This comes after the High Court in Johannesburg granted Clicks an interim interdict to stop the EFF from intimidating customers or staff, as well as inciting violence.

Double Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya on Tuesday responded to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland’s decision that she cannot compete until she accepts to be treated with hormone-suppressing drugs.

This is in response to the roads agency's CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma calling for a final decision on the future of e-tolls, which should be in the interest of the entire country and the economy.

The racist advert was met with public outrage, protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters and calls to boycott and ban Clicks stores and TRESemmé products.

The retail pharmacy company approached the High Court in Johannesburg on an urgent basis to stop the disruption and intimidation of its staff and customers.

In a statement on Tuesday, Clicks said that it would replace the American brand with locally sourced haircare products and that it would be engaging with all of its suppliers to enforce its code of conduct.

Clicks said that it had to close more than 400 of its stores on Monday after they were targeted by protesting EFF members.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that the R40 million tender for the border fence was awarded irregularly and recommended that 14 officials be disciplined.

The minister is now urging Clicks to remove TRESemme products from its shelves as an expression of its disassociation with suppliers who promote racist and insensitive marketing.

Former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane said that citizens from all races needed to change the racial injustices of the past or else populist rhetoric and violence would become the automatic reaction.

However, it now says that stage one load shedding will only kick in this afternoon.

The contentious e-tolling system has been dragging on for more than six years, with many motorists refusing to pay or simply unable to fork out the extra cost each month.

Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said that there was an attempt by a group of people to petrol-bomb a Clicks store in Emalahleni.

The Hawks are investigating more than 50 cases relating to PPE procurement which failed to meet safety standards. Business for South Africa (B4SA) was involved in some of the procurement.

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will be gathering at various Clicks stores on Monday morning to shut down the outlets following a racist advert on its website.

EWN sat down with the roads agency’s CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma for a wide-ranging interview.

Some business owners have been battling to generate an income during the lockdown and now Eskom is unable to provide an uninterrupted electricity supply.

The man allegedly stabbed the 17-year-old Ramokone Kale in the Ga-Madiba village on Thursday night.