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· Western Cape premier Alan Winde says that he would push for the reopening of the country’s international borders to facilitate more trade and to bring back things to normalcy
· Importantly, the President’s Coordinating Council meeting was held on 15 September where president Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the next phase of lockdown with ministers and the premiers of all the provinces
· During the crucial meeting, Winde took the issue of opening of business and economic activity on the grounds that the citizens of this province have proven that they are able to take individual responsibility by changing behavior
Western Cape premier Alan Winde says that he would push for the reopening of the country’s international borders to facilitate more trade and to bring back things to normalcy. Importantly, the President’s Coordinating Council meeting was held on 15 September where president Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the next phase of lockdown with ministers and the premiers of all the provinces.
During the crucial meeting, Winde took issue with the opening of business and economic activity on the grounds that the citizens of this province have proven that they are able to take individual responsibility by changing behavior.
He said the Western Cape Government is also well prepared for COVID-19 and has shown that they are able to track and manage this virus. The people in the state are committed to flatten the curve with province-wide hotspot management.
Winde is reported to have argued at the Council meeting chaired by Ramaphosa for lifting the curfew; the opening of international travel in October, for which bookings can be made by international travelers now and importantly, promoting more and more economic activities such as events and sporting events for creating more employment. .
The Western Cape was one of the hardest-hit provinces by the coronavirus pandemic. As of 14 September, the Western Cape has 2,935 active cases of Covid-19, with a total of 107,784 confirmed cases and 100,784 recoveries.
