The department said that over the past 14 days there'd been significant increases in the Free State, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the North West.

In January, officers used a water cannon to enforce social distancing among queueing beneficiaries at Sassa's Bellville office.

In the latest incident, a woman was killed in Khayelitsha last weekend.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it had reviewed her CV and found no irregularities.

This week, 21-year-old Charne Viljoen was stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Police have confirmed a 23-year-old man has been arrested.

Police said that five unidentified armed suspects stormed the local store on Monday morning and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Makeshift shelters have been popping up on a piece of land earmarked for development.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the metro had not yet reached day zero - the day the taps run dry.

Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale said Nafiz Modack and two others were charged with attempted murder, gang related extortion, kidnapping and intimidation.

The province has been experiencing a devastating drought since 2015.

The Provincial Legislature's Community safety Committee said 680 SAPS members were found guilty since 2009 and more than 300 were dismissed.

Earlier this month, Madikizela stepped down as leader pending an investigation into his qualifications after he admitted that he lied about a Bcom degree.

Senior management is locked in urgent discussions with all partners about financial issues including outstanding payments to Airports Company of South Africa.

Testifying before the Zondo Commission, Zwane on Tuesday defended his trip to Switzerland in December 2015.

Zwane has on Tuesday told the state capture commission he did not put any pressure on Glencore to sell the mine to the Gupta-linked company.

The process had to be stopped after some members of the provincial executive committee disputed the way the selection panel was chosen.

SAPS has denied claims that millions of forensic exhibits disappeared.

The municipality said while it was working on water management projects, water consumption needed to go down as soon as possible.