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Langeberg mayor Henry Jansen. (Supplied) Langeberg mayor Henry Jansen died from the virus on Tuesday.He had been in hospital for more than a week.Local Government MEC Anton Bredell said Jansen's death came as a shock despite the "times we are in".Langeberg mayor Henry Jansen has died due to Covid-19, the municipality in the Western Cape…

Beds being moved into the CTICC as it prepares to assist in the Covid-19 fight. New data brings welcome news: It's now believed the Western Cape will have enough beds.This is due to a "flatter, longer peak" - which could put less pressure on hospitals at a given time - rather than an intense spike.The…

An overview of Cape Town port and docks area looking to Table Bay harbour and the west coast. Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Gr Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, has called on Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan to resolve operational challenges at the port of Cape Town.Multiple shipping lines…

A healthcare worker in Nepal wears a protective suit as a preventive measure during the collection of swab samples. Prabin Ranabhat/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Get A total of 27 public healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 in the Western Cape. It includes one doctor, 13 nurses, and 13 workers from other sectors of the health department.The…

The Western Cape High Court dismissed an application to declare the lockdown regulations invalid and the NCCC unconstitutional.The court found the regulations were justified and it was not for the courts to prescribe to the government how it should handle a national disaster.The court ordered each party to pay their own costs.An application to have…