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Afternoon Drive host John Maytham chats to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde about the Phase 2 vaccine rollout in the province.

The Western Cape Government will be deploying 250 additional officers to crime hotspots by 1 July.

Winde: Vaccine walk-ins now welcome but scheduled appointments to get preference 27 May 2021 7:44 PM Share This: Premier Winde says walk-ins may not be guaranteed a Covid-19 jab when they arrive at a vaccine centre because scheduled recipients will be given priority. The Western Cape Health Department has announced that it will introduce a formalised system to manage walk-ins at vaccine sites. Premier Alan Winde says additional vaccine doses are often available at some sites when scheduled recipients miss their appointments. He says there are also many elderly residents who have arrived to ge...

WC govt is now in control of scheduling vax appointments after SMS confusion 20 May 2021 3:25 PM Share This: The Western Cape Health Department has been given control over the scheduling of SMSes for vaccine appointments in the province. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the scheduling of SMSes for vaccine appointments is now being handled by local health teams. Other provinces have also been given the go-ahead to send SMSes to vaccine recipients over the age of 60. The distribution of SMSes to eligible vaccine recipients was previously controlled by the national government, leading to sev...

Covid-19 resurgence in the Western Cape confirmed - Premier Alan Winde 14 May 2021 10:01 AM Share This: Premier Alan Winde says the Western Cape is recording a resurgence in Covid-19 cases and says it's now urgent that residents 60 and older register for the vaccine. During his weekly digital press conference on Thursday, Premier Winde confirmed that the Western Cape is experiencing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. The premier says a resurgence is noted when the number of infections increases by 20% over a 7-day period. He says the resurgence is an urgent reminder that people over the age of 6...