More than 580 traffic officers will be out in full force throughout the Western Cape from 1 December until the end of next month.

Transnet says its Cape Town Port is ready to handle shipments delayed by the crisis at the port in Richards Bay.

Dr Basem Naeem was part of a group of pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrating in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon, in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Pro-Palestine supporters in Cape Town joined many others across the globe to observe International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine.

This is despite the floods being declared national disasters.

Western Cape Finance MEC Mireille Wenger said that the effects of the wage increase meant a hike in the Western Cape's wage bill of R2.9 billion.

Video footage of the brutal stabbing at a student residence went viral on social media earlier in November.

Local Government MEC Anton Bredell said that the provincial government had spent R16 million on firefighter training and new firefighting equipment.

The two separate busts were made on the N2 freeway.

Stage 6 rolling power cuts are in effect until 5 o'clock on Saturday morning.

In Cape Town, vessels are said to be experiencing delays ranging between 12 and 14 days, and some vessels are bypassing the port due to its underperformance.

This is part of the plans to address the backlog at the Port of Richards Bay. The port is one of the main to export coal, but congestion issues have had a negative impact on daily operations.

Scores of trucks have been queuing for days along the N2, waiting to enter the Richards Bay port. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that the Cape Town Port was facing a similar situation and that Transnet’s dysfunction was very concerning.

Two officers were recently arrested in separate incidents - one over allegedly helping a suspect escape from holding cells, and another for allegedly demanding a protection fee from a spaza shop owner.

The company's head of development, Sharief Harris said they have 1.2 Gigawatts of projects that should be ready by the end of 2024, and on completion should help alleviate more than one stage of load shedding.

The multi-million rand bust, which was made by police on Wednesday, marked the third of its kind in Bellville in 2023.

Last summer, at least 19 people lost their lives at Mother City beaches and a year before that, 27 drowning incidents were recorded in Cape Town.

The mayor launched the city's festive season beach safety plan on Wednesday.