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Child-focused and community-based organisations are rallying behind initiatives and projects centred on the protection of vulnerable children in local communities to mark National Child Protection Week (NCW), which officially began on Sunday.

WC Premier Winde would have preferred flexible approach to level 2 lockdown While Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has criticised governments handling of the lockdown, he also admits that things could have gone worse, with respect to the tightening of restrictions in anticipation of a third wave of COVID-19 infections. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: @alanwinde/Twitter 4 hours ago CAPE TOWN - With ...

Politicians are concerned about the slow pace of vaccinations in poor communities despite the provincial health department promising to increase the number of vaccination sites across the province as more vaccines arrive from the national government.

Winde has reiterated that behaviour change and more vaccinations is key to ensuring the province doesn't hit a third wave.

Premier Alan Winde has disputed claims made by the head of the SIU, Andy Mothibi, that the Western Cape is a hotspot of corruption.

WC authorities urge people to stop jumping vaccine queues, lying about their age In recent days, there was much talk and confusion around non-healthcare workers or people not 60 years and over-jumping queues at vaccination sites. Senior residents get vaccinated in the Western Cape as Phase 2 of the rollout begins. Picture: Western Cape Government 3 hours ago CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape government has on num...

Cloete said people who have received appointments via SMS notification will be prioritised, GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Vaccination has brought the number of Covid-19 infections down significantly among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Western Cape compared with infections between the first and second wave in 2020.  This is according to Western Cape Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete, who spoke during the weekly online Covid-19 update on Thursday 27 May hosted by Premier Al...

'It’s very much through behaviour that we can delay the third wave and reduce the peak of the third wave,’ said Western Cape Health head Dr Keith Cloete.

The Western Cape health department has called for help in getting older citizens to register online to receive their Covid-19 vaccination, particularly in poorer communities where turnouts are lower than in more affluent areas.

Concern over trauma cases filling up Cape hospitals ahead of third wave Share Cape Town - The provincial health department is concerned about the strain on the health services caused by trauma cases due to interpersonal violence as the third wave of Covid-19 infections nears, but is trying to avoid recommending further restrictions on alcohol sales. Head of health Dr Keith Cloete said during the weekly digital news conference Covid-19 situational update that trauma cases and interpersonal viole...