On 29 March 2020, Khayelitsha township in Cape Town, Western Cape was the first township to confirm positive case of Covid- 19 virus. The Western Cape province was the second province in the number of infected cases lead by Gauteng province. Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde’s confirmed more than 300 covid-19 positive cases in the province. This was an indication that this corona virus was spreading rapidly within the different communities of the country. According to Winde’s spokesperson, Bianca Capazorio the response team was sent to informal settlements to make sure that necessary actions were taken to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case
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- 29 Mar 2020
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- 3 May 2020
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- 01Jele, N.(2020), First coronavirus case in Khayelitsha as Western Cape tally climbs to 310, From News24 (online),Available at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/first-coronavirus-case-in-khayelitsha-as-western-cape-tally-climbs-to-310-20200329 [Accessed: 24 April 2020]. Isaacs, L.,(2020), Khayelitsha becomes first W Cape township to confirm COVID-19 case, From Cape Talk (online),Available at https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/379218/khayelitsha-becomes-first-w-cape-township-to-confirm-covid-19-case [Accessed: 24 April 2020]. Ruvic, D.(2020), Khayelitsha first township in WC to report COVID-19 case, From ENCA (online), Available at https://www.enca.com/news/khayelitsha-first-township-wc-report-covid-19-case [Accessed:24 April 2020].
Last updated · 3 May 2020
South African History Online. (2020, May 3). Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0150202
South African History Online (2020) 'Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case', South African History Online, 3 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0150202 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0150202, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case." South African History Online, 3 May 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0150202. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Khayelitsha becomes the first township in the Western Cape to confirm a COVID-19 case." South African History Online. May 3, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0150202.
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