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Update on the coronavirus by Premier Alan Winde

2 April 2020

Tomorrow marks a week since the national lockdown was put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. This lockdown has been put in place to keep communities safe, to stop the spread and ensure that our health systems will be able to cope with the pressure that Covid-19 will place on it. In the ...

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Covid-19: Cloth masks for public use

2 April 2020

There has been much debate globally about whether it is recommended to make use of a facemask during the Covid-19 pandemic. A policy guideline developed by the Dept of Health for sectors other than Health indicates that, as the epidemic unfolds, the wider use of masks are indicated even for people ...

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Department of Social Development continues feeding approximately 100 000 daily amidst coronavirus pandemic

2 April 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing 21-day lockdown has brought about concerns about how the most vulnerable in society will be cared for. As part of its basket of services, the Western Cape Department of Social Development has several programmes that provide food to approximately 100 000 people ...

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Helping businesses understand and adapt to the lockdown regulations

1 April 2020

Media release by David Maynier, Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities We would like to thank all businesses in the province for the great sacrifices they are making during the lockdown to help us stop the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the Western Cape. We know that times ...

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Covid-19: Municipalities implement wide-ranging interventions to assist communities

1 April 2020

Municipalities across the Western Cape continue to roll out a broad range of interventions aimed at mitigating the impact of Covid-19 in their communities. The Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape, Anton Bredell, says council’s primary ...

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Restrictions on public transport eased

1 April 2020

The National Minister of Transport has issued new directives to extend the operating times of public transport services that are transporting essential workers, and to increase the loading capacity of minibus-taxi vehicles during the lockdown period. These directives were published in the ...

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Minister Meyer in support of work being done by WC Department of Agriculture and Stakeholders

1 April 2020

Media Release by Minister Ivan Meyer in support of work being done by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture and its Stakeholders Since the declaration of a national disaster, the Western Department of Agriculture has been working closely with a number of its stakeholders. Commenting on the ...

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Police Ombudsman asks citizens to lodge service delivery complaints against SAPS

1 April 2020

Press Release by Johan Brand, Western Cape Police Ombudsman It has come to our attention through social media and other channels, that excessive force, vulgar language and other harsh forms of interaction are being used towards communities in the Western Cape, not only by the South African Police ...

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Update on coronavirus by Premier Winde - protecting frontline services key to providing appropriate healthcare

1 April 2020

Update on coronavirus by Premier Alan Winde-protecting frontline services key to providing appropriate healthcare As at 00h01 on 1 April 2020, a total of 370 positive Covid-19 cases had been recorded in the province. Sub District Breakdown (Cape Town metro): Western - 123 Southern - 107 Northern - ...

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“It was my responsibility to protect others” – Covid-19 survivor shares her story

31 March 2020

Giving up her 20 th birthday party, might have saved Catia Cicognani’s parents’ lives. “When I returned from my trip abroad, I suspected there was a chance of having been exposed to Coronavirus, because the virus was spreading rapidly through Europe. Everywhere people were getting sick. I was on my ...

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