The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it would be conducting oversight visits to COVID-19 vaccination sites to scrutinise the phase 2 vaccine rollout.

Mavuso Gqola (39) received the first of the two-shot Pfizer jab at the Khayelitsha District Hospital on Monday.

The 62-year-old said he felt good after getting the jab and he encouraged others to also get registered for the vaccine.

In Gauteng, government is hoping to vaccinate 1.3 million senior citizens, which means 36,000 people a day.

The alleged crime boss was today charged with the murder of organised crime investigator Charl Kinnear who was shot dead outside his Bishop Lavis home in September. Modack is also charged in connection with an attempted hit on Kinnear in 2019 and an attack on defence attorney William Booth in April last year.

Nafiz Modack appeared at the Blue Downs Regional Court on Friday morning alongside four co-accused - among them an Anti-Gang Unit Member.

Modack, Zane Kilian, Anti-Gang Unit cop Ashley Tabisher, Jacques Cronje and Ricardo Morgan will be led into the dock under heavy police guard.

Almost 720, 000 Western Cape residents are older than 60-years and therefore eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Monday.

The national Department of Health plans to have 40 million South Africans vaccinated by the end of February next year.

The data was collected from more 5,600 respondents from the beginning of February to 10 March.

The 12 suspects are accused of plotting to defraud the Buffalo City Municipality of R10 million during preparations for the funeral of late former President Nelson Mandela in the Eastern Cape.

The case relates to multimillion-rand corruption in arrangements for the funeral of late former President Nelson Mandela in 2013.

Modack and his corruption co-accused Anti-Gang Unit Sergeant Ashley Tabisher have made a second appearance at the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court.

Modack and Anti-Gang Unit officer Ashley Tabisher appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court earlier on Monday morning.

Officials said that the coastal towns of Struisbaai and Elim were affected by heavy downpours and strong winds on Wednesday.

The Cape Agulhas Municipality said people were being evacuated from their homes and would be housed at a caravan park, a community hall and other places of accommodation.

The man - who experienced breathing difficulties - was one of 14 crew members in quarantine after they had tested positive for COVID-19.

The South African Weather Service has warned of sporadic, heavy rainfall especially during the evening and overnight hours into Thursday.