Crimes including card fraud, the targeting of stokvel and savings clubs and attacks on courier and delivery vehicles usually spike at around this time of year, resulting in calls for caution.
Last week, eight members from the Pinelands sewer depot, attached to the City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Department rescued six people, including a baby, from a house fire in Heideveld.
The 41-year-old man was arrested in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape on Monday, while he was appearing in court for an unrelated matter.
The 41-year-old was apprehended in Eastern Cape by Hawks detectives when he appeared in court, in connection with an unrelated matter.
The spate of robberies on Table Mountain has become a cause for concern ahead of the busy festive season.
The Ubuntu Rural Women and Youth Movement's Wendy Pekeur said that the organisation's GBV champions were active on the ground within communities.
There's been concern that the action targeted Palestinian flags, with many saying they were not allowed to display their black, white, red and green coloured flags.
The organisation, Ubuntu Rural Women and Youth Movement, said during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the fight against gender-based violence must be intensified.
TV sets, Playstations, toilet paper and brandy are some of the bestselling items on the online platform this Black Friday.
Cassper Nyovest and Amapiano artist, Focalistict, will lead an exciting line-up of entertainers on the Grand Parade on Sunday.
Police said in the first incident on Sunday morning, a man walked past premises where a gate was open and was attacked by a number of dogs, and in the second attack, less than an hour later, the victim didn't survive.
The victims – both in their seventies - were found dead after police were called on the scene on Monday morning.
The police's Joseph Swartbooi said that they found bodies of the 70-year-olds on Monday morning.
A heartbroken Nyameka Mabandla says she can't begin to describe the hurt, betrayal and anger she feels at learning that people her husband cared and made sacrifices for, would allegedly be the ones to murder him.
Officials say the fire currently burning in the high and inaccessible peaks and gullies of the mountains above farms is being fuelled by a combination of strong winds and aged veld.
Seals are listed as a protected species and harassing them is dangerous to both humans, and the animals. Moreover, the behaviour is prohibited and classified as a criminal offence.
Politician and activist Loyiso Nkohla was assassinated in April, in Cape Town’s Philippi, while meeting with community members living along the railway tracks near the Philippi train station.
