The fire started at the family’s flat in KwaTshapile Village during the early hours of Saturday.

The Western Cape health department welcomed the announcement by government, who confirmed that the vaccine programme was open to news media practitioners nationwide.

Suspects ransacked facilities of IT equipment, food, sports equipment, fencing, stationery, and more.

The plane carrying over 2.8 million vials donated by the US through the Covax facility touched down at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday afternoon.

Officers arrested the pair while conducting an operation in Siyayanzela and Water Works.

Three hundred and thirty-four more people have died from COVID-19 related complications, which brought the number of fatalities to 72,013.

The Western Cape is currently leading the tally of new daily infections across the country, with over 3,500 new cases reported at last count.

On Friday the Constitutional Court found that Jon Qwelane's sentiments constitute hate speech.

Thirty-six-year-old Victor Swartz was found guilty of the July 2020 crime in the Upington regional court on Thursday.

In the past week, the Western Cape surpassed Gauteng in the number of new infections recorded over a 24-hour cycle.

Head of the Provincial Health Department Dr Keith Cloete said this week's vaccine supply for the Cape did not meet current demand.

On Sunday, the president announced that an additional 31 million doses from Pfizer and J&J will be available in the next two to three months.

Western Cape has hit a significant milestone as it enters the peak of its third wave.

Delft police detectives are pursuing all possible leads to secure an arrest in the murder of a pregnant teenager.

This follows heavy snowfall in the mountainous region that has resulted in roadway damage.

On Sunday night, the president announced relaxed lockdown regulations that allow the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption between 10am and 6pm from Monday to Thursday.

Authorities arrived at the scene, in the Factreton area earlier on Monday.

The 18-year-old victim, who was eight months pregnant, was gunned down inside her home, during what's believed to have been a targeted attack on Saturday night.