Patrolling officers responded to a tip-off and arrested the teenager in Mfuleni on Monday night.

The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act will bring changes to driving laws, including a new demerit system and is due to come into effect on 1 July.

The South African Human Rights Commission is looking into complaints received that students were being prohibited from speaking Afrikaans in private spaces such as residences, on digital platforms such as WhatsApp and even on park benches in front of student residences.

The province has the highest cases of COVID-19 as the country is in the grips of a third wave.

The off-duty cop was taken to hospital where he died from injuries sustained.

Last week the province entered the third wave, as did the country. Western Cape head of Health Dr Keith Cloete has expressed concern over the increase in hospital admissions and called for stricter restrictions on gatherings.

"Load shedding costing the Western Cape economy R75 million per stage per day. Over the last two weeks bloodshedding has cost the Western Cape economy approximately R3.85 billion," said MEC for Finance and Economic Opportunities David Maynier.

It's believed the victim was being detained at Barkley East Police Station for a murder he reportedly committed in Cape Town last year.

Restoration work has concluded in some parts of the national park, which means some areas are ready to reopen.

The amendment seeks to prohibit people from legally acquiring a firearm for the purposes of self-defence. It's currently out for public comment.

The province now joined the Free State, Gauteng, the North West and the Northern Cape as provinces confirmed to have entered a third wave.

This after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) recorded 9,149 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle.

On Thursday, AfriForum held a conference on the matter, with 21 other organisations including three political parties.

Western Cape head of health Dr Keith Cloete on Thursday said the province was now seeing a daily average of 430 new infections.

Residents occupying the railway tracks in Cape Town said that they would not move from their homes unless there's alternative land to resettle.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that there'd been a more than 34% increase in COVID-19 cases week on week.

Vearey was the head of detective services. His supporters marched to Parliament on Wednesday to voice their dissatisfaction with his dismissal from the South African Police Service (SAPS) after he was found guilty of misconduct and bringing the SAPS into disrepute.

The high-ranking police officer was recently dismissed after he was found guilty of misconduct and bringing the SAPS into disrepute.