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Western Cape spent over R22-million to fight COVID-19 in June

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The Western Cape Finance Department says its latest Procurement Disclosure Report has revealed that more than R22-million has been spent on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in June.

Provincial Minister David Maynier says they published the 13th edition of their monthly Procurement Disclosure Report by the Provincial Treasury as a commitment to a transparent and clean government.

Maynier says the total COVID-19 procurement expenditure for June amounted to R22 635 000, of which R22 614 000 was spent by provincial departments, more than R20 000 by public entities.

Concerns over vaccine hesitancy

Despite efforts being made towards fighting COVID-19, the provincial government is still concerned about vaccine hesitancy by some residents.

On Saturday, Premier Alan Winde visited the Mitchells Plain Community Healthcare Centre in Beacon Valley to receive his first Pfizer vaccine shot.

This was in a bid to encourage people to get vaccinated.

The province has now administered over a million vaccines.

 

Winde says government is working around the clock to reach community or herd immunity:

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