Covid-19 Videos

Melissa works at Eden Adventures which is a tourism business. Like so many other businesses, Covid-19 has had a catastrophic impact on her company which is battling. We have to save jobs by removing restrictions that continue to hurt the tourism and hospitality sector in the Western Cape. #SaveJobs

Robbie and Sergio from Great White Sport & Surf in Fish Hoek share how Covid-19 has had a catastrophic impact on their company which is battling. We have to save jobs by removing restrictions that continue to hurt the tourism and beach economy in the Western Cape. #SaveJobs

Nick Pentz from Groote Post Wine Farm shares how COVID-19 has impacted his business and his employees. We have to save jobs by removing restrictions that continue to hurt the tourism and hospitality sector in the Western Cape. #SaveJobs

Lizo Mgobozi is the founder of ProTeam SA. Lizo owns a business that has helped create opportunities in the community of Langa. Like so many other businesses, Covid-19 has had a catastrophic impact on his company which is battling. We have to save jobs by removing restrictions that continue to hurt the tourism and hospitality sector in the Western Cape. #SaveJobs

Denise Stubbs is the MD of Thokozani wines. Denise, who was once a farm worker, now owns 80% of the successful wine and hospitality business in the Western Cape. Sadly, the current restrictions are putting immense pressure on her business, and so many like hers, resulting in job losses. That is why we have to get the balance right again by relaxing restrictions in the Western Cape urgently. #SaveJobs

Dr Mpho Tselanyane at Karl Bremer Hospital shares a story of witnessing someone, age [30] die from COVID-19 as a result of other people not being responsible and bringing the virus into the household. Please stay safe for yourself and those you love.

"Can you even imagine that fear of having lost people you love and now lying in a hospital bed, attached to high-flow oxygen fighting for your life?" - Prof. Jackie Hoare, Department of Psychiatry, UCT. Watch her story from the frontline of our fight against Covid-19.

"We're the last line of defense." Emergency Medicine Medical Officer, Dr Laurica Bailey, shares her experience on the frontlines at New Somerset Hospital. Please make safe choices. Protect yourself and those you love.

Delft hospital is experiencing an increase in #Covid19 cases & are calling on the community to please stay safe. Listen to the message from Tania Venter who works within the Delft hospital Covid-19 unit ⬇️ If you're sick, please stay home & call 021 928 4102 #StaySafeMoveForward

Take a look at what our COVID-19 Hospital of Hope is currently looking like. We can take up to 336 patients, and we were at 114 patients when this video was filmed yesterday. It is at 122 patients today. Covid-19 is real. Please play your part in protecting our healthcare system by staying safe and keeping those around you safe. Let’s move forward together, and let’s do it safely.

We know that businesses need to trade, that people want to socialise and that many people are suffering from Covid-19 fatigue. We therefore appeal to people to focus on avoiding three key things, the 3 C's, in addition to mask wearing and hand hygiene, when doing so. These are the 3Cs: ➡️Crowed spaces ➡️Close contact (when you are not able to keep a 1.5m distance) ➡️Confined and enclosed spaces where there is poor ventilation. #WCRecoveryPlan #StaySafeMoveForward

Washing hands with soap and clean water prevents the spread of germs that cause disease. Let's continue to stay safe and keep those around us safe, as we move forward. #StaySafeMoveForward

Please remember to keep wearing your mask when going out and patiently cooperate with business processes which aim to keep us all safe.

Over the last few months we've changed the way we live. From how we say hello, work, and connect with each other. By continuing to wear our masks, wash our hands, and keep our distance from others, we can protect those we love & move forward safely. Let's #StaySafeMoveForward

The Premier visited the Garden of Hope in Mitchells Plain with Minister Ivan Meyer to celebrate this amazing food garden created by an inspiring woman. This garden is the perfect example of how sustainable food gardens can be established across communities. They also handed out a number of garden packages as part of the Department of Agriculture's programme #OneHomeOneGarden to facilitate and encourage the creation of similar food gardens across Mitchells Plain & the Western Cape.

Thank you to all #FrontlineSHEROES and healthcare hero’s on the front lines of this pandemic. We salute you.

Nomaindiya Gqogqa from St John's Clinic in Langa shows us how to use a mask. https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/

Premier Alan Winde encourages everyone to go out and support businesses and save jobs.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we met up with a few school going children and RX Radio reporters and asked them why masks are important.

This video is a tribute to all the "Hands of Hope" - those who served with courage, compassion, cooperation and commitment at our COVID-19 field hospital at the CTICC, known as the "Hospital of Hope."

The Western Cape Government transformed the CTICC into Africa's biggest COVID-19 dedicated hospital.

South African soccer player, Mark Mayambela, encourages everyone to follow the principles established by our leaders regarding COVID-19.

Radio personanlity, Xolisa Sindaphi, shares a few tips that'll keep you safe during lockdown.

Cape Cobra cricketer, Aviwe Mgijima, shares some advice that'll keep you safe during the lockdown.

Former SA bodybuilding champion Shameen Adams urges eveyone to stay safe during the pandemic.

The One Home One Garden initiative is part of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture's COVID-19 response to support home and community food gardens.

Western Cape Government Health thanks all their frontline staff for their detication and commitment.

Take a look at the behind the scene footage of Mitchells Plain Hospital's COVID-19 ward.

Our healthcare workers are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite seeing the worst of the worst, they face each day with courage - putting themselves on the line to keep us all safe.

Like Maurice Carpede, you probably know of a few people who have been infected with COVID-19. It's up to all of us to do everything we can to protect ourselves and each other.

Western Cape Education Minister Debbie Schäfer visited 3 schools in Grassy Park to see how they have been coping with the ‘new normal’ of Covid-19. Thank you to our schools and the staff involved for making sure that we are adhering to the “new normal” safety protocols and for being swift in getting the preparation done to allow learners to return to school to continue with their education.

Masiphumelele ward councillor, Felicity Purchase, urges all commuters to wear their masks and wash their hands when travelling with public transport.

Professor Mignon McCulloch, a paediatrician at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital explains why children can go back to school.

#WCGH and its partners have distributed thousands of Ubuntu cloth masks to vulnerable people in Western Cape communities. Visit https://ubuntuclothmasks.shopstar.co.za/ to buy your cloth masks online #ShareTheLove

#SneakPeak into the Western Cape’s Brackengate Intermediate Care Facility which will contribute 330 beds towards the fight against Covid-19.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) alongside the Western Cape Government, Khayelitsha District Hospital and City of Cape Town, recently launched a temporary 60-bed COVID-19 treatment facility, to meet the needs of the local community during the pandemic. Established in a City of Cape Town-owned community sports centre, the Khayelitsha Field Hospital functions as an extension of the adjacent Khayelitsha District Hospital, essentially expanding its capacity to treat moderate to severe COVID-19 cases.

Head of Pediatrics at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Professor Mignon McCulloch, discusses the medical research that supports the reopening of schools.

Premier Alan Winde gives us an update of the week ahead.

Comedian, Dikbek, urges everyone to wear a mask and to wash their hands.

Social worker, Siyabulela Rabie, asks the public to please follow Covid-19 safety precautions when visiting government offices and when seeking essential services.

Radio personality Baydu Adams asks everyone to take precaution, sanitise, social distance and to wear your mask.

Last week, the Department of Community Safety provided training to 60 Chrysalis graduates, marking their deployment into the Khayelitsha targeted COVID-19 hotspot. The graduates have been deployed in Khayelitsha from Monday 15 June.

Last week, the Department of Community Safety provided training to 60 Chrysalis graduates, marking their deployment into the Khayelitsha targeted COVID-19 hotspot. The graduates have been deployed in Khayelitsha from Monday 15 June.

Pastor Sakhi Kula of Khayelitsha reminds everyone to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pastor Ethel Sobantu shares tips that everybody should follow during this pandemic.

Nokulunga Mpengesi, nurse at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, shares her Covid-19 journey. She asks that everyone supports each other during this difficult time.

Nompumelelo Blakfesi, nurse at the Mowbray Maternity Hospital, details her journey with Covid-19. She asks that everyone who tested positive to please take care of themselves.

Mowbray Maternity Hospital nursing assistant, Nomkhitha Zigwebile, shares the challenges she faced after testing positive for Covid-19.

Wearing a mask helps reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19. Here's how it stops the spread.

Commercial pilot and CRM trainer Eon de Vos provides a message to all healthcare workers.

Actor, Jarrid Geduld, shares a few tips that you should follow to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

Ivy Lukas shares her Covid-19 tips.

Khayelitsha Neighbourhood Watch volunteer, Bulewa Vivian, reminds everyone about the dangers of Covid-19.

Security guard Xolani Mnisi talks about how the virus is affecting his community.

Pastor Kwawulezile Msele shares advice with regards to Covid-19

Dr Michael Mol is encouraging those who are able to donate to the Ubuntu cloth mask initiative, to please do so. Each pack of two masks purchased will enable another mask to be given free to an at-risk person. #ShareTheLove

Marc Lottering has partnered with the Ubuntu Cloth Mask Initiative to provide cloth masks to vulnerable communities. The funding generated from this initiative assists seamstresses from communities who make the masks. #ShareTheLove

The Hospital of Hope, which is the temporary hospital constructed at the CTICC, is the biggest Covid-19 field hospital in Africa, and was completed in just four weeks. Check out this video to watch the process of getting this facility up and running.

#CharityTuesday | Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, and I joined representatives from Airbnb and Afrika Tikkun in Mfuleni, Cape Town to handover 10,000 handmade masks to township communities most in need.

The plan, which is in partnership with the Witzenberg and Cape Winelands municipalities, aims to slow down the rate of Covid-19 infections.

With severe restrictions on international and local travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that the tourism sector has been hard-hit during this crisis, and will require a great deal of support to ensure its survival.

Premier Alan Winde visited the Woodstock Brewery which has been repurposed to serve as a soup kitchen and feed those in need during the lockdown.

Minister David Maynier met with Paul Newman, MTN General Manager: Western Cape Regional Operations to receive a generous donation on behalf of the Western Cape Government of 1,833 food parcels from the MTN Foundation towards food relief during the Covid-19 crisis.