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Premier Alan Winde and members of his Cabinet today provided an update on the Western Cape Government’s ongoing response to the severe weather disasters that have affected the province and the assessment of the damage. Premier Winde has welcomed the progress made so far, while emphasising that significant recovery and reconstruction work still lies ahead. …
On Thursday, 11 June 2026, Premier Alan Winde chaired a Special Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting to deliberate on the magnitude and cost of impact of the severe weather systems that affected the entire province in May 2026. Major consecutive weather events occurred in a short space of time, causing loss of life, severely damaging …
Premier Alan Winde has concluded a comprehensive 4-day assessment of some of the areas of the Western Cape hardest hit by the severe weather earlier this month. “The scale of the devastation is immense. Despite this, our officials are hard at work repairing damaged infrastructure as quickly as possible. There has been steady progress. The …
The Western Cape Government Cabinet met last night to assess the state of readiness of disaster risk management teams ahead of an intense weather system that will impact parts of the province. Cabinet discussed the latest input from the Joint Operations Centre (JOC), which has been activated through the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC). The …
Cape Town in the news: ‘We have lost so much and so many’ — Nelson Mandela Bay’s head of disaster management on Covid-19: As Nelson Mandela Bay, a metro hard hit by Covid-19, turns a corner and sees a rapid decline in new infections, the head of the joint operations committee and the municipality’s head …
Coronavirus outbreak declared a national disaster: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of unprecedented interventions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa, including closing schools from Wednesday, closing 35 ports of entry and imposing a travel ban on foreign nationals from countries hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. : SAnews – South …
Cape Town in the news: FULL STATEMENT: Ramaphosa declares national state of disaster, bans gatherings, closes schools: We will strengthen surveillance, screening and testing measures at OR Tambo, Cape Town and King Shaka International Airports South Africa has 72 ports of entry in the country which are land, sea and …: “Cape Town” – BingNews …
Cape Town in the news: READ IN FULL | Ramaphosa declares coronavirus a national disaster: We will strengthen surveillance, screening and testing measures at OR Tambo, Cape Town and King Shaka International airports. SA has 72 ports of entry in the country, which are land, sea- and airports …: “Cape Town” – BingNews Ramaphosa addresses …
Cape Town in the news: Cape Town disaster management on standby after flooding: JOHANNESBURG – The City of Cape Town is on standby and ready after flooding caused havoc in several areas. The overnight flooding brought power outages, damages to infrastructure and road closures.: “Cape Town” – BingNews How 1995 remains a key part of …
