The issue will come under the spotlight at a meeting of law enforcement and emergency units.

The winter cold snap brought with it hail, heavy downpours and snowfall in the high-lying areas of the Boland and parts of the Cederberg.

On Saturday, a group of taxi operators from two different associations were meeting near Jakes Gerwel Drive when they came under attack.

Seven people, including a child, have died in a crash near Ngcobo.

Inmates in the medium B section set mattresses alight on Monday to prevent prison officials and police from raiding a cell.

The 91-year-old widow of late PAC leader Robert Sobukwe was laid to rest in Graaff-Reinet, in the Eastern Cape, on Saturday.

GCIS acting director-general Phumla Williams says it was an unfortunate situation because government believes the special official funeral is a way for it and the public to say thank you to Mama Sobukwe.

Biko has spoken about their friendship and bond they shared after their husband's died a few months apart.

Deputy President David Mabuza was meant to deliver the eulogy at the funeral but was disrupted by members of the PAC, the party founded by Sobukwe's late husband, Robert Sobukwe.

The university has distanced itself from the posts.

Arthur Mabentsela is facing disciplinary action after admitting to have wanted to rape and kill his two-year-old daughter while suffering from depression.

Four balaclava-clad men shot and killed an awaiting trial prisoner in a holding cell at the Ngangelizwe Police Station at the weekend.

The arrest came after a trafficking victim earlier this year managed to escape a house where she was being held captive.

Four balaclava-clad men shot and killed awaiting trial prisoner Simphiwe Maqungu in a cell at the Ngangelizwe Police Station in Mthatha on Sunday.