President to visit Western Cape COVID-19 facilities

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Friday 05 June 2020, visit the City of Cape Town to assess the Western Cape’s provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Western Cape province currently accounts for nearly two-thirds of infections nationally.

The visit follows oversight visits by the President to Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape to evaluate the fight against COVID-19.

President Ramaphosa will be accompanied by Premier Alan Winde on his inspection of COVID-19 facilities. 

President Ramaphosa will commence his visit by receiving a presentation on the Western Cape Province’s COVID-19 response strategy. He will later officiate the official opening of the Hospital of Hope and be conducted on a walk about.

The visit will culminate in a visit to the Red Dot Health Staff Transport Operations. 

NOTE TO MEDIA: A pool arrangement is in place for the sharing of audio-visual content from the visits. 


Public enquiries: Presidential Hotline 17737

COVID-19 Specific enquiries: NICD Hotline 0800 0029 999

Media enquiries: Spokesperson to the President, Khusela Diko on media@presidency.gov.za

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria