vows to boost Western Cape’s efforts to become more energy secure
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has vowed that the province will this year bolster efforts to ensure that the region…
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Western Cape geared up for severe weather
The Western Cape is geared up for severe weather this long weekend. Several towns were already battered by storms earlier…
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WC Premier Winde urges travellers to exercise caution amid severe weather warning
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says he’s called an extended cabinet for Thursday – to meet with municipalities, to assess…
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Premier Winde asks for high-level probe into alleged gang infiltration of WC SAPS
The alleged infiltration of the police service by gangs in the Western Cape could be probed. Premier Alan Winde has…
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Load shedding: Eskom secures additional power generaton capacity amid continued power cuts
Eskom has paved the way to secure an additional 1,000 megawatts of power. It’s been struggling to produce enough electricity…
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Western Cape Cosatu says their protest will go ahead on Thursday
Cosatu in the Western Cape said its protest will go ahead on Thursday. This is despite utterances made by Premier…
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Unprecedented interventions required for Eskom to end power cuts, says Alan Winde
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called on young engineers to pursue careers at Eskom. The country has been battling…
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Efforts to clamp down on gang violence in Lavender Hill stepped up
Efforts to clamp down of gang-related violence in Lavender Hill and surrounding areas have been increased. On Friday, Western Cape…
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Anti-GBV activist Lucinda Evans issues a statement on MEC Fritz s.e.x assault allegations
Anti-GBV activist Lucinda Evans issues a statement on MEC Fritz s.e.x assault allegations. This comes after Winde released a statement…
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Every person should get vaccinated as soon as possible – Premier Alan Winde
With the fourth wave imminent and the growth of cases being experienced in almost every community of our province, every…
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Western Cape prepares for COVID-19 fourth wave
The Western Cape may enter its fourth wave by Friday. This is due to the rapid increase of Covid-19 cases…
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WC government launches first-of-a-kind public facing TB dashboard
The Western Cape government has launched the first-of-a-kind public-facing Tuberculosis (TB) dashboard, which will only assist in monitoring the implementation…
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Covid-19: Mixed reaction to Premier Winde’s call to end national lockdown
Voices from business and politics in the province have reacted to Tuesday’s call by Premier Alan Winde to scrap the…
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Covid-19: Calls for stricter lockdown in Western Cape as cases spike
As Covid-19 cases climb in the Western Cape, calls for the province to be put under a stricter lockdown and…
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Covid -19: Western Cape averaging 60 deaths a day in third wave
The current average number of deaths in the Western Cape has increased to 60 per day, according to the province’s…
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New WC police commissioner outlines plan for gangs and extortion
Newly- appointed Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile has outlined detailed plans to address crime in the province, which include…
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WC vaccination sites boosted to 53
The number of vaccination sites in the Western Cape will increase to 53 as of Monday, with more to come.…
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WC opens 75 access centres to help register residents for Covid-19 vaccine
Residents in the Western Cape who have trouble registering for South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination programme can now visit any of…
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Premier Winde expresses gratitude to CT residents as second Covid-19 wave declines
Premier Alan Winde said he was overwhelmed with gratitude towards Western Cape residents and its healthcare workers, as the data…
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Western Cape going ahead with plans to procure vaccine
The Western Cape government is going ahead with plans to procure a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Premier Alan Winde. He…
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Despite drop in cases, Premier Winde urges WC residents to stick to COVID-19 rules
The Western Cape government said that the province has continued showing a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Less than 700 patients…
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SA Lockdown: Western Cape wants alcohol ban lifted
The Western Cape says it’s ready to start selling alcohol again. Premier Alan Winde says the booze ban must be…
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1 787 Western Cape learners have so far tested positive for Covid-19
Cape Town – Fifteen schools in the province have had to be closed after positive cases of Covid-19 among staff…
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Western Cape confirms 156 deaths from COVID-19
The Western Cape has recorded an additional nine Covid-19 deaths-bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the…
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Western Cape COVID-19: 33 deaths, 249 recoveries
The Western Cape has recorded another death, while the total number of cases for the province has surpassed 1600 –…
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