Cape Town mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis on Thursday briefed the media at the Woodstock train station where the party pledged its commitment to making public transport work by fighting for control over railways and expanding the MyCiTi bus service.

Newly appointed Transport Mayco Member Rob Quintas joined DA Cape Town mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis for a briefing at Woodstock Train Station on Thursday.

Eyewitness News on Wednesday reported on industry claims that it could be a challenge to hire cars during the December holidays due to vehicle supply issues.

Cape Town mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis has on Thursday briefed the media at the Woodstock Train Station.

The industry as a whole has 50,000 fewer cars than it had last year as some car rental companies were forced to sell off parts of their fleets because of the uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus and associated lockdowns.

Acting National Consumer Commissioner Thezi Mabuza said that based on information provided to them, they had reasonable grounds to believe that Elgin Fruit Juice supplied goods that were unsafe or posed a potential risk to the public.

There's a serious shortage of stock in the system because of the knock-on effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns South Africa has lived through.

This was announced at the third annual Social Justice Summit and International Conference held virtually over the past two days.

Police believe that Lwazi Sibindana may be able to assist detectives with their investigation into the death of gender-based violence activist Jacqueline Mpontsana and have offered a reward for information on his whereabouts.

The Table Mountain Cableway Company's Wahida Parker said that in celebration of the its birthday, they're offering South Africans with a valid ID reduced cableway rates during this month.

Residents took to the streets of the Elsies River community over the weekend to pray for peace.

As a result, Metrorail can't run services on the southern line, specifically between Retreat and Fish Hoek.

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said the department prioritised grade 12s this year to ensure they had the maximum possible time in class, which included cancelling the mid-year examinations.

Thousands of union workers embarked on a rolling strike over wages this week. They're demanding an 8% salary increase across the board while employers are offering 4.4%.

Pioneer Foods said an investigation confirmed a limited quantity of apple juice concentrate supplied to them contained elevated levels of patulin.

Numsa said that its member was killed on the first day of the national engineering strike on Tuesday. It's alleged that a motorist ploughed into a group of workers while they were waiting to be collected at a pick-up point for the march in Wadeville.

It was the last major event hosted in Cape Town before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and will now be the first event of its magnitude since the easing of restrictions under level 1.

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has promised job creation, housing and the provision of roads, water and electricity were just some of the tasks high on the party's agenda.