Violations include residents selling water without permission and washing vehicles with municipal drinking water.

The incident took place in Beacon Valley on Thursday.

The Monwabisi and Strandfontein facilities were due to come online in March and early this month.

The Berg River Dam is at 41% while the Misverstand Dam is at 13.75%, which is critically low.

In December 2017, the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered the Department of Home Affairs to open a fully functioning office.

The National Department of Water and Sanitation says the Voelvlei Dam is at 13.75% and the Misverstand Dam is at 13.26%, both critically low.

Automobile Association's Layton Beard says petroleum prices were largely flat in the first week of April but spiked sharply as tensions escalated in Syria.

The owner of Gazania Nursery and three friends were apparently braaing at the back of the house when five armed suspects opened fire without warning.

Since January this year, just over 1,000 cases have been reported countrywide.

There have now been 193 confirmed deaths, out of 691 confirmed cases. There are still 320 cases being tested.

Pensioner Ursula Schenker from Plumstead says seniors are already being affected - and water and electricity tariff hikes will cause even more headaches.

Residents are opposing the city’s proposed 26.9% water and sanitation services increase and an 8.1% rise in electricity tariffs.

Four incidents have been recorded by three schools across the province - one school was targeted twice. Last year, during the same holiday period, seven schools were vandalised.

The Provincial Environmental Affairs department welcomed the announcement by the Eden District Municipality that other municipalities in the region have agreed to help finance the initiative.

MEC spokesperson Jessica Shelver says the Safe Schools Directorate has increased security at identified high-risk schools and has deployed additional guards.

This is to address the waste disposal needs of the Knysna, George, Bitou, Mossel Bay and Hessequa municipalities.

Under the banner STOP COCT, activists are opposing the city's proposed 26.9% water and sanitation services increase, as well as a suggested 7.2% rates hike and an 8.1% rise in electricity tariffs.

The strike was organised by the South African Federation of Trade Unions and supported by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.