The Western Cape Community Safety Department said the latest crime statistics, show there were 131 rape cases reported to the Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur police stations between March to December 2020.
The City of Cape Town has launched a R1.4 million civil claim against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Gatvol Capetonian for damage to public property during violent protests in 2019.
Two people have been arrested for being in possession of a large number of crayfish tails in Moorreesburg.
Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete said they were preparing to scale up vaccinations this month to complete Phase 1, with the expected arrival of Pfizer doses by mid-April.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that three police officers were being investigated for extortion, including the deputy Defence minister's protector, who was arrested for kidnapping to extort in March.
The minister has also revealed 106 extortion cases have been opened in the city since January this year.
Concern around extortion across communities grew last year and an extortion priority committee was established.
Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele released the final recommendations of the 2020 Public Transport Market Inquiry report on Wednesday.
The Competition Commission said that the entry of e-hailing services into South Africa disrupted the business model of metered taxis and that the growing popularity of e-hailing services also caught regulatory authorities off-guard.
Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele on Wednesday released the final recommendations of the 2020 Public Transport Market Inquiry report.
Professor Alex van den Heever, a health and social security systems specialist, said that the movement between provinces did not necessarily drive a wave unless they were going into a context where super spreading was very risky.
As a result, the municipality said water and sanitation services have been temporarily withdrawn from the area until further notice.
Thousands have fled, seeking refuge in recent days following violent attacks by insurgents.
AfriForum said the centre would investigate local self-governing options for communities.
Doctors Without Borders project coordinator Luiz Guimaraes in Mozambique said the situation was serious and teams were doing their best to assist those who have been hurt during the conflict.
It's alleged that the woman, a friend of the child's mother, visited her on Saturday and made off with the three-month-old girl under false pretences.
Twenty-five sewage pump stations have been vandalised or impacted by theft.
The City of Cape Town said it estimated that the operating costs, including repairs and hiring of mobile equipment to minimise sewer overflows, could cost approximately R30 million.
